Linkou climate — normals and trends
Linkou (China) has a warm-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Dwb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 2.7 °C and it receives 631 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 (21.0 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-19.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Linkou averages 188 frost days, 5 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 100 rainy days per year.
Linkou has warmed by +2.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.27 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 193 to 183 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 35.7 °C (on 26 June 2010) and the coldest -40.6 °C (on 7 January 1951).
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
LinkouHeilongjiang
- coords
- 45.28°, 130.27°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
2.7°C
Average daily high
8.2°C
Average daily low
-2.8°C
Annual rainfall
631mm
Sunshine / day
9.0h
Mean relative humidity
69%
Average peak wind
14.4km/h
Seasonal range
40.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
188 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
5 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
100 d/yr
Annual snowfall
61.0 cm
Average feels-like high
5.4 °C
Average feels-like low
-5.9 °C
Average peak gust
35.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
5 d/yr
Solar radiation
13.9 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.3 °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
35.7 °C
26 June 2010
Coldest day
-40.6 °C
7 January 1951
Wettest day
145 mm
23 August 1960
Windiest day
39.7 km/h
1 April 1942
Strongest gust
117.4 km/h
29 April 1983
Hottest feels-like
38.7 °C
1 August 1949
Coldest feels-like
-45.8 °C
16 January 1980
Snowiest day
32.9 cm
6 November 2023
Sunniest day
15.0 h
14 July 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 | -10.7 °C | +2.0 °C | 4 mm | -2 mm |
| Feb | -7.8 °C | +0.4 °C | 4 mm | -4 mm |
| Mar | 1.3 °C | +1.1 °C | 17 mm | -3 mm |
| Apr | 12.5 °C | +1.9 °C | 35 mm | -6 mm |
| May | 18.7 °C | +0.8 °C | 95 mm | +21 mm |
| Jun | 24.5 °C | +1.8 °C | 95 mm | +2 mm |
| Jul | 28.5 °C | +2.9 °C | 67 mm | -49 mm |
| Aug | 25.8 °C | +1.3 °C | 119 mm | -10 mm |
| Sep | 22.9 °C | +3.9 °C | 16 mm | -51 mm |
| Oct | 9.6 °C | -0.9 °C | 8 mm | -36 mm |
| Nov | 1.7 °C | +2.8 °C | 16 mm | -6 mm |
| Dec | -8.9 °C | +1.5 °C | 7 mm | -3 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Linkou?
Linkou has a warm-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Köppen Dwb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 2.7 °C and it receives 631 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Linkou?
The hottest day measured in Linkou between 1940 and 2025 was 26 June 2010, reaching 35.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Linkou?
The coldest day measured in Linkou between 1940 and 2025 was 7 January 1951, at -40.6 °C.
Does it snow in Linkou?
Yes. Linkou gets on average 61.0 cm of snow per year and has around 188 frost days.
Has the climate of Linkou warmed?
Yes: Linkou warmed by +2.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Linkou?
The wettest day measured in Linkou between 1940 and 2025 was 23 August 1960, with 145 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Linkou?
The windiest day measured in Linkou between 1940 and 2025 was 1 April 1942, with winds reaching 39.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Linkou?
The warmest month in Linkou is July (21.0 °C on average); the coldest is January (-19.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Linkou?
Linkou receives on average 631 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 100 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Linkou?
Linkou gets on average 9.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,285 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Linkou?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Linkou between 1940 and 2025 was 6 November 2023, with 32.9 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Linkou?
Yes: Linkou has on average 5 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Linkou?
In Linkou, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 38.7 °C on 1 August 1949, and the lowest was -45.8 °C on 16 January 1980.
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