Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Donghua features a humid continental climate (Dwb).Temperatures typically range between -3 °C (26 °F) and 21 °C (71 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -23 °C (-8 °F) or can rise to as high as 34 °C (94 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 814 mm (32.1 inches) and receives 106 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Donghua enjoys an average of 3213 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 9 hours 48 minutes to 14 hours 28 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Donghua are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 19 to 21 °C (67 - 71 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from -3 to -1 °C (26 - 31 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Donghua experiences 50 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 112 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Maximum | 10°C (51°F) | 18°C (66°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 31°C (89°F) | 34°C (94°F) | 34°C (93°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 18°C (66°F) | 11°C (52°F) |
Mean maximum | 8°C (46°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 20°C (69°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 20°C (69°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 9°C (48°F) |
Average high | 2°C (35°F) | 5°C (42°F) | 12°C (54°F) | 17°C (62°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 13°C (56°F) | 9°C (48°F) | 3°C (37°F) |
Daily mean | -3°C (26°F) | -1°C (31°F) | 6°C (43°F) | 11°C (52°F) | 15°C (60°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 21°C (71°F) | 20°C (69°F) | 16°C (60°F) | 9°C (48°F) | 3°C (38°F) | -2°C (28°F) |
Average low | -7°C (19°F) | -6°C (22°F) | 1°C (34°F) | 5°C (42°F) | 9°C (49°F) | 14°C (58°F) | 17°C (62°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 12°C (54°F) | 5°C (42°F) | -1°C (31°F) | -6°C (21°F) |
Mean minimum | -14°C (7°F) | -12°C (10°F) | -6°C (21°F) | -1°C (31°F) | 4°C (40°F) | 9°C (49°F) | 13°C (55°F) | 11°C (53°F) | 7°C (45°F) | 0°C (32°F) | -7°C (19°F) | -11°C (12°F) |
Minimum | -23°C (-8°F) | -20°C (-4°F) | -11°C (13°F) | -5°C (24°F) | 2°C (37°F) | 7°C (46°F) | 11°C (52°F) | 10°C (51°F) | 5°C (41°F) | -0°C (32°F) | -9°C (15°F) | -14°C (7°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in Donghua, Gansu, China with other places around the world.
Donghua usually has the most precipitation in July, August and September, with an average of 13 rainy days and 127 mm (5.0 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Donghua are January, February and December. On average, 14 mm (0.6 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) | 11 (0.5) | 19 (0.8) | 35 (1.4) | 59 (2.3) | 73 (2.9) | 104 (4.1) | 115 (4.5) | 145 (5.7) | 121 (4.7) | 95 (3.8) | 25 (1.0) | 11 (0.4) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 3 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 5 | 3 |
The sunniest months in Donghua are May, July and August, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 9 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Donghua: January, October and November receive an average of 7 hours 11 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 209 | 256 | 277 | 269 | 309 | 300 | 325 | 309 | 241 | 213 | 238 | 261 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 10h 3m | 10h 53m | 11h 58m | 13h 4m | 14h 0m | 14h 28m | 14h 14m | 13h 25m | 12h 21m | 11h 16m | 10h 18m | 9h 48m |
Donghua experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in May, June and July, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 12 - 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 5. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Donghua UV Index data.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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UV Index (month maximum) | 4 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 3 |