Longling County climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Longling County?

Longling County has a subtropical highland, dry winter climate (Köppen Cwb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 16.4 °C and it receives 2,270 mm of precipitation per year.

Q: What is the hottest day ever recorded in Longling County?

The hottest day measured in Longling County between 1940 and 2025 was 20 May 2019, reaching 31.9 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Longling County?

The coldest day measured in Longling County between 1940 and 2025 was 9 January 1980, at -3.4 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Longling County?

Almost never: Longling County sees virtually no snow, with about 1 frost days per year.

Q: Has the climate of Longling County warmed?

Yes: Longling County warmed by +2.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Longling County?

The wettest day measured in Longling County between 1940 and 2025 was 18 August 2020, with 117 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Longling County?

The windiest day measured in Longling County between 1940 and 2025 was 9 February 1945, with winds reaching 22.6 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Longling County?

The warmest month in Longling County is June (20.2 °C on average); the coldest is January (10.2 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Longling County?

Longling County receives on average 2,270 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 204 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Longling County?

Longling County gets on average 9.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,285 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Longling County (China) has a subtropical highland, dry winter climate (Cwb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 16.4 °C and it receives 2,270 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 June (20.2 °C on average) and the coldest is January (10.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.

Longling County averages 1 frost days, 1 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 204 rainy days per year.

Longling County has warmed by +2.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.27 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 31.9 °C (on 20 May 2019) and the coldest -3.4 °C (on 9 January 1980).

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

Longling CountyYunnan

coords: 24.59°, 98.69°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

CwbSubtropical highland, dry winterWarmest monthJuneColdest monthJanuaryWettest monthJulyDriest monthDecember

