To improve the high-rate capacity and cyclability v.s. temperature, Li 2 ZrO 3 modifies the surface of LiNi 1/3 Co 1/3 Mn 1/3 O 2 (LNCM). The crystal structure and electrochemical properties of the bare and coated material are studied by X-ray diffractometry (XRD), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), cyclic voltammetry (CV), potentiostatic intermittent titration technique (PITT), and charge-discharge tests. The results of PITT exhibit the Li + -ion diffusion coefficient 7.13×10 −9 cm 2 s −1 of bare LiNi 1/3 Co 1/3 Mn 1/3 O 2 increases to 7.9×10 −7 cm 2 s −1 after coating by Li 2 ZrO 3 . At the current rate of 50C, Li 2 ZrO 3 -coated LiNi 1/3 Co 1/3 Mn 1/3 O 2 (LZO-LNCM) delivers capacity of 104.8 mAh g −1 and maintains 89.3% of the initial capacity after 100 cycles. Carrying out under the temperature of −20°C, LZO-LNCM keeps 73.8% of the initial capacity after 100 cycles, much higher than the value 9.9% of bare LNCM. Li 2 ZrO 3 modification plays the important roles to enhance the high-rate capability and cyclability of LiNi 1/3 Co 1/3 Mn 1/3 O 2 at various working temperature.