Lüliang climate — normals and trends
Lüliang (China) has a warm-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Dwb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 7.9 °C and it receives 697 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 (21.7 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-8.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Lüliang averages 145 frost days, 7 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 87 rainy days per year.
Lüliang has warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.22 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 154 to 136 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 35.6 °C (on 30 July 2010) and the coldest -29.6 °C (on 11 February 1967).
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
LüliangShanxi
- coords
- 37.52°, 111.14°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
7.9°C
Average daily high
13.1°C
Average daily low
3.0°C
Annual rainfall
697mm
Sunshine / day
9.3h
Mean relative humidity
59%
Average peak wind
14.0km/h
Seasonal range
29.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
145 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
7 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
87 d/yr
Annual snowfall
38.1 cm
Average feels-like high
10.6 °C
Average feels-like low
0.3 °C
Average peak gust
35.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
5 d/yr
Solar radiation
16.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.8 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.40 · 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
35.6 °C
30 July 2010
Coldest day
-29.6 °C
11 February 1967
Wettest day
129 mm
11 August 1946
Windiest day
46.7 km/h
28 April 1983
Strongest gust
113.8 km/h
26 April 2010
Hottest feels-like
38.1 °C
29 July 2010
Coldest feels-like
-34.6 °C
11 February 1967
Snowiest day
17.4 cm
5 May 1960
Sunniest day
14.3 h
20 June 1974
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 0.0 °C | +2.7 °C | 8 mm | +2 mm |
| Feb | 1.4 °C | +0.3 °C | 5 mm | -8 mm |
| Mar | 9.1 °C | +1.1 °C | 29 mm | +2 mm |
| Apr | 18.0 °C | +2.7 °C | 20 mm | -21 mm |
| May | 22.0 °C | +1.0 °C | 54 mm | -2 mm |
| Jun | 25.9 °C | +0.7 °C | 87 mm | +12 mm |
| Jul | 27.3 °C | +0.9 °C | 198 mm | +50 mm |
| Aug | 25.3 °C | +0.6 °C | 181 mm | +32 mm |
| Sep | 20.7 °C | +0.8 °C | 84 mm | -15 mm |
| Oct | 13.0 °C | -0.8 °C | 165 mm | +113 mm |
| Nov | 7.5 °C | +1.8 °C | 17 mm | -7 mm |
| Dec | 1.7 °C | +3.1 °C | 14 mm | +7 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Lüliang?
Lüliang has a warm-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Köppen Dwb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 7.9 °C and it receives 697 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Lüliang?
The hottest day measured in Lüliang between 1940 and 2025 was 30 July 2010, reaching 35.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Lüliang?
The coldest day measured in Lüliang between 1940 and 2025 was 11 February 1967, at -29.6 °C.
Does it snow in Lüliang?
Yes. Lüliang gets on average 38.1 cm of snow per year and has around 145 frost days.
Has the climate of Lüliang warmed?
Yes: Lüliang warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Lüliang?
The wettest day measured in Lüliang between 1940 and 2025 was 11 August 1946, with 129 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Lüliang?
The windiest day measured in Lüliang between 1940 and 2025 was 28 April 1983, with winds reaching 46.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Lüliang?
The warmest month in Lüliang is July (21.7 °C on average); the coldest is January (-8.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Lüliang?
Lüliang receives on average 697 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 87 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Lüliang?
Lüliang gets on average 9.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,395 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Lüliang?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Lüliang between 1940 and 2025 was 5 May 1960, with 17.4 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Lüliang?
Yes: Lüliang has on average 5 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Lüliang?
In Lüliang, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 38.1 °C on 29 July 2010, and the lowest was -34.6 °C on 11 February 1967.
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