Mean daily temperature

16.4°C

Average daily high

21.8°C

Average daily low

12.3°C

Annual rainfall

2,270mm

Sunshine / day

9.0h

Mean relative humidity

78%

Average peak wind

9.2km/h

Seasonal range

10.0°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

1 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

1 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

204 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

22.5 °C

Average feels-like low

12.4 °C

Average peak gust

35.3 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

0 d/yr

Solar radiation

15.9 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+2.3 °C

since 1940

+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.79 · p = < 0.001

19402025

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

31.9 °C

20 May 2019

Coldest day

-3.4 °C

9 January 1980

Wettest day

117 mm

18 August 2020

Windiest day

22.6 km/h

9 February 1945

Strongest gust

78.5 km/h

31 October 1962

Hottest feels-like

36.5 °C

29 August 2019

Coldest feels-like

-6.8 °C

9 January 1980

Snowiest day

1.1 cm

3 March 1986

Sunniest day

13.0 h

2 June 1940

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days	Frost days
2025	29.8 °C12 June 2025	2.6 °C8 December 2025	17.5 °C	2,029 mm	0	0
2024	29.7 °C20 September 2024	1.8 °C10 January 2024	17.5 °C	1,975 mm	0	0
2023	31.0 °C30 May 2023	2.1 °C24 January 2023	17.7 °C	1,988 mm	4	0
2022	29.6 °C6 July 2022	1.0 °C7 February 2022	17.0 °C	1,965 mm	0	0
2021	30.5 °C24 April 2021	2.2 °C17 December 2021	17.6 °C	1,705 mm	3	0
2020	30.2 °C2 August 2020	0.2 °C26 January 2020	17.4 °C	2,040 mm	2	0
2019	31.9 °C20 May 2019	0.7 °C9 December 2019	17.5 °C	1,604 mm	4	0
2018	30.1 °C19 July 2018	2.0 °C29 January 2018	17.1 °C	2,260 mm	1	0
2017	29.3 °C7 June 2017	2.2 °C15 January 2017	17.3 °C	2,222 mm	0	0
2016	30.6 °C24 August 2016	1.5 °C11 January 2016	17.2 °C	2,208 mm	1	0
2015	29.6 °C13 July 2015	0.8 °C13 January 2015	16.9 °C	1,950 mm	0	0
2014	30.5 °C21 April 2014	1.1 °C4 January 2014	17.5 °C	1,671 mm	5	0
2013	30.3 °C15 June 2013	-0.5 °C18 December 2013	17.4 °C	1,988 mm	1	3
2012	31.2 °C25 May 2012	0.1 °C16 January 2012	17.3 °C	2,002 mm	5	0
2011	29.8 °C31 August 2011	-0.8 °C21 January 2011	17.1 °C	2,066 mm	0	1
2010	29.2 °C11 August 2010	0.9 °C3 January 2010	17.5 °C	2,243 mm	0	0
2009	30.8 °C12 May 2009	-0.6 °C30 December 2009	17.4 °C	1,949 mm	1	1
2008	29.0 °C9 May 2008	2.2 °C15 February 2008	17.0 °C	2,350 mm	0	0
2007	30.3 °C7 May 2007	1.2 °C20 February 2007	16.8 °C	2,273 mm	2	0
2006	29.5 °C20 August 2006	2.8 °C3 December 2006	17.2 °C	1,957 mm	0	0
2005	31.2 °C30 May 2005	1.3 °C13 January 2005	17.5 °C	1,809 mm	9	0
2004	28.7 °C16 June 2004	1.2 °C5 February 2004	16.7 °C	2,313 mm	0	0
2003	29.1 °C5 August 2003	1.1 °C16 January 2003	17.1 °C	1,703 mm	0	0
2002	28.4 °C11 June 2002	1.7 °C29 December 2002	17.0 °C	2,018 mm	0	0
2001	30.2 °C3 August 2001	0.1 °C11 January 2001	17.2 °C	2,389 mm	1	0
2000	28.6 °C10 April 2000	1.6 °C31 January 2000	16.8 °C	2,377 mm	0	0
1999	31.0 °C27 April 1999	-0.8 °C26 December 1999	17.6 °C	2,402 mm	2	2
1998	29.3 °C15 May 1998	1.8 °C4 January 1998	17.2 °C	2,289 mm	0	0
1997	29.4 °C22 July 1997	-0.8 °C19 January 1997	16.2 °C	2,357 mm	0	1
1996	27.9 °C15 August 1996	1.8 °C6 January 1996	16.9 °C	2,323 mm	0	0
1995	29.3 °C1 August 1995	0.1 °C26 January 1995	17.1 °C	2,322 mm	0	0
1994	29.4 °C16 August 1994	1.6 °C10 January 1994	17.0 °C	2,237 mm	0	0
1993	27.8 °C23 June 1993	1.0 °C20 January 1993	16.4 °C	2,503 mm	0	0
1992	29.3 °C1 September 1992	0.1 °C10 January 1992	16.0 °C	2,064 mm	0	0
