Lixi climate — normals and trends
Lixi (China) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 15.4 °C and it receives 1,569 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 (25.8 °C on average) and the coldest is January (3.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Lixi averages 21 frost days, 42 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 200 rainy days per year.
Lixi has warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.17 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 32 to 10 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 38.9 °C (on 16 August 2011) and the coldest -16.6 °C (on 12 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
LixiChongqing Municipality
- coords
- 28.53°, 108.61°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
15.4°C
Average daily high
18.8°C
Average daily low
12.4°C
Annual rainfall
1,569mm
Sunshine / day
5.3h
Mean relative humidity
80%
Average peak wind
9.4km/h
Seasonal range
21.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
21 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
42 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
200 d/yr
Annual snowfall
37.5 cm
Average feels-like high
19.3 °C
Average feels-like low
12.4 °C
Average peak gust
24.3 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
85 d/yr
Solar radiation
10.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.4 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.44 · 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
38.9 °C
16 August 2011
Coldest day
-16.6 °C
12 January 1955
Wettest day
183 mm
29 July 1982
Windiest day
38.0 km/h
26 May 1946
Strongest gust
91.8 km/h
25 April 1983
Hottest feels-like
43.3 °C
24 July 1961
Coldest feels-like
-20.6 °C
12 January 1955
Snowiest day
14.1 cm
4 January 1991
Sunniest day
13.7 h
19 June 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 10.2 °C | +3.6 °C | 61 mm | -14 mm |
| Feb | 8.3 °C | 0.0 °C | 95 mm | +8 mm |
| Mar | 15.1 °C | +1.6 °C | 95 mm | -40 mm |
| Apr | 23.1 °C | +3.7 °C | 130 mm | -35 mm |
| May | 25.2 °C | +1.7 °C | 230 mm | +30 mm |
| Jun | 27.3 °C | +0.7 °C | 204 mm | +0 mm |
| Jul | 32.1 °C | +2.4 °C | 136 mm | -31 mm |
| Aug | 31.9 °C | +2.2 °C | 109 mm | -24 mm |
| Sep | 27.6 °C | +1.9 °C | 129 mm | +15 mm |
| Oct | 21.8 °C | +2.2 °C | 148 mm | +18 mm |
| Nov | 15.8 °C | +1.5 °C | 95 mm | +2 mm |
| Dec | 11.8 °C | +2.9 °C | 64 mm | -3 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Lixi?
Lixi has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 15.4 °C and it receives 1,569 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Lixi?
The hottest day measured in Lixi between 1940 and 2025 was 16 August 2011, reaching 38.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Lixi?
The coldest day measured in Lixi between 1940 and 2025 was 12 January 1955, at -16.6 °C.
Does it snow in Lixi?
Yes. Lixi gets on average 37.5 cm of snow per year and has around 21 frost days.
Has the climate of Lixi warmed?
Yes: Lixi warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Lixi?
The wettest day measured in Lixi between 1940 and 2025 was 29 July 1982, with 183 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Lixi?
The windiest day measured in Lixi between 1940 and 2025 was 26 May 1946, with winds reaching 38.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Lixi?
The warmest month in Lixi is July (25.8 °C on average); the coldest is January (3.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Lixi?
Lixi receives on average 1,569 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 200 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Lixi?
Lixi gets on average 5.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 1,935 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Lixi?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Lixi between 1940 and 2025 was 4 January 1991, with 14.1 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Lixi?
Yes: Lixi has on average 85 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Lixi?
In Lixi, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 43.3 °C on 24 July 1961, and the lowest was -20.6 °C on 12 January 1955.
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