Liufeng climate — normals and trends
Liufeng (China) has a warm-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Dwb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 9.7 °C and it receives 734 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 (21.5 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-3.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Liufeng averages 121 frost days, 9 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 105 rainy days per year.
Liufeng has warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.23 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 129 to 113 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 35.4 °C (on 31 July 2021) and the coldest -26.5 °C (on 15 December 1975).
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
LiufengGansu
- coords
- 34.73°, 105.39°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
9.7°C
Average daily high
14.9°C
Average daily low
5.1°C
Annual rainfall
734mm
Sunshine / day
8.3h
Mean relative humidity
69%
Average peak wind
13.5km/h
Seasonal range
25.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
121 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
9 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
105 d/yr
Annual snowfall
38.7 cm
Average feels-like high
13.0 °C
Average feels-like low
2.9 °C
Average peak gust
32.4 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
6 d/yr
Solar radiation
14.9 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.0 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.56 · 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
35.4 °C
31 July 2021
Coldest day
-26.5 °C
15 December 1975
Wettest day
110 mm
22 July 1946
Windiest day
49.6 km/h
31 May 1946
Strongest gust
91.8 km/h
31 May 1946
Hottest feels-like
37.5 °C
16 July 2025
Coldest feels-like
-31.6 °C
15 December 1975
Snowiest day
11.9 cm
3 April 1969
Sunniest day
14.0 h
3 June 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 4.0 °C | +2.6 °C | 21 mm | +10 mm |
| Feb | 4.0 °C | -0.4 °C | 17 mm | +3 mm |
| Mar | 11.2 °C | +0.2 °C | 12 mm | -17 mm |
| Apr | 20.5 °C | +3.7 °C | 15 mm | -33 mm |
| May | 25.1 °C | +4.0 °C | 41 mm | -30 mm |
| Jun | 26.9 °C | +2.1 °C | 76 mm | -9 mm |
| Jul | 28.2 °C | +1.5 °C | 99 mm | -34 mm |
| Aug | 27.3 °C | +1.7 °C | 115 mm | -16 mm |
| Sep | 21.7 °C | +1.4 °C | 138 mm | +26 mm |
| Oct | 14.2 °C | -0.7 °C | 153 mm | +87 mm |
| Nov | 10.1 °C | +1.3 °C | 16 mm | -9 mm |
| Dec | 5.8 °C | +2.9 °C | 12 mm | +3 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Liufeng?
Liufeng has a warm-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Köppen Dwb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 9.7 °C and it receives 734 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Liufeng?
The hottest day measured in Liufeng between 1940 and 2025 was 31 July 2021, reaching 35.4 °C.
What is the coldest day in Liufeng?
The coldest day measured in Liufeng between 1940 and 2025 was 15 December 1975, at -26.5 °C.
Does it snow in Liufeng?
Yes. Liufeng gets on average 38.7 cm of snow per year and has around 121 frost days.
Has the climate of Liufeng warmed?
Yes: Liufeng warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Liufeng?
The wettest day measured in Liufeng between 1940 and 2025 was 22 July 1946, with 110 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Liufeng?
The windiest day measured in Liufeng between 1940 and 2025 was 31 May 1946, with winds reaching 49.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Liufeng?
The warmest month in Liufeng is July (21.5 °C on average); the coldest is January (-3.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Liufeng?
Liufeng receives on average 734 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 105 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Liufeng?
Liufeng gets on average 8.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,030 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Liufeng?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Liufeng between 1940 and 2025 was 3 April 1969, with 11.9 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Liufeng?
Yes: Liufeng has on average 6 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Liufeng?
In Liufeng, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 37.5 °C on 16 July 2025, and the lowest was -31.6 °C on 15 December 1975.
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