Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Bulongji features a cold desert climate (BWk).Temperatures typically range between -9 °C (16 °F) and 26 °C (79 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -23 °C (-9 °F) or can rise to as high as 39 °C (102 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 63 mm (2.5 inches) and receives 9 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Bulongji enjoys an average of 3817 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 9 hours 18 minutes to 15 hours 0 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Bulongji are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 23 to 26 °C (74 - 79 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from -9 to -3 °C (16 - 26 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Bulongji experiences 106 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 139 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Maximum | 9°C (48°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 36°C (97°F) | 35°C (95°F) | 39°C (102°F) | 37°C (99°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 9°C (48°F) |
Mean maximum | 5°C (42°F) | 13°C (55°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 32°C (91°F) | 33°C (93°F) | 37°C (99°F) | 36°C (97°F) | 31°C (89°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 6°C (42°F) |
Average high | -2°C (29°F) | 4°C (39°F) | 13°C (56°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 32°C (89°F) | 30°C (87°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 7°C (44°F) | -2°C (29°F) |
Daily mean | -9°C (16°F) | -3°C (26°F) | 6°C (43°F) | 13°C (55°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 9°C (48°F) | -0°C (32°F) | -8°C (17°F) |
Average low | -14°C (6°F) | -10°C (14°F) | -2°C (29°F) | 6°C (42°F) | 12°C (53°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 11°C (53°F) | 2°C (35°F) | -6°C (21°F) | -14°C (8°F) |
Mean minimum | -20°C (-3°F) | -18°C (1°F) | -9°C (17°F) | -2°C (29°F) | 4°C (39°F) | 12°C (55°F) | 15°C (58°F) | 12°C (53°F) | 4°C (40°F) | -5°C (23°F) | -14°C (6°F) | -19°C (-1°F) |
Minimum | -23°C (-9°F) | -22°C (-8°F) | -11°C (12°F) | -6°C (21°F) | 2°C (36°F) | 9°C (48°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 9°C (49°F) | 2°C (35°F) | -7°C (20°F) | -19°C (-1°F) | -23°C (-8°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in Bulongji, Gansu, China with other places around the world.
Bulongji usually has the most precipitation in June, July and August, with an average of 1 rainy days and 11 mm (0.4 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Bulongji are February, March and October. On average, 1 mm (0.0 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) | 2 (0.1) | 2 (0.1) | 1 (0.0) | 7 (0.3) | 7 (0.3) | 8 (0.3) | 19 (0.7) | 7 (0.3) | 4 (0.2) | 0 (0.0) | 3 (0.1) | 3 (0.1) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
The sunniest months in Bulongji are May, July and August, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 42 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Bulongji: January, February and December receive an average of 8 hours 31 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 223 | 276 | 334 | 330 | 356 | 351 | 373 | 359 | 337 | 318 | 281 | 274 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 9h 37m | 10h 38m | 11h 57m | 13h 17m | 14h 26m | 15h 0m | 14h 42m | 13h 42m | 12h 25m | 11h 5m | 9h 55m | 9h 18m |
Bulongji experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in May, June and July, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 11 - 11, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.January, February and December are in the Moderate exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 4. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Bulongji UV Index data.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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UV Index (month maximum) | 3 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3 |