Lucheng climate — normals and trends
Lucheng (China) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 16.3 °C and it receives 1,429 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 (28.5 °C on average) and the coldest is January (3.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Lucheng averages 38 frost days, 69 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 128 rainy days per year.
Lucheng has warmed by +1.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.15 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 48 to 28 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 39.8 °C (on 10 August 1953) and the coldest -21.9 °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
LuchengAnhui
- coords
- 31.23°, 117.28°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
16.3°C
Average daily high
20.4°C
Average daily low
12.7°C
Annual rainfall
1,429mm
Sunshine / day
7.7h
Mean relative humidity
76%
Average peak wind
14.1km/h
Seasonal range
25.4°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
38 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
69 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
128 d/yr
Annual snowfall
21.2 cm
Average feels-like high
20.9 °C
Average feels-like low
12.5 °C
Average peak gust
30.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
107 d/yr
Solar radiation
14.2 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.3 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.29 · 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
39.8 °C
10 August 1953
Coldest day
-21.9 °C
11 January 1955
Wettest day
177 mm
15 July 1969
Windiest day
41.2 km/h
7 November 1995
Strongest gust
79.2 km/h
7 November 1995
Hottest feels-like
48.3 °C
27 July 2017
Coldest feels-like
-26.7 °C
11 January 1955
Snowiest day
26.3 cm
18 January 1984
Sunniest day
13.8 h
6 June 2021
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 | 11.5 °C | +4.4 °C | 23 mm | -27 mm |
| Feb | 10.8 °C | +1.6 °C | 16 mm | -57 mm |
| Mar | 17.7 °C | +3.2 °C | 71 mm | -37 mm |
| Apr | 26.3 °C | +5.5 °C | 50 mm | -79 mm |
| May | 28.0 °C | +2.5 °C | 224 mm | +57 mm |
| Jun | 28.6 °C | -0.1 °C | 377 mm | +102 mm |
| Jul | 34.3 °C | +2.4 °C | 80 mm | -135 mm |
| Aug | 33.7 °C | +2.0 °C | 108 mm | -37 mm |
| Sep | 28.8 °C | +1.6 °C | 178 mm | +68 mm |
| Oct | 22.9 °C | +0.8 °C | 86 mm | +22 mm |
| Nov | 18.4 °C | +2.3 °C | 33 mm | -23 mm |
| Dec | 12.9 °C | +3.1 °C | 18 mm | -20 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Lucheng?
Lucheng has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 16.3 °C and it receives 1,429 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Lucheng?
The hottest day measured in Lucheng between 1940 and 2025 was 10 August 1953, reaching 39.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Lucheng?
The coldest day measured in Lucheng between 1940 and 2025 was 11 January 1955, at -21.9 °C.
Does it snow in Lucheng?
Yes. Lucheng gets on average 21.2 cm of snow per year and has around 38 frost days.
Has the climate of Lucheng warmed?
Yes: Lucheng warmed by +1.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Lucheng?
The wettest day measured in Lucheng between 1940 and 2025 was 15 July 1969, with 177 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Lucheng?
The windiest day measured in Lucheng between 1940 and 2025 was 7 November 1995, with winds reaching 41.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Lucheng?
The warmest month in Lucheng is July (28.5 °C on average); the coldest is January (3.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Lucheng?
Lucheng receives on average 1,429 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 128 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Lucheng?
Lucheng gets on average 7.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,811 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Lucheng?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Lucheng between 1940 and 2025 was 18 January 1984, with 26.3 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Lucheng?
Yes: Lucheng has on average 107 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Lucheng?
In Lucheng, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 48.3 °C on 27 July 2017, and the lowest was -26.7 °C on 11 January 1955.
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