Liuquan climate — normals and trends
Liuquan (China) has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Cwa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 14.6 °C and it receives 959 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 (27.3 °C on average) and the coldest is January (0.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Liuquan averages 75 frost days, 64 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 88 rainy days per year.
Liuquan has warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.16 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 88 to 62 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 41.7 °C (on 11 August 1946) and the coldest -24.4 °C (on 11 January 1955).
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
LiuquanJiangsu
- coords
- 34.43°, 117.30°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
14.6°C
Average daily high
19.3°C
Average daily low
10.4°C
Annual rainfall
959mm
Sunshine / day
8.6h
Mean relative humidity
70%
Average peak wind
14.7km/h
Seasonal range
27.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
75 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
64 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
88 d/yr
Annual snowfall
14.5 cm
Average feels-like high
18.8 °C
Average feels-like low
9.3 °C
Average peak gust
30.6 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
87 d/yr
Solar radiation
15.2 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.4 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.24 · 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
41.7 °C
11 August 1946
Coldest day
-24.4 °C
11 January 1955
Wettest day
171 mm
29 June 1942
Windiest day
44.6 km/h
17 April 1946
Strongest gust
87.1 km/h
19 August 1997
Hottest feels-like
45.7 °C
28 July 1958
Coldest feels-like
-29.6 °C
11 January 1955
Snowiest day
20.4 cm
7 February 1964
Sunniest day
14.0 h
8 June 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 8.3 °C | +3.5 °C | 6 mm | -11 mm |
| Feb | 8.9 °C | +1.5 °C | 4 mm | -19 mm |
| Mar | 16.5 °C | +3.1 °C | 44 mm | +7 mm |
| Apr | 24.6 °C | +4.3 °C | 24 mm | -34 mm |
| May | 27.8 °C | +2.0 °C | 24 mm | -47 mm |
| Jun | 32.3 °C | +2.1 °C | 126 mm | +11 mm |
| Jul | 34.9 °C | +4.0 °C | 23 mm | -253 mm |
| Aug | 32.6 °C | +2.3 °C | 170 mm | +1 mm |
| Sep | 25.9 °C | -0.3 °C | 284 mm | +184 mm |
| Oct | 19.4 °C | -1.6 °C | 142 mm | +97 mm |
| Nov | 16.8 °C | +3.0 °C | 12 mm | -19 mm |
| Dec | 9.8 °C | +2.8 °C | 12 mm | -5 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Liuquan?
Liuquan has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Köppen Cwa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 14.6 °C and it receives 959 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Liuquan?
The hottest day measured in Liuquan between 1940 and 2025 was 11 August 1946, reaching 41.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Liuquan?
The coldest day measured in Liuquan between 1940 and 2025 was 11 January 1955, at -24.4 °C.
Does it snow in Liuquan?
Yes. Liuquan gets on average 14.5 cm of snow per year and has around 75 frost days.
Has the climate of Liuquan warmed?
Yes: Liuquan warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Liuquan?
The wettest day measured in Liuquan between 1940 and 2025 was 29 June 1942, with 171 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Liuquan?
The windiest day measured in Liuquan between 1940 and 2025 was 17 April 1946, with winds reaching 44.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Liuquan?
The warmest month in Liuquan is July (27.3 °C on average); the coldest is January (0.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Liuquan?
Liuquan receives on average 959 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 88 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Liuquan?
Liuquan gets on average 8.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,139 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Liuquan?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Liuquan between 1940 and 2025 was 7 February 1964, with 20.4 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Liuquan?
Yes: Liuquan has on average 87 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Liuquan?
In Liuquan, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 45.7 °C on 28 July 1958, and the lowest was -29.6 °C on 11 January 1955.
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