Last updated: July 31, 2025
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Gucheng features a cold desert climate (BWk). Temperatures typically range between -8 °C (18 °F) and 26 °C (80 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -26 °C (-14 °F) or can rise to as high as 40 °C (104 °F). The average annual precipitation amounts to about 70 mm (2.8 inches) and receives 12 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually. Gucheng enjoys an average of 3733 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 9 hours 21 minutes to 14 hours 57 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Gucheng are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 24 to 26 °C (76 - 80 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from -8 to -3 °C (18 - 27 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Gucheng experiences 109 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 134 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Maximum | 8°C (47°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 36°C (98°F) | 36°C (96°F) | 40°C (104°F) | 37°C (99°F) | 34°C (93°F) | 31°C (89°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 9°C (49°F) |
Mean maximum | 5°C (42°F) | 13°C (57°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 34°C (94°F) | 38°C (101°F) | 37°C (99°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 7°C (44°F) |
Average high | -1°C (30°F) | 5°C (41°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 16°C (62°F) | 8°C (46°F) | -1°C (31°F) |
Daily mean | -8°C (18°F) | -3°C (27°F) | 7°C (44°F) | 13°C (56°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 26°C (80°F) | 25°C (76°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 9°C (49°F) | 0°C (33°F) | -8°C (19°F) |
Average low | -14°C (7°F) | -10°C (15°F) | -1°C (30°F) | 7°C (44°F) | 13°C (55°F) | 18°C (64°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 12°C (54°F) | 2°C (36°F) | -6°C (22°F) | -13°C (9°F) |
Mean minimum | -21°C (-5°F) | -18°C (0°F) | -8°C (17°F) | -2°C (28°F) | 3°C (38°F) | 13°C (56°F) | 14°C (58°F) | 11°C (52°F) | 5°C (42°F) | -5°C (23°F) | -14°C (7°F) | -20°C (-4°F) |
Minimum | -26°C (-14°F) | -22°C (-7°F) | -11°C (13°F) | -10°C (15°F) | -0°C (32°F) | 10°C (51°F) | 13°C (55°F) | 10°C (50°F) | 4°C (39°F) | -8°C (17°F) | -17°C (2°F) | -24°C (-12°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in Gucheng, China with other places around the world.
Gucheng usually has the most precipitation in May, July and August, with an average of 3 rainy days and 13 mm (0.5 inches) of precipitation per month. The driest months in Gucheng are February, March and November. 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) | 1 (0.1) | 1 (0.0) | 1 (0.0) | 6 (0.2) | 9 (0.4) | 8 (0.3) | 18 (0.7) | 12 (0.5) | 9 (0.3) | 1 (0.0) | 1 (0.0) | 2 (0.1) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
The sunniest months in Gucheng are May, July and August, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 27 minutes a day. Least sunny months in Gucheng: January, November and December receive an average of 8 hours 15 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 219 | 274 | 326 | 321 | 347 | 345 | 362 | 354 | 328 | 311 | 274 | 265 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 9h 39m | 10h 39m | 11h 57m | 13h 16m | 14h 24m | 14h 57m | 14h 40m | 13h 41m | 12h 25m | 11h 6m | 9h 57m | 9h 21m |
Gucheng 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 Gucheng 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 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 |