Luotang climate — normals and trends
Luotang (China) has a warm-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Dwb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 10.1 °C and it receives 1,211 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 (20.4 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-1.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Luotang averages 97 frost days, 1 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 166 rainy days per year.
Luotang 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 102 to 92 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 32.3 °C (on 6 July 2022) and the coldest -23.9 °C (on 26 January 1956).
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
LuotangGansu
- coords
- 33.07°, 105.26°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
10.1°C
Average daily high
14.0°C
Average daily low
6.5°C
Annual rainfall
1,211mm
Sunshine / day
7.2h
Mean relative humidity
78%
Average peak wind
9.1km/h
Seasonal range
22.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
97 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
1 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
166 d/yr
Annual snowfall
49.9 cm
Average feels-like high
13.1 °C
Average feels-like low
5.0 °C
Average peak gust
34.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
2 d/yr
Solar radiation
12.9 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.3 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.45 · 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
32.3 °C
6 July 2022
Coldest day
-23.9 °C
26 January 1956
Wettest day
270 mm
28 August 1946
Windiest day
29.6 km/h
15 May 1946
Strongest gust
110.5 km/h
9 April 2001
Hottest feels-like
36.8 °C
6 August 1996
Coldest feels-like
-28.6 °C
26 January 1956
Snowiest day
10.9 cm
22 March 1940
Sunniest day
14.0 h
31 May 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 4.0 °C | +1.7 °C | 27 mm | +9 mm |
| Feb | 3.2 °C | -1.3 °C | 42 mm | +16 mm |
| Mar | 10.1 °C | 0.0 °C | 34 mm | -13 mm |
| Apr | 19.0 °C | +3.6 °C | 30 mm | -39 mm |
| May | 22.2 °C | +2.8 °C | 73 mm | -24 mm |
| Jun | 23.8 °C | +1.4 °C | 175 mm | +38 mm |
| Jul | 26.0 °C | +1.6 °C | 221 mm | -30 mm |
| Aug | 24.9 °C | +1.2 °C | 181 mm | -50 mm |
| Sep | 20.8 °C | +1.8 °C | 192 mm | +8 mm |
| Oct | 14.5 °C | +0.3 °C | 216 mm | +123 mm |
| Nov | 9.7 °C | +0.6 °C | 30 mm | -10 mm |
| Dec | 6.3 °C | +2.3 °C | 18 mm | +1 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Luotang?
Luotang has a warm-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Köppen Dwb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 10.1 °C and it receives 1,211 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Luotang?
The hottest day measured in Luotang between 1940 and 2025 was 6 July 2022, reaching 32.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Luotang?
The coldest day measured in Luotang between 1940 and 2025 was 26 January 1956, at -23.9 °C.
Does it snow in Luotang?
Yes. Luotang gets on average 49.9 cm of snow per year and has around 97 frost days.
Has the climate of Luotang warmed?
Yes: Luotang warmed by +1.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Luotang?
The wettest day measured in Luotang between 1940 and 2025 was 28 August 1946, with 270 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Luotang?
The windiest day measured in Luotang between 1940 and 2025 was 15 May 1946, with winds reaching 29.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Luotang?
The warmest month in Luotang is July (20.4 °C on average); the coldest is January (-1.8 °C).
How much does it rain in Luotang?
Luotang receives on average 1,211 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 166 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Luotang?
Luotang gets on average 7.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,628 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Luotang?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Luotang between 1940 and 2025 was 22 March 1940, with 10.9 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Luotang?
Yes: Luotang has on average 2 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Luotang?
In Luotang, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 36.8 °C on 6 August 1996, and the lowest was -28.6 °C on 26 January 1956.
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