Liuhe climate — normals and trends
Liuhe (China) has a hot-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Dwa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 5.2 °C and it receives 961 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 (22.4 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-15.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Liuhe averages 170 frost days, 9 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 118 rainy days per year.
Liuhe has warmed by +2.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.29 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 175 to 165 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 37.6 °C (on 3 August 2018) and the coldest -38.8 °C (on 26 January 1990).
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
LiuheJilin
- coords
- 42.28°, 125.75°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
5.2°C
Average daily high
10.7°C
Average daily low
-0.2°C
Annual rainfall
961mm
Sunshine / day
8.9h
Mean relative humidity
71%
Average peak wind
14.9km/h
Seasonal range
37.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
170 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
9 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
118 d/yr
Annual snowfall
77.0 cm
Average feels-like high
8.5 °C
Average feels-like low
-3.0 °C
Average peak gust
35.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
16 d/yr
Solar radiation
14.4 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.5 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °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
37.6 °C
3 August 2018
Coldest day
-38.8 °C
26 January 1990
Wettest day
120 mm
21 August 1954
Windiest day
38.9 km/h
6 May 2017
Strongest gust
114.5 km/h
3 September 1969
Hottest feels-like
41.9 °C
30 July 2018
Coldest feels-like
-43.7 °C
26 January 1990
Snowiest day
30.9 cm
4 March 2007
Sunniest day
14.7 h
22 June 1961
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 | -6.0 °C | +3.2 °C | 24 mm | +11 mm |
| Feb | -4.7 °C | +0.4 °C | 5 mm | -12 mm |
| Mar | 6.7 °C | +3.5 °C | 15 mm | -18 mm |
| Apr | 14.5 °C | +1.4 °C | 122 mm | +61 mm |
| May | 20.4 °C | +0.5 °C | 116 mm | +24 mm |
| Jun | 26.3 °C | +2.1 °C | 105 mm | -28 mm |
| Jul | 29.1 °C | +2.4 °C | 225 mm | +14 mm |
| Aug | 26.4 °C | +0.5 °C | 266 mm | +69 mm |
| Sep | 24.0 °C | +3.2 °C | 84 mm | -2 mm |
| Oct | 12.8 °C | -0.3 °C | 25 mm | -35 mm |
| Nov | 5.6 °C | +3.2 °C | 30 mm | -12 mm |
| Dec | -5.0 °C | +1.5 °C | 18 mm | +0 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Liuhe?
Liuhe has a hot-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Köppen Dwa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 5.2 °C and it receives 961 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Liuhe?
The hottest day measured in Liuhe between 1940 and 2025 was 3 August 2018, reaching 37.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Liuhe?
The coldest day measured in Liuhe between 1940 and 2025 was 26 January 1990, at -38.8 °C.
Does it snow in Liuhe?
Yes. Liuhe gets on average 77.0 cm of snow per year and has around 170 frost days.
Has the climate of Liuhe warmed?
Yes: Liuhe warmed by +2.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Liuhe?
The wettest day measured in Liuhe between 1940 and 2025 was 21 August 1954, with 120 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Liuhe?
The windiest day measured in Liuhe between 1940 and 2025 was 6 May 2017, with winds reaching 38.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Liuhe?
The warmest month in Liuhe is July (22.4 °C on average); the coldest is January (-15.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Liuhe?
Liuhe receives on average 961 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 118 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Liuhe?
Liuhe gets on average 8.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,249 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Liuhe?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Liuhe between 1940 and 2025 was 4 March 2007, with 30.9 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Liuhe?
Yes: Liuhe has on average 16 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Liuhe?
In Liuhe, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 41.9 °C on 30 July 2018, and the lowest was -43.7 °C on 26 January 1990.
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