Lightning strikes in China
The detection network has located 148,577 lightning strikes in China since the archive began, including 36,093 in the last 7 days. That is 1.61% of all detected strikes worldwide, ranking China #9 of 143 countries with recorded lightning. China is counted under Asia in the continent totals.
Daily strikes, last 14 days
| Day (UTC) | Detected strikes |
|---|---|
| 2026-08-14 | 7,630 |
| 2026-08-13 | 10,438 |
| 2026-08-12 | 3,855 |
| 2026-08-11 | 5,917 |
| 2026-08-10 | 4,788 |
| 2026-08-09 | 1,198 |
| 2026-08-08 | 2,267 |
| 2026-08-07 | 151 |
| 2026-08-06 | 7,036 |
| 2026-08-05 | 10,059 |
| 2026-08-04 | 20,301 |
| 2026-08-03 | 6,957 |
| 2026-08-02 | 8,706 |
| 2026-08-01 | 16,521 |
Strikes by state or province
Regions follow Natural Earth admin-1 boundaries. "Unassigned" counts strikes inside China's territory but outside every region polygon, mostly coastal water and lakes.
| # | State / province | Strikes | Last 7 days | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unassigned | 21,060 | 3,780 | 14.2% |
| 2 | Inner Mongolia | 18,258 | 4,691 | 12.3% |
| 3 | Zhejiang | 17,676 | 11,933 | 11.9% |
| 4 | Jilin | 16,447 | 1,478 | 11.1% |
| 5 | Heilongjiang | 15,704 | 4,028 | 10.6% |
| 6 | Liaoning | 6,477 | 448 | 4.4% |
| 7 | Hebei | 4,637 | 346 | 3.1% |
| 8 | Henan | 4,637 | 131 | 3.1% |
| 9 | Jiangxi | 4,366 | 1,677 | 2.9% |
| 10 | Fujian | 4,351 | 1,133 | 2.9% |
| 11 | Hunan | 3,888 | 85 | 2.6% |
| 12 | Sichuan | 3,532 | 815 | 2.4% |
| 13 | Hubei | 3,385 | 99 | 2.3% |
| 14 | Anhui | 3,311 | 1,250 | 2.2% |
| 15 | Shaanxi | 3,123 | 30 | 2.1% |
| 16 | Shanxi | 3,080 | 120 | 2.1% |
| 17 | Jiangsu | 2,873 | 872 | 1.9% |
| 18 | Guangdong | 2,621 | 1,351 | 1.8% |
| 19 | Shanghai | 1,860 | 30 | 1.3% |
| 20 | Shandong | 1,280 | 190 | 0.9% |
| 21 | Guangxi | 1,163 | 235 | 0.8% |
| 22 | Guizhou | 755 | 105 | 0.5% |
| 23 | Chongqing | 738 | 369 | 0.5% |
| 24 | Beijing | 672 | 76 | 0.5% |
| 25 | Yunnan | 649 | 232 | 0.4% |
| 26 | Tibet | 478 | 251 | 0.3% |
| 27 | Tianjin | 416 | 42 | 0.3% |
| 28 | Hainan | 388 | 69 | 0.3% |
| 29 | Gansu | 359 | 71 | 0.2% |
| 30 | Qinghai | 174 | 81 | 0.1% |
| 31 | Primorsky Krai | 83 | 0 | 0.1% |
| 32 | Ningxia | 57 | 44 | 0.0% |
| 33 | Xinjiang | 34 | 14 | 0.0% |
| 34 | Amur | 14 | 6 | 0.0% |
| 35 | Zabaykalsky Krai | 13 | 8 | 0.0% |
| 36 | Khabarovsk Krai | 6 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 37 | Ryanggang | 5 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 38 | Dornod | 4 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 39 | Chagang | 1 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 40 | Kachin State | 1 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 41 | Phongsaly | 1 | 1 | 0.0% |
These are detected strikes, and detection coverage differs by region; the data hub explains the method and its limits. For the climatological picture, see which countries get the most lightning.
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