Liupanshui climate — normals and trends
Liupanshui (China) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 12.8 °C and it receives 1,553 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 (19.9 °C on average) and the coldest is January (4.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Liupanshui averages 27 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 225 rainy days per year.
Liupanshui has warmed by +1.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.12 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 34.2 °C (on 5 May 2023) and the coldest -15.0 °C (on 14 February 1968).
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
LiupanshuiGuizhou
- coords
- 26.59°, 104.83°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
12.8°C
Average daily high
17.2°C
Average daily low
9.5°C
Annual rainfall
1,553mm
Sunshine / day
6.7h
Mean relative humidity
81%
Average peak wind
11.4km/h
Seasonal range
15.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
27 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
225 d/yr
Annual snowfall
33.9 cm
Average feels-like high
16.5 °C
Average feels-like low
8.5 °C
Average peak gust
34.9 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
12.9 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.0 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.26 · 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
34.2 °C
5 May 2023
Coldest day
-15.0 °C
14 February 1968
Wettest day
91 mm
8 July 1999
Windiest day
35.1 km/h
24 May 1946
Strongest gust
101.5 km/h
7 June 1946
Hottest feels-like
34.0 °C
23 August 2022
Coldest feels-like
-19.5 °C
14 February 1968
Snowiest day
15.8 cm
8 February 1948
Sunniest day
13.7 h
30 June 1942
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 | 7.9 °C | -0.6 °C | 54 mm | +10 mm |
| Feb | 7.7 °C | -3.2 °C | 70 mm | +25 mm |
| Mar | 13.2 °C | -2.6 °C | 65 mm | -3 mm |
| Apr | 19.6 °C | +0.3 °C | 70 mm | -41 mm |
| May | 21.7 °C | +0.4 °C | 257 mm | +76 mm |
| Jun | 23.3 °C | +0.9 °C | 236 mm | -30 mm |
| Jul | 25.3 °C | +1.4 °C | 244 mm | +13 mm |
| Aug | 25.2 °C | +1.5 °C | 193 mm | +2 mm |
| Sep | 23.5 °C | +2.4 °C | 284 mm | +117 mm |
| Oct | 18.7 °C | +1.7 °C | 204 mm | +65 mm |
| Nov | 12.9 °C | -0.5 °C | 117 mm | +48 mm |
| Dec | 11.3 °C | +2.0 °C | 30 mm | -12 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Liupanshui?
Liupanshui has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 12.8 °C and it receives 1,553 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Liupanshui?
The hottest day measured in Liupanshui between 1940 and 2025 was 5 May 2023, reaching 34.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Liupanshui?
The coldest day measured in Liupanshui between 1940 and 2025 was 14 February 1968, at -15.0 °C.
Does it snow in Liupanshui?
Yes. Liupanshui gets on average 33.9 cm of snow per year and has around 27 frost days.
Has the climate of Liupanshui warmed?
Yes: Liupanshui warmed by +1.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Liupanshui?
The wettest day measured in Liupanshui between 1940 and 2025 was 8 July 1999, with 91 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Liupanshui?
The windiest day measured in Liupanshui between 1940 and 2025 was 24 May 1946, with winds reaching 35.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Liupanshui?
The warmest month in Liupanshui is July (19.9 °C on average); the coldest is January (4.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Liupanshui?
Liupanshui receives on average 1,553 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 225 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Liupanshui?
Liupanshui gets on average 6.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,446 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Liupanshui?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Liupanshui between 1940 and 2025 was 8 February 1948, with 15.8 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Liupanshui?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Liupanshui.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Liupanshui?
In Liupanshui, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 34.0 °C on 23 August 2022, and the lowest was -19.5 °C on 14 February 1968.
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