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Monthly climate in Gucheng, Gansu, China

Last updated: May 6, 2024

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.

Monthly average temperatures in Gucheng, Gansu, China §

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).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Gucheng, Gansu, China.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to June 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
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)

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Monthly average precipitation in Gucheng, Gansu, China §

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.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Gucheng, Gansu, China.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
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

Monthly sunshine hours in Gucheng, Gansu, China §

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.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Gucheng, Gansu, China.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
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

Solar UV radiation in Gucheng, Gansu, China §

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.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Gucheng, Gansu, China.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2022 to January 2023.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
UV Index (month maximum) 3 4 7 9 11 11 11 11 8 6 4 2