Designing　cathodes　with　long　service　life,　remarkable　rate　capability　and　all-climate　workable　is　crucial　to　improve　the　performance　of　aqueous　zinc-ion　batteries　(AZIBs).　Herein,　we　constructed　a　vanadium　dioxide/graphene　oxide　(VO2(B)/GO)　sample　that　combines　VO2　with　GO　through　hydrothermal　route　and　can　simultaneously　provide　rate　capability.　VO2(B)/GO　is　rich　in　oxygen　vacancies,　which　weakens　the　electrostatic　force,　and　GO　prevents　vanadium　oxidation.　Density　functional　theory　(DFT)　calculations　elucidate　oxygen　vacancies　can　offer　more　storage　sites　with　increased　reaction　kinetics.　The　electrode　exhibited　a　high　reversible　capacity　of　423　mAh　g−1　at　0.5　A　g−1　and　preserved　long-life　cycling　properties　at　15　A　g−1.　The　presence　of　oxygen　vacancies　and　GO　can　contribute　to　the　excellent　performance　and　prevent　the　structure　of　VO2　from　collapsing　during　cycling.　We　successfully　lit　up　commercial　light-emitting　diode　(LED)　lights　with　a　VO2(B)/GO　electrode.　In　addition,　VO2(B)/GO　exhibits　excellent　performance　in　all-climate　conditions　(-15-60　°C).　This　combinatorial　design　strategy　provides　a　broadly　applicable　approach　for　durability　and　all-climate　workable　batteries.　©　2023　Elsevier　B.V.