Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Huocheng features a ice cap climate ET).Temperatures typically range between -11 °C (13 °F) and 18 °C (64 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -30 °C (-21 °F) or can rise to as high as 32 °C (90 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 358 mm (14.1 inches) and receives 67 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Huocheng enjoys an average of 3700 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 9 hours 31 minutes to 14 hours 46 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Huocheng are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 15 to 18 °C (60 - 64 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from -11 to -7 °C (13 - 19 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Huocheng experiences 21 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 181 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Maximum | 11°C (51°F) | 15°C (60°F) | 22°C (71°F) | 26°C (80°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 18°C (64°F) | 11°C (52°F) |
Mean maximum | 7°C (45°F) | 11°C (52°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 27°C (80°F) | 27°C (80°F) | 30°C (87°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 21°C (69°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 6°C (43°F) |
Average high | -2°C (28°F) | 1°C (35°F) | 8°C (47°F) | 13°C (55°F) | 18°C (64°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 11°C (52°F) | 5°C (40°F) | -2°C (28°F) |
Daily mean | -11°C (13°F) | -7°C (19°F) | 1°C (34°F) | 6°C (43°F) | 11°C (52°F) | 15°C (60°F) | 18°C (64°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 12°C (54°F) | 4°C (39°F) | -4°C (26°F) | -11°C (13°F) |
Average low | -18°C (0°F) | -16°C (4°F) | -6°C (22°F) | -1°C (31°F) | 4°C (40°F) | 9°C (48°F) | 11°C (52°F) | 10°C (51°F) | 6°C (43°F) | -2°C (29°F) | -10°C (14°F) | -18°C (1°F) |
Mean minimum | -24°C (-11°F) | -23°C (-10°F) | -14°C (6°F) | -6°C (21°F) | -3°C (26°F) | 5°C (42°F) | 6°C (43°F) | 5°C (42°F) | 1°C (34°F) | -7°C (19°F) | -19°C (-3°F) | -23°C (-9°F) |
Minimum | -30°C (-21°F) | -29°C (-20°F) | -19°C (-1°F) | -11°C (12°F) | -8°C (17°F) | 3°C (37°F) | 5°C (42°F) | 2°C (36°F) | -1°C (31°F) | -9°C (16°F) | -26°C (-15°F) | -25°C (-12°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in Huocheng, Gansu, China with other places around the world.
Huocheng usually has the most precipitation in July, August and September, with an average of 10 rainy days and 64 mm (2.5 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Huocheng are January, February and December. On average, 5 mm (0.2 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) | 6 (0.2) | 5 (0.2) | 7 (0.3) | 33 (1.3) | 32 (1.2) | 48 (1.9) | 50 (2.0) | 81 (3.2) | 61 (2.4) | 23 (0.9) | 7 (0.3) | 4 (0.2) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
The sunniest months in Huocheng are May, July and August, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 10 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Huocheng: January, February and December receive an average of 8 hours 39 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 228 | 281 | 327 | 316 | 343 | 327 | 357 | 337 | 311 | 307 | 284 | 278 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 9h 48m | 10h 45m | 11h 57m | 13h 12m | 14h 15m | 14h 46m | 14h 30m | 13h 35m | 12h 24m | 11h 10m | 10h 5m | 9h 31m |
Huocheng experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in May, June and July, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 13 - 14, 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 Huocheng UV Index data.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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UV Index (month maximum) | 3 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 3 |