Lintong climate — normals and trends
Lintong (China) has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Cwa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 14.9 °C and it receives 692 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 (27.8 °C on average) and the coldest is January (0.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Lintong averages 79 frost days, 85 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 84 rainy days per year.
Lintong has warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.22 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 91 to 67 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 43.2 °C (on 17 June 2006) and the coldest -23.2 °C (on 10 January 1955).
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
LintongShaanxi
- coords
- 34.38°, 109.21°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
14.9°C
Average daily high
20.4°C
Average daily low
10.2°C
Annual rainfall
692mm
Sunshine / day
8.7h
Mean relative humidity
62%
Average peak wind
10.7km/h
Seasonal range
27.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
79 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
85 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
84 d/yr
Annual snowfall
14.3 cm
Average feels-like high
19.7 °C
Average feels-like low
9.1 °C
Average peak gust
26.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
77 d/yr
Solar radiation
15.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.9 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.40 · 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
43.2 °C
17 June 2006
Coldest day
-23.2 °C
10 January 1955
Wettest day
150 mm
10 July 1946
Windiest day
31.9 km/h
2 April 1970
Strongest gust
68.4 km/h
16 March 2004
Hottest feels-like
46.9 °C
31 July 1999
Coldest feels-like
-27.9 °C
10 January 1955
Snowiest day
17.0 cm
11 November 2009
Sunniest day
13.9 h
5 July 2025
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 7.7 °C | +1.7 °C | 31 mm | +23 mm |
| Feb | 9.5 °C | -0.1 °C | 6 mm | -7 mm |
| Mar | 17.1 °C | +1.1 °C | 29 mm | +3 mm |
| Apr | 27.9 °C | +5.2 °C | 6 mm | -39 mm |
| May | 31.4 °C | +3.8 °C | 26 mm | -39 mm |
| Jun | 33.6 °C | +1.4 °C | 49 mm | -22 mm |
| Jul | 36.1 °C | +3.2 °C | 70 mm | -67 mm |
| Aug | 32.7 °C | +1.1 °C | 84 mm | -37 mm |
| Sep | 24.3 °C | -1.5 °C | 248 mm | +142 mm |
| Oct | 17.7 °C | -2.4 °C | 154 mm | +93 mm |
| Nov | 15.2 °C | +1.9 °C | 11 mm | -19 mm |
| Dec | 10.2 °C | +2.9 °C | 12 mm | +4 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Lintong?
Lintong has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Köppen Cwa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 14.9 °C and it receives 692 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Lintong?
The hottest day measured in Lintong between 1940 and 2025 was 17 June 2006, reaching 43.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Lintong?
The coldest day measured in Lintong between 1940 and 2025 was 10 January 1955, at -23.2 °C.
Does it snow in Lintong?
Yes. Lintong gets on average 14.3 cm of snow per year and has around 79 frost days.
Has the climate of Lintong warmed?
Yes: Lintong warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Lintong?
The wettest day measured in Lintong between 1940 and 2025 was 10 July 1946, with 150 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Lintong?
The windiest day measured in Lintong between 1940 and 2025 was 2 April 1970, with winds reaching 31.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Lintong?
The warmest month in Lintong is July (27.8 °C on average); the coldest is January (0.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Lintong?
Lintong receives on average 692 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 84 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Lintong?
Lintong gets on average 8.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,175 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Lintong?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Lintong between 1940 and 2025 was 11 November 2009, with 17.0 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Lintong?
Yes: Lintong has on average 77 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Lintong?
In Lintong, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 46.9 °C on 31 July 1999, and the lowest was -27.9 °C on 10 January 1955.
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