Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Beitan features a ice cap climate ET).Temperatures typically range between -15 °C (6 °F) and 13 °C (56 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -37 °C (-34 °F) or can rise to as high as 25 °C (77 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 593 mm (23.4 inches) and receives 113 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Beitan enjoys an average of 3658 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 9 hours 34 minutes to 14 hours 44 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Beitan are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 11 to 13 °C (51 - 56 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from -15 to -11 °C (6 - 12 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Beitan experiences 0 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 215 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Maximum | 5°C (42°F) | 10°C (51°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 23°C (75°F) | 22°C (71°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 13°C (55°F) | 6°C (42°F) |
Mean maximum | 3°C (37°F) | 6°C (43°F) | 12°C (54°F) | 17°C (62°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 21°C (69°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 10°C (50°F) | 2°C (36°F) |
Average high | -5°C (23°F) | -2°C (28°F) | 4°C (39°F) | 7°C (46°F) | 12°C (55°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 7°C (44°F) | 1°C (34°F) | -5°C (23°F) |
Daily mean | -14°C (6°F) | -11°C (12°F) | -4°C (25°F) | 1°C (34°F) | 6°C (43°F) | 11°C (51°F) | 13°C (56°F) | 12°C (53°F) | 8°C (46°F) | -0°C (32°F) | -7°C (20°F) | -15°C (6°F) |
Average low | -22°C (-7°F) | -20°C (-3°F) | -11°C (13°F) | -5°C (23°F) | -1°C (31°F) | 5°C (41°F) | 7°C (45°F) | 7°C (45°F) | 3°C (37°F) | -6°C (22°F) | -13°C (8°F) | -22°C (-7°F) |
Mean minimum | -29°C (-20°F) | -28°C (-19°F) | -22°C (-6°F) | -13°C (9°F) | -9°C (16°F) | 0°C (33°F) | 3°C (38°F) | 2°C (36°F) | -2°C (28°F) | -13°C (8°F) | -23°C (-9°F) | -30°C (-21°F) |
Minimum | -35°C (-31°F) | -37°C (-34°F) | -26°C (-15°F) | -18°C (0°F) | -15°C (5°F) | -1°C (30°F) | 2°C (35°F) | -1°C (31°F) | -5°C (23°F) | -18°C (1°F) | -30°C (-22°F) | -31°C (-24°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in Beitan, Gansu, China with other places around the world.
Beitan usually has the most precipitation in June, August and September, with an average of 17 rainy days and 103 mm (4.1 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Beitan are January, February and December. On average, 7 mm (0.3 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Average precipitation mm (inches) | 7 (0.3) | 8 (0.3) | 18 (0.7) | 51 (2.0) | 54 (2.1) | 82 (3.2) | 82 (3.2) | 127 (5.0) | 100 (4.0) | 45 (1.8) | 11 (0.4) | 7 (0.3) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 2 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 10 | 15 | 14 | 19 | 17 | 11 | 4 | 2 |
The sunniest months in Beitan are May, July and August, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 1 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Beitan: January, February and December receive an average of 8 hours 38 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 228 | 280 | 323 | 313 | 338 | 319 | 355 | 332 | 301 | 303 | 282 | 278 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 9h 51m | 10h 46m | 11h 57m | 13h 11m | 14h 13m | 14h 44m | 14h 28m | 13h 33m | 12h 23m | 11h 10m | 10h 7m | 9h 34m |
Beitan experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in May, June and July, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 13 - 15, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.January, November and December are in the Moderate exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 5. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Beitan UV Index data.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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UV Index (month maximum) | 3 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 3 |