Lixin climate — normals and trends
Lixin (China) has a warm-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Dwb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 8.0 °C and it receives 633 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 (20.1 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-5.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Lixin averages 139 frost days, 4 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 102 rainy days per year.
Lixin has warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.23 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 148 to 130 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 34.9 °C (on 6 July 2022) and the coldest -28.0 °C (on 13 December 1975).
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
LixinGansu
- coords
- 34.91°, 105.08°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
8.0°C
Average daily high
13.4°C
Average daily low
3.3°C
Annual rainfall
633mm
Sunshine / day
8.9h
Mean relative humidity
69%
Average peak wind
15.5km/h
Seasonal range
25.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
139 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
4 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
102 d/yr
Annual snowfall
42.7 cm
Average feels-like high
11.0 °C
Average feels-like low
0.6 °C
Average peak gust
31.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
1 d/yr
Solar radiation
16.0 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.9 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.53 · 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
34.9 °C
6 July 2022
Coldest day
-28.0 °C
13 December 1975
Wettest day
110 mm
20 August 1946
Windiest day
57.2 km/h
31 May 1946
Strongest gust
90.4 km/h
31 May 1946
Hottest feels-like
35.6 °C
29 July 2010
Coldest feels-like
-33.2 °C
13 December 1975
Snowiest day
11.6 cm
3 April 1969
Sunniest day
14.0 h
28 May 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 2.5 °C | +2.7 °C | 16 mm | +8 mm |
| Feb | 1.7 °C | -0.8 °C | 16 mm | +4 mm |
| Mar | 9.3 °C | -0.1 °C | 13 mm | -11 mm |
| Apr | 18.9 °C | +3.4 °C | 12 mm | -27 mm |
| May | 23.4 °C | +3.6 °C | 46 mm | -16 mm |
| Jun | 25.2 °C | +1.8 °C | 58 mm | -19 mm |
| Jul | 26.8 °C | +1.5 °C | 104 mm | -15 mm |
| Aug | 25.6 °C | +1.4 °C | 139 mm | +20 mm |
| Sep | 20.8 °C | +1.8 °C | 72 mm | -24 mm |
| Oct | 12.8 °C | -0.7 °C | 147 mm | +92 mm |
| Nov | 8.3 °C | +1.1 °C | 19 mm | +3 mm |
| Dec | 3.9 °C | +2.6 °C | 5 mm | -1 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Lixin?
Lixin has a warm-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Köppen Dwb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 8.0 °C and it receives 633 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Lixin?
The hottest day measured in Lixin between 1940 and 2025 was 6 July 2022, reaching 34.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Lixin?
The coldest day measured in Lixin between 1940 and 2025 was 13 December 1975, at -28.0 °C.
Does it snow in Lixin?
Yes. Lixin gets on average 42.7 cm of snow per year and has around 139 frost days.
Has the climate of Lixin warmed?
Yes: Lixin warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Lixin?
The wettest day measured in Lixin between 1940 and 2025 was 20 August 1946, with 110 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Lixin?
The windiest day measured in Lixin between 1940 and 2025 was 31 May 1946, with winds reaching 57.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Lixin?
The warmest month in Lixin is July (20.1 °C on average); the coldest is January (-5.8 °C).
How much does it rain in Lixin?
Lixin receives on average 633 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 102 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Lixin?
Lixin 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 Lixin?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Lixin between 1940 and 2025 was 3 April 1969, with 11.6 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Lixin?
Yes: Lixin has on average 1 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Lixin?
In Lixin, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 35.6 °C on 29 July 2010, and the lowest was -33.2 °C on 13 December 1975.
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