Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Chijin features a cold desert climate (BWk).Temperatures typically range between -9 °C (15 °F) and 22 °C (72 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -29 °C (-21 °F) or can rise to as high as 34 °C (94 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 122 mm (4.8 inches) and receives 24 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Chijin enjoys an average of 3783 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 9 hours 22 minutes to 14 hours 57 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Chijin are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 20 to 22 °C (67 - 72 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from -9 to -5 °C (15 - 23 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Chijin experiences 58 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 155 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 (49°F) | 14°C (58°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 30°C (87°F) | 34°C (94°F) | 33°C (91°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 15°C (60°F) | 7°C (45°F) |
Mean maximum | 4°C (40°F) | 10°C (51°F) | 17°C (62°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 33°C (91°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 22°C (71°F) | 13°C (56°F) | 5°C (41°F) |
Average high | -3°C (27°F) | 2°C (35°F) | 10°C (50°F) | 15°C (60°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 22°C (71°F) | 13°C (55°F) | 5°C (41°F) | -3°C (28°F) |
Daily mean | -9°C (15°F) | -5°C (23°F) | 3°C (38°F) | 9°C (49°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 20°C (67°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 20°C (69°F) | 15°C (60°F) | 6°C (44°F) | -1°C (30°F) | -9°C (17°F) |
Average low | -15°C (5°F) | -12°C (10°F) | -4°C (25°F) | 3°C (37°F) | 8°C (47°F) | 13°C (56°F) | 16°C (60°F) | 14°C (58°F) | 9°C (48°F) | 0°C (33°F) | -7°C (20°F) | -14°C (8°F) |
Mean minimum | -21°C (-5°F) | -21°C (-5°F) | -12°C (11°F) | -5°C (23°F) | 0°C (32°F) | 9°C (48°F) | 11°C (52°F) | 8°C (48°F) | 4°C (39°F) | -5°C (23°F) | -16°C (3°F) | -21°C (-6°F) |
Minimum | -24°C (-11°F) | -29°C (-21°F) | -12°C (10°F) | -11°C (13°F) | -1°C (30°F) | 6°C (43°F) | 9°C (49°F) | 6°C (43°F) | 1°C (35°F) | -8°C (18°F) | -20°C (-4°F) | -28°C (-18°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in Chijin, Gansu, China with other places around the world.
Chijin usually has the most precipitation in May, July and August, with an average of 4 rainy days and 22 mm (0.8 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Chijin are January, February and October. On average, 3 mm (0.1 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) | 3 (0.1) | 3 (0.1) | 4 (0.1) | 12 (0.5) | 17 (0.7) | 16 (0.6) | 28 (1.1) | 20 (0.8) | 9 (0.4) | 2 (0.1) | 4 (0.1) | 5 (0.2) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
The sunniest months in Chijin are May, July and August, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 37 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Chijin: January, February and December receive an average of 8 hours 28 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 222 | 277 | 332 | 326 | 354 | 344 | 366 | 360 | 331 | 315 | 280 | 270 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 9h 40m | 10h 40m | 11h 57m | 13h 16m | 14h 23m | 14h 57m | 14h 39m | 13h 41m | 12h 25m | 11h 6m | 9h 57m | 9h 22m |
Chijin experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in June, July and August, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 11 - 12, 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 Chijin 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 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 3 |