Linqiong climate — normals and trends
Linqiong (China) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 16.0 °C and it receives 1,240 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 (25.2 °C on average) and the coldest is January (5.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Linqiong averages 10 frost days, 24 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 173 rainy days per year.
Linqiong has warmed by +1.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.17 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 18 to 2 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 38.0 °C (on 21 August 2022) and the coldest -9.7 °C (on 9 February 1945).
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
LinqiongSichuan
- coords
- 30.42°, 103.46°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
16.0°C
Average daily high
19.2°C
Average daily low
13.2°C
Annual rainfall
1,240mm
Sunshine / day
7.2h
Mean relative humidity
77%
Average peak wind
7.5km/h
Seasonal range
20.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
10 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
24 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
173 d/yr
Annual snowfall
7.3 cm
Average feels-like high
19.8 °C
Average feels-like low
13.4 °C
Average peak gust
20.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
89 d/yr
Solar radiation
11.9 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.5 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.45 · 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
38.0 °C
21 August 2022
Coldest day
-9.7 °C
9 February 1945
Wettest day
245 mm
31 July 1946
Windiest day
40.3 km/h
13 May 1946
Strongest gust
71.3 km/h
25 July 1946
Hottest feels-like
43.1 °C
16 July 2025
Coldest feels-like
-13.7 °C
9 February 1945
Snowiest day
4.3 cm
16 December 1965
Sunniest day
13.9 h
14 June 1941
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 | 10.0 °C | +1.7 °C | 42 mm | +14 mm |
| Feb | 9.3 °C | -1.0 °C | 56 mm | +22 mm |
| Mar | 14.6 °C | -0.9 °C | 66 mm | +15 mm |
| Apr | 23.7 °C | +3.0 °C | 68 mm | -7 mm |
| May | 27.0 °C | +2.5 °C | 77 mm | -9 mm |
| Jun | 29.6 °C | +2.8 °C | 215 mm | +73 mm |
| Jul | 31.1 °C | +2.7 °C | 160 mm | -92 mm |
| Aug | 30.5 °C | +2.4 °C | 282 mm | +28 mm |
| Sep | 26.0 °C | +2.0 °C | 163 mm | +5 mm |
| Oct | 20.2 °C | +0.9 °C | 111 mm | +31 mm |
| Nov | 15.0 °C | +0.3 °C | 41 mm | -13 mm |
| Dec | 11.9 °C | +2.2 °C | 17 mm | -10 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Linqiong?
Linqiong has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 16.0 °C and it receives 1,240 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Linqiong?
The hottest day measured in Linqiong between 1940 and 2025 was 21 August 2022, reaching 38.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Linqiong?
The coldest day measured in Linqiong between 1940 and 2025 was 9 February 1945, at -9.7 °C.
Does it snow in Linqiong?
Yes. Linqiong gets on average 7.3 cm of snow per year and has around 10 frost days.
Has the climate of Linqiong warmed?
Yes: Linqiong warmed by +1.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Linqiong?
The wettest day measured in Linqiong between 1940 and 2025 was 31 July 1946, with 245 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Linqiong?
The windiest day measured in Linqiong between 1940 and 2025 was 13 May 1946, with winds reaching 40.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Linqiong?
The warmest month in Linqiong is July (25.2 °C on average); the coldest is January (5.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Linqiong?
Linqiong receives on average 1,240 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 173 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Linqiong?
Linqiong gets on average 7.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,628 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Linqiong?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Linqiong between 1940 and 2025 was 16 December 1965, with 4.3 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Linqiong?
Yes: Linqiong has on average 89 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Linqiong?
In Linqiong, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 43.1 °C on 16 July 2025, and the lowest was -13.7 °C on 9 February 1945.
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