Linyi climate — normals and trends
Linyi (China) has a hot-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Dwa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 13.8 °C and it receives 923 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 (26.5 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-0.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Linyi averages 90 frost days, 52 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 85 rainy days per year.
Linyi has warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.18 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 102 to 78 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 40.4 °C (on 19 June 1942) and the coldest -20.5 °C (on 27 January 1981).
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
LinyiShandong
- coords
- 35.06°, 118.34°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
13.8°C
Average daily high
18.6°C
Average daily low
9.4°C
Annual rainfall
923mm
Sunshine / day
8.7h
Mean relative humidity
70%
Average peak wind
14.7km/h
Seasonal range
27.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
90 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
52 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
85 d/yr
Annual snowfall
14.4 cm
Average feels-like high
18.0 °C
Average feels-like low
8.1 °C
Average peak gust
30.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
76 d/yr
Solar radiation
15.2 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.6 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.30 · 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
40.4 °C
19 June 1942
Coldest day
-20.5 °C
27 January 1981
Wettest day
165 mm
11 August 2011
Windiest day
41.3 km/h
27 March 2006
Strongest gust
90.4 km/h
24 June 1979
Hottest feels-like
45.1 °C
28 July 1958
Coldest feels-like
-26.6 °C
16 January 1967
Snowiest day
17.1 cm
12 February 1940
Sunniest day
14.0 h
26 May 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 7.9 °C | +3.7 °C | 3 mm | -12 mm |
| Feb | 8.6 °C | +1.9 °C | 3 mm | -18 mm |
| Mar | 16.2 °C | +3.5 °C | 47 mm | +15 mm |
| Apr | 23.8 °C | +4.1 °C | 31 mm | -22 mm |
| May | 26.6 °C | +1.5 °C | 32 mm | -36 mm |
| Jun | 31.2 °C | +2.0 °C | 152 mm | +41 mm |
| Jul | 33.8 °C | +3.6 °C | 32 mm | -232 mm |
| Aug | 32.1 °C | +2.3 °C | 163 mm | -14 mm |
| Sep | 26.1 °C | +0.3 °C | 242 mm | +147 mm |
| Oct | 19.2 °C | -1.3 °C | 135 mm | +94 mm |
| Nov | 16.1 °C | +2.9 °C | 6 mm | -23 mm |
| Dec | 8.8 °C | +2.5 °C | 12 mm | -4 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Linyi?
Linyi has a hot-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Köppen Dwa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 13.8 °C and it receives 923 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Linyi?
The hottest day measured in Linyi between 1940 and 2025 was 19 June 1942, reaching 40.4 °C.
What is the coldest day in Linyi?
The coldest day measured in Linyi between 1940 and 2025 was 27 January 1981, at -20.5 °C.
Does it snow in Linyi?
Yes. Linyi gets on average 14.4 cm of snow per year and has around 90 frost days.
Has the climate of Linyi warmed?
Yes: Linyi warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Linyi?
The wettest day measured in Linyi between 1940 and 2025 was 11 August 2011, with 165 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Linyi?
The windiest day measured in Linyi between 1940 and 2025 was 27 March 2006, with winds reaching 41.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Linyi?
The warmest month in Linyi is July (26.5 °C on average); the coldest is January (-0.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Linyi?
Linyi receives on average 923 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 85 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Linyi?
Linyi 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 Linyi?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Linyi between 1940 and 2025 was 12 February 1940, with 17.1 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Linyi?
Yes: Linyi has on average 76 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Linyi?
In Linyi, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 45.1 °C on 28 July 1958, and the lowest was -26.6 °C on 16 January 1967.
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