Lishu climate — normals and trends
Lishu (China) has a hot-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Dwa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 6.5 °C and it receives 730 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 (23.9 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-14.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Lishu averages 164 frost days, 17 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 87 rainy days per year.
Lishu has warmed by +2.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.30 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 170 to 158 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 37.8 °C (on 4 June 2001) and the coldest -38.1 °C (on 10 January 1987).
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
LishuJilin
- coords
- 43.31°, 124.33°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
6.5°C
Average daily high
11.8°C
Average daily low
1.3°C
Annual rainfall
730mm
Sunshine / day
9.1h
Mean relative humidity
63%
Average peak wind
19.9km/h
Seasonal range
38.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
164 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
17 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
87 d/yr
Annual snowfall
36.0 cm
Average feels-like high
8.9 °C
Average feels-like low
-1.9 °C
Average peak gust
37.3 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
30 d/yr
Solar radiation
14.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.6 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.51 · 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
37.8 °C
4 June 2001
Coldest day
-38.1 °C
10 January 1987
Wettest day
127 mm
21 July 2010
Windiest day
53.0 km/h
12 May 1942
Strongest gust
109.8 km/h
30 March 1999
Hottest feels-like
42.6 °C
30 July 2018
Coldest feels-like
-42.8 °C
10 January 1987
Snowiest day
18.1 cm
4 March 2007
Sunniest day
14.5 h
18 June 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | -4.5 °C | +4.3 °C | 19 mm | +13 mm |
| Feb | -2.7 °C | +1.6 °C | 0 mm | -9 mm |
| Mar | 7.1 °C | +2.7 °C | 9 mm | -11 mm |
| Apr | 15.9 °C | +1.3 °C | 76 mm | +34 mm |
| May | 22.3 °C | +0.5 °C | 48 mm | -20 mm |
| Jun | 27.7 °C | +1.7 °C | 87 mm | -15 mm |
| Jul | 30.1 °C | +2.2 °C | 102 mm | -73 mm |
| Aug | 27.9 °C | +1.0 °C | 153 mm | -10 mm |
| Sep | 25.9 °C | +3.9 °C | 34 mm | -38 mm |
| Oct | 13.9 °C | -0.1 °C | 5 mm | -39 mm |
| Nov | 6.3 °C | +3.6 °C | 5 mm | -15 mm |
| Dec | -4.7 °C | +1.5 °C | 7 mm | -1 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Lishu?
Lishu has a hot-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Köppen Dwa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 6.5 °C and it receives 730 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Lishu?
The hottest day measured in Lishu between 1940 and 2025 was 4 June 2001, reaching 37.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Lishu?
The coldest day measured in Lishu between 1940 and 2025 was 10 January 1987, at -38.1 °C.
Does it snow in Lishu?
Yes. Lishu gets on average 36.0 cm of snow per year and has around 164 frost days.
Has the climate of Lishu warmed?
Yes: Lishu warmed by +2.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Lishu?
The wettest day measured in Lishu between 1940 and 2025 was 21 July 2010, with 127 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Lishu?
The windiest day measured in Lishu between 1940 and 2025 was 12 May 1942, with winds reaching 53.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Lishu?
The warmest month in Lishu is July (23.9 °C on average); the coldest is January (-14.3 °C).
How much does it rain in Lishu?
Lishu receives on average 730 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 87 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Lishu?
Lishu 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 Lishu?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Lishu between 1940 and 2025 was 4 March 2007, with 18.1 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Lishu?
Yes: Lishu has on average 30 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Lishu?
In Lishu, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 42.6 °C on 30 July 2018, and the lowest was -42.8 °C on 10 January 1987.
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