Lingyuan climate — normals and trends
Lingyuan (China) has a hot-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Dwa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 7.9 °C and it receives 588 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 (23.5 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-10.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Lingyuan averages 159 frost days, 23 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 72 rainy days per year.
Lingyuan has warmed by +2.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.31 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 168 to 150 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 40.7 °C (on 14 July 2000) and the coldest -33.1 °C (on 27 December 1969).
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
- 41.24°, 119.40°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
7.9°C
Average daily high
13.7°C
Average daily low
2.3°C
Annual rainfall
588mm
Sunshine / day
9.5h
Mean relative humidity
55%
Average peak wind
17.4km/h
Seasonal range
33.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
159 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
23 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
72 d/yr
Annual snowfall
23.9 cm
Average feels-like high
10.8 °C
Average feels-like low
-0.6 °C
Average peak gust
38.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
19 d/yr
Solar radiation
15.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.7 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.53 · 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
40.7 °C
14 July 2000
Coldest day
-33.1 °C
27 December 1969
Wettest day
136 mm
24 July 1950
Windiest day
47.1 km/h
22 April 1948
Strongest gust
98.3 km/h
22 July 2012
Hottest feels-like
42.2 °C
24 July 1955
Coldest feels-like
-38.4 °C
27 December 1969
Snowiest day
23.1 cm
4 March 2007
Sunniest day
14.0 h
30 June 1944
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | -0.6 °C | +3.1 °C | 5 mm | +3 mm |
| Feb | 1.3 °C | +1.4 °C | 1 mm | -5 mm |
| Mar | 9.9 °C | +2.8 °C | 6 mm | -7 mm |
| Apr | 19.0 °C | +3.2 °C | 22 mm | -9 mm |
| May | 22.9 °C | +0.3 °C | 72 mm | +18 mm |
| Jun | 28.2 °C | +1.9 °C | 99 mm | +2 mm |
| Jul | 30.0 °C | +2.0 °C | 168 mm | +10 mm |
| Aug | 28.2 °C | +1.3 °C | 187 mm | +57 mm |
| Sep | 25.3 °C | +2.7 °C | 20 mm | -33 mm |
| Oct | 14.6 °C | -0.6 °C | 14 mm | -16 mm |
| Nov | 9.3 °C | +4.1 °C | 5 mm | -7 mm |
| Dec | -0.3 °C | +1.7 °C | 2 mm | -1 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Lingyuan?
Lingyuan has a hot-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Köppen Dwa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 7.9 °C and it receives 588 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Lingyuan?
The hottest day measured in Lingyuan between 1940 and 2025 was 14 July 2000, reaching 40.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Lingyuan?
The coldest day measured in Lingyuan between 1940 and 2025 was 27 December 1969, at -33.1 °C.
Does it snow in Lingyuan?
Yes. Lingyuan gets on average 23.9 cm of snow per year and has around 159 frost days.
Has the climate of Lingyuan warmed?
Yes: Lingyuan warmed by +2.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Lingyuan?
The wettest day measured in Lingyuan between 1940 and 2025 was 24 July 1950, with 136 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Lingyuan?
The windiest day measured in Lingyuan between 1940 and 2025 was 22 April 1948, with winds reaching 47.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Lingyuan?
The warmest month in Lingyuan is July (23.5 °C on average); the coldest is January (-10.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Lingyuan?
Lingyuan receives on average 588 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 72 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Lingyuan?
Lingyuan gets on average 9.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,468 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Lingyuan?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Lingyuan between 1940 and 2025 was 4 March 2007, with 23.1 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Lingyuan?
Yes: Lingyuan has on average 19 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Lingyuan?
In Lingyuan, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 42.2 °C on 24 July 1955, and the lowest was -38.4 °C on 27 December 1969.
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