Lingwu climate — normals and trends
Lingwu (China) has a cold semi-arid climate (BSk) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 10.8 °C and it receives 278 mm of precipitation per year.
These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.
The warmest month is July (25.5 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-5.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Lingwu averages 134 frost days, 57 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 42 rainy days per year.
Lingwu has warmed by +0.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.11 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 141 to 127 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 42.0 °C (on 8 July 1953) and the coldest -27.9 °C (on 29 December 1991).
Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.
Climate normals · ERA5
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- coords
- 38.10°, 106.34°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
10.8°C
Average daily high
17.1°C
Average daily low
4.9°C
Annual rainfall
278mm
Sunshine / day
10.1h
Mean relative humidity
47%
Average peak wind
18.2km/h
Seasonal range
31.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
134 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
57 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
42 d/yr
Annual snowfall
9.9 cm
Average feels-like high
13.8 °C
Average feels-like low
1.7 °C
Average peak gust
33.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
28 d/yr
Solar radiation
17.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.9 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.12 · p = < 0.001
Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).
A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.
Records for the period
Hottest day
42.0 °C
8 July 1953
Coldest day
-27.9 °C
29 December 1991
Wettest day
112 mm
1 July 1946
Windiest day
62.3 km/h
3 June 1946
Strongest gust
93.6 km/h
23 May 1946
Hottest feels-like
41.3 °C
26 July 2000
Coldest feels-like
-33.0 °C
29 December 1991
Snowiest day
9.5 cm
13 April 1981
Sunniest day
14.0 h
24 May 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 2.7 °C | +2.0 °C | 10 mm | +8 mm |
| Feb | 4.7 °C | -0.3 °C | 1 mm | -3 mm |
| Mar | 12.3 °C | -0.2 °C | 14 mm | +4 mm |
| Apr | 22.1 °C | +2.4 °C | 2 mm | -13 mm |
| May | 26.9 °C | +1.5 °C | 5 mm | -16 mm |
| Jun | 30.5 °C | +0.9 °C | 19 mm | -14 mm |
| Jul | 32.1 °C | +0.9 °C | 74 mm | +18 mm |
| Aug | 28.8 °C | -0.1 °C | 80 mm | +14 mm |
| Sep | 26.1 °C | +2.4 °C | 40 mm | -5 mm |
| Oct | 15.7 °C | -1.6 °C | 49 mm | +32 mm |
| Nov | 11.0 °C | +2.0 °C | 5 mm | -2 mm |
| Dec | 5.3 °C | +3.6 °C | 2 mm | +1 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Lingwu?
Lingwu has a cold semi-arid climate (Köppen BSk). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 10.8 °C and it receives 278 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Lingwu?
The hottest day measured in Lingwu between 1940 and 2025 was 8 July 1953, reaching 42.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Lingwu?
The coldest day measured in Lingwu between 1940 and 2025 was 29 December 1991, at -27.9 °C.
Does it snow in Lingwu?
Yes. Lingwu gets on average 9.9 cm of snow per year and has around 134 frost days.
Has the climate of Lingwu warmed?
Yes: Lingwu warmed by +0.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Lingwu?
The wettest day measured in Lingwu between 1940 and 2025 was 1 July 1946, with 112 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Lingwu?
The windiest day measured in Lingwu between 1940 and 2025 was 3 June 1946, with winds reaching 62.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Lingwu?
The warmest month in Lingwu is July (25.5 °C on average); the coldest is January (-5.8 °C).
How much does it rain in Lingwu?
Lingwu receives on average 278 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 42 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Lingwu?
Lingwu gets on average 10.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,687 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Lingwu?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Lingwu between 1940 and 2025 was 13 April 1981, with 9.5 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Lingwu?
Yes: Lingwu has on average 28 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Lingwu?
In Lingwu, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 41.3 °C on 26 July 2000, and the lowest was -33.0 °C on 29 December 1991.
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