Linqing climate — normals and trends
Linqing (China) has a hot-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Dwa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 14.2 °C and it receives 681 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 (27.4 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-1.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Linqing averages 92 frost days, 74 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 71 rainy days per year.
Linqing has warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.20 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 104 to 80 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 42.0 °C (on 15 June 1943) and the coldest -28.5 °C (on 17 January 1958).
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
LinqingShandong
- coords
- 36.84°, 115.71°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
14.2°C
Average daily high
19.3°C
Average daily low
9.6°C
Annual rainfall
681mm
Sunshine / day
9.1h
Mean relative humidity
62%
Average peak wind
15.8km/h
Seasonal range
28.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
92 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
74 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
71 d/yr
Annual snowfall
13.8 cm
Average feels-like high
18.3 °C
Average feels-like low
8.0 °C
Average peak gust
32.4 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
85 d/yr
Solar radiation
15.8 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.7 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.31 · 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
15 June 1943
Coldest day
-28.5 °C
17 January 1958
Wettest day
141 mm
25 June 1971
Windiest day
45.9 km/h
13 May 1977
Strongest gust
92.5 km/h
20 August 1997
Hottest feels-like
47.4 °C
23 July 1959
Coldest feels-like
-34.1 °C
17 January 1958
Snowiest day
14.8 cm
6 January 2001
Sunniest day
14.1 h
27 June 1951
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 7.0 °C | +3.3 °C | 3 mm | -2 mm |
| Feb | 8.6 °C | +1.5 °C | 2 mm | -9 mm |
| Mar | 16.7 °C | +2.9 °C | 32 mm | +15 mm |
| Apr | 24.8 °C | +3.7 °C | 26 mm | -11 mm |
| May | 27.9 °C | +1.0 °C | 26 mm | -25 mm |
| Jun | 33.6 °C | +2.0 °C | 77 mm | -1 mm |
| Jul | 34.1 °C | +2.6 °C | 103 mm | -89 mm |
| Aug | 32.5 °C | +2.4 °C | 148 mm | -11 mm |
| Sep | 27.0 °C | +0.6 °C | 67 mm | -2 mm |
| Oct | 17.6 °C | -3.3 °C | 143 mm | +108 mm |
| Nov | 16.2 °C | +3.4 °C | 6 mm | -13 mm |
| Dec | 8.1 °C | +2.6 °C | 6 mm | -2 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Linqing?
Linqing has a hot-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Köppen Dwa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 14.2 °C and it receives 681 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Linqing?
The hottest day measured in Linqing between 1940 and 2025 was 15 June 1943, reaching 42.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Linqing?
The coldest day measured in Linqing between 1940 and 2025 was 17 January 1958, at -28.5 °C.
Does it snow in Linqing?
Yes. Linqing gets on average 13.8 cm of snow per year and has around 92 frost days.
Has the climate of Linqing warmed?
Yes: Linqing warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Linqing?
The wettest day measured in Linqing between 1940 and 2025 was 25 June 1971, with 141 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Linqing?
The windiest day measured in Linqing between 1940 and 2025 was 13 May 1977, with winds reaching 45.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Linqing?
The warmest month in Linqing is July (27.4 °C on average); the coldest is January (-1.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Linqing?
Linqing receives on average 681 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 71 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Linqing?
Linqing gets on average 9.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,322 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Linqing?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Linqing between 1940 and 2025 was 6 January 2001, with 14.8 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Linqing?
Yes: Linqing has on average 85 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Linqing?
In Linqing, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 47.4 °C on 23 July 1959, and the lowest was -34.1 °C on 17 January 1958.
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