1991	29.3 °C19 August 1991	0.7 °C21 January 1991	16.7 °C	2,666 mm	0	0
1990	29.9 °C31 August 1990	-0.7 °C2 January 1990	16.2 °C	2,652 mm	0	1
1989	29.8 °C21 April 1989	0.2 °C19 January 1989	16.7 °C	2,212 mm	0	0
1988	31.0 °C8 April 1988	1.7 °C18 January 1988	17.1 °C	2,284 mm	3	0
1987	30.9 °C29 May 1987	1.1 °C4 January 1987	16.6 °C	2,431 mm	2	0
1986	29.8 °C22 May 1986	1.5 °C3 March 1986	16.5 °C	2,255 mm	0	0
1985	29.9 °C17 May 1985	-0.2 °C18 January 1985	16.4 °C	2,400 mm	0	2
1984	28.9 °C22 April 1984	0.9 °C10 February 1984	16.5 °C	2,545 mm	0	0
1983	29.1 °C27 May 1983	-1.6 °C5 January 1983	15.9 °C	2,897 mm	0	2
1982	29.5 °C22 May 1982	-0.4 °C28 December 1982	16.1 °C	2,099 mm	0	1
1981	28.5 °C15 May 1981	1.9 °C27 December 1981	16.7 °C	2,162 mm	0	0
1980	30.7 °C25 May 1980	-3.4 °C9 January 1980	16.7 °C	1,943 mm	4	2
1979	30.1 °C2 June 1979	-1.0 °C3 January 1979	16.6 °C	2,104 mm	1	3
1978	29.1 °C12 August 1978	-1.0 °C22 December 1978	16.4 °C	2,228 mm	0	2
1977	28.8 °C24 March 1977	-1.9 °C30 January 1977	16.1 °C	2,326 mm	0	5
1976	27.7 °C17 September 1976	0.7 °C3 January 1976	15.9 °C	2,679 mm	0	0
1975	30.0 °C1 May 1975	0.3 °C23 December 1975	16.5 °C	2,230 mm	1	0
1974	29.0 °C14 June 1974	-0.8 °C3 January 1974	16.3 °C	2,624 mm	0	5
1973	28.9 °C4 May 1973	-0.4 °C20 January 1973	16.7 °C	2,762 mm	0	1
1972	28.4 °C3 June 1972	0.7 °C19 January 1972	16.6 °C	2,050 mm	0	0
1971	28.2 °C19 May 1971	-0.3 °C25 January 1971	16.1 °C	2,534 mm	0	1
1970	30.5 °C23 April 1970	-0.5 °C2 January 1970	16.7 °C	2,184 mm	2	1
1969	29.9 °C6 May 1969	-0.8 °C22 January 1969	16.8 °C	1,947 mm	0	1
1968	28.1 °C22 April 1968	-0.8 °C25 January 1968	15.7 °C	2,775 mm	0	2
1967	28.0 °C16 August 1967	0.4 °C28 February 1967	16.1 °C	2,453 mm	0	0
1966	29.8 °C2 May 1966	2.1 °C29 December 1966	15.8 °C	2,456 mm	0	0
1965	27.2 °C26 July 1965	-0.4 °C11 February 1965	15.3 °C	2,633 mm	0	1
1964	28.8 °C24 September 1964	-0.1 °C28 December 1964	16.7 °C	2,322 mm	0	2
1963	28.7 °C7 September 1963	-0.6 °C5 January 1963	16.2 °C	2,345 mm	0	1
1962	30.0 °C3 June 1962	-0.6 °C30 December 1962	16.4 °C	2,330 mm	1	3
1961	28.9 °C26 June 1961	0.3 °C24 January 1961	16.3 °C	2,627 mm	0	0
1960	30.3 °C30 April 1960	1.4 °C20 January 1960	16.8 °C	2,293 mm	3	0
1959	29.1 °C23 August 1959	-0.5 °C16 January 1959	15.8 °C	2,698 mm	0	2
1958	31.1 °C6 June 1958	0.3 °C19 January 1958	16.5 °C	2,728 mm	3	0
1957	29.1 °C19 August 1957	0.0 °C18 February 1957	16.2 °C	2,238 mm	0	0
1956	29.3 °C15 April 1956	-0.5 °C18 January 1956	15.7 °C	2,298 mm	0	3
1955	28.0 °C16 May 1955	-0.4 °C26 December 1955	15.4 °C	2,275 mm	0	2
1954	28.7 °C28 April 1954	0.7 °C16 January 1954	15.7 °C	2,269 mm	0	0
1953	27.1 °C15 August 1953	-0.8 °C28 January 1953	15.2 °C	2,037 mm	0	2
1952	28.4 °C11 May 1952	0.7 °C14 December 1952	15.8 °C	2,131 mm	0	0
1951	26.7 °C9 August 1951	1.4 °C4 February 1951	15.5 °C	2,511 mm	0	0
1950	28.7 °C17 May 1950	0.8 °C5 February 1950	15.7 °C	2,374 mm	0	0
1949	26.6 °C8 September 1949	-0.1 °C3 January 1949	15.4 °C	2,868 mm	0	1
1948	26.7 °C9 June 1948	1.9 °C17 February 1948	15.1 °C	2,426 mm	0	0
1947	29.5 °C17 May 1947	0.7 °C26 January 1947	15.6 °C	2,350 mm	0	0
1946	26.9 °C8 September 1946	1.4 °C14 January 1946	15.3 °C	2,552 mm	0	0
1945	28.8 °C20 April 1945	0.3 °C17 February 1945	15.2 °C	2,408 mm	0	0
1944	27.0 °C23 August 1944	1.5 °C6 February 1944	15.3 °C	2,148 mm	0	0
1943	26.6 °C19 September 1943	0.1 °C4 February 1943	15.0 °C	2,288 mm	0	0
1942	28.0 °C25 April 1942	0.7 °C5 January 1942	15.3 °C	2,005 mm	0	0
1941	27.4 °C22 May 1941	0.3 °C24 January 1941	15.0 °C	2,388 mm	0	0
1940	26.5 °C24 August 1940	0.5 °C9 January 1940	14.9 °C	2,220 mm	0	0

