Liulin climate — normals and trends
Liulin (China) has a dry-winter subarctic climate (Dwc) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 1.1 °C and it receives 917 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 (12.7 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-12.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Liulin averages 207 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 162 rainy days per year.
Liulin has warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.24 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 214 to 200 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 28.0 °C (on 17 August 2016) and the coldest -35.5 °C (on 24 January 2016).
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
LiulinGansu
- coords
- 34.59°, 103.50°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
1.1°C
Average daily high
7.3°C
Average daily low
-4.5°C
Annual rainfall
917mm
Sunshine / day
9.0h
Mean relative humidity
74%
Average peak wind
11.9km/h
Seasonal range
25.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
207 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
162 d/yr
Annual snowfall
149.3 cm
Average feels-like high
4.9 °C
Average feels-like low
-8.0 °C
Average peak gust
30.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
17.0 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.1 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.29 · 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
28.0 °C
17 August 2016
Coldest day
-35.5 °C
24 January 2016
Wettest day
102 mm
29 July 1946
Windiest day
39.6 km/h
1 December 1980
Strongest gust
92.2 km/h
1 December 1980
Hottest feels-like
29.0 °C
17 August 2016
Coldest feels-like
-40.7 °C
24 January 2016
Snowiest day
17.8 cm
17 October 1985
Sunniest day
14.0 h
28 May 1940
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 | -0.9 °C | +3.5 °C | 16 mm | +5 mm |
| Feb | -0.6 °C | +1.8 °C | 21 mm | +5 mm |
| Mar | 4.2 °C | +1.5 °C | 35 mm | -1 mm |
| Apr | 11.5 °C | +2.6 °C | 43 mm | -25 mm |
| May | 15.6 °C | +3.1 °C | 83 mm | -30 mm |
| Jun | 15.4 °C | +0.3 °C | 161 mm | +34 mm |
| Jul | 19.9 °C | +2.3 °C | 156 mm | +3 mm |
| Aug | 18.5 °C | +1.2 °C | 195 mm | +54 mm |
| Sep | 16.5 °C | +3.1 °C | 112 mm | -22 mm |
| Oct | 10.7 °C | +2.1 °C | 163 mm | +76 mm |
| Nov | 4.9 °C | +3.0 °C | 38 mm | +14 mm |
| Dec | 4.5 °C | +7.6 °C | 4 mm | -4 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Liulin?
Liulin has a dry-winter subarctic climate (Köppen Dwc). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 1.1 °C and it receives 917 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Liulin?
The hottest day measured in Liulin between 1940 and 2025 was 17 August 2016, reaching 28.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Liulin?
The coldest day measured in Liulin between 1940 and 2025 was 24 January 2016, at -35.5 °C.
Does it snow in Liulin?
Yes. Liulin gets on average 149.3 cm of snow per year and has around 207 frost days.
Has the climate of Liulin warmed?
Yes: Liulin warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Liulin?
The wettest day measured in Liulin between 1940 and 2025 was 29 July 1946, with 102 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Liulin?
The windiest day measured in Liulin between 1940 and 2025 was 1 December 1980, with winds reaching 39.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Liulin?
The warmest month in Liulin is July (12.7 °C on average); the coldest is January (-12.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Liulin?
Liulin receives on average 917 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 162 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Liulin?
Liulin gets on average 9.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,285 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Liulin?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Liulin between 1940 and 2025 was 17 October 1985, with 17.8 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Liulin?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Liulin.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Liulin?
In Liulin, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 29.0 °C on 17 August 2016, and the lowest was -40.7 °C on 24 January 2016.
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