Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Guazhou features a cold desert climate (BWk).Temperatures typically range between -8 °C (18 °F) and 27 °C (81 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -22 °C (-8 °F) or can rise to as high as 41 °C (106 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 51 mm (2.0 inches) and receives 7 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Guazhou enjoys an average of 3822 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 9 hours 19 minutes to 14 hours 59 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Guazhou are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 25 to 27 °C (77 - 81 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from -8 to -2 °C (18 - 28 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Guazhou experiences 122 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 133 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 (50°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 30°C (87°F) | 37°C (99°F) | 37°C (98°F) | 41°C (106°F) | 39°C (102°F) | 35°C (95°F) | 33°C (91°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 10°C (50°F) |
Mean maximum | 7°C (44°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 34°C (93°F) | 35°C (96°F) | 39°C (103°F) | 37°C (100°F) | 33°C (91°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 18°C (64°F) | 6°C (44°F) |
Average high | -1°C (30°F) | 5°C (42°F) | 15°C (58°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 27°C (80°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 18°C (64°F) | 8°C (46°F) | -1°C (31°F) |
Daily mean | -8°C (18°F) | -2°C (28°F) | 7°C (45°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 10°C (50°F) | 1°C (33°F) | -8°C (19°F) |
Average low | -14°C (7°F) | -9°C (15°F) | -1°C (31°F) | 6°C (44°F) | 13°C (55°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 21°C (69°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 12°C (55°F) | 3°C (37°F) | -6°C (22°F) | -13°C (9°F) |
Mean minimum | -19°C (-2°F) | -17°C (1°F) | -7°C (19°F) | -1°C (30°F) | 5°C (41°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 13°C (56°F) | 5°C (42°F) | -4°C (25°F) | -14°C (7°F) | -18°C (-0°F) |
Minimum | -22°C (-7°F) | -22°C (-8°F) | -9°C (15°F) | -5°C (24°F) | 4°C (39°F) | 10°C (51°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 10°C (51°F) | 3°C (37°F) | -5°C (23°F) | -16°C (3°F) | -21°C (-5°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in Guazhou, Gansu, China with other places around the world.
Guazhou usually has the most precipitation in June, July and August, with an average of 1 rainy days and 10 mm (0.4 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Guazhou 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) | 1 (0.0) | 1 (0.0) | 5 (0.2) | 5 (0.2) | 7 (0.3) | 16 (0.6) | 7 (0.3) | 2 (0.1) | 0 (0.0) | 3 (0.1) | 2 (0.1) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
The sunniest months in Guazhou are May, July and August, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 44 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Guazhou: January, February and December receive an average of 8 hours 29 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 | 333 | 333 | 358 | 354 | 373 | 359 | 336 | 317 | 279 | 273 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 9h 38m | 10h 39m | 11h 57m | 13h 17m | 14h 25m | 14h 59m | 14h 42m | 13h 42m | 12h 25m | 11h 5m | 9h 55m | 9h 19m |
Guazhou experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in May, July and August, 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 Low / 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 Guazhou 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 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 2 |