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

23.0 °C

+1.2 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

0 d/yr

-1

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

-1

Annual rainfall

2029 mm

-241 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	18.5 °C	+1.4 °C	19 mm	-14 mm
Feb	20.5 °C	+1.6 °C	6 mm	-34 mm
Mar	23.5 °C	+1.5 °C	37 mm	-23 mm
Apr	24.7 °C	+0.9 °C	72 mm	-28 mm
May	23.8 °C	-0.4 °C	334 mm	+120 mm
Jun	25.3 °C	+1.5 °C	329 mm	-65 mm
Jul	25.6 °C	+2.3 °C	408 mm	-58 mm
Aug	24.7 °C	+0.6 °C	268 mm	-126 mm
Sep	25.9 °C	+1.5 °C	255 mm	-21 mm
Oct	24.1 °C	+1.4 °C	184 mm	-9 mm
Nov	20.5 °C	+0.6 °C	119 mm	+49 mm
Dec	19.2 °C	+1.7 °C	1 mm	-31 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

29.8 °C

12 Jun 2025

Coldest day

2.6 °C

8 Dec 2025

Wettest day

45.9 mm

1 Oct 2025

Windiest day

20.2 km/h

18 Mar 2025

Strongest gust

70.6 km/h

14 Mar 2025

Hottest feels-like

34.4 °C

13 Jun 2025

Coldest feels-like

-0.2 °C

8 Dec 2025

Sunniest day

13.0 h

15 May 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Longling County?

Longling County has a subtropical highland, dry winter climate (Köppen Cwb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 16.4 °C and it receives 2,270 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Longling County?

The hottest day measured in Longling County between 1940 and 2025 was 20 May 2019, reaching 31.9 °C.

What is the coldest day in Longling County?

The coldest day measured in Longling County between 1940 and 2025 was 9 January 1980, at -3.4 °C.

Does it snow in Longling County?

Almost never: Longling County sees virtually no snow, with about 1 frost days per year.

Has the climate of Longling County warmed?

Yes: Longling County warmed by +2.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Longling County?

The wettest day measured in Longling County between 1940 and 2025 was 18 August 2020, with 117 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Longling County?

The windiest day measured in Longling County between 1940 and 2025 was 9 February 1945, with winds reaching 22.6 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Longling County?

The warmest month in Longling County is June (20.2 °C on average); the coldest is January (10.2 °C).

How much does it rain in Longling County?

Longling County receives on average 2,270 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 204 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Longling County?

Longling County 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 Longling County?

The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Longling County between 1940 and 2025 was 3 March 1986, with 1.1 cm.

Are there tropical nights in Longling County?

Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Longling County.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Longling County?

In Longling County, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 36.5 °C on 29 August 2019, and the lowest was -6.8 °C on 9 January 1980.

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