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Monthly climate in Jiayuguan, Gansu, China

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Jiayuguan features a cold desert climate (BWk).Temperatures typically range between -8 °C (17 °F) and 22 °C (72 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -23 °C (-10 °F) or can rise to as high as 34 °C (94 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 147 mm (5.8 inches) and receives 31 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Jiayuguan enjoys an average of 3775 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 9 hours 24 minutes to 14 hours 54 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Jiayuguan, Gansu, China §

The warmest months in Jiayuguan are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 20 to 22 °C (68 - 72 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from -8 to -4 °C (17 - 24 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Jiayuguan experiences 58 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 138 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Jiayuguan, 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)		 14°C
(57°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 10°C
(50°F)
Mean maximum 5°C
(41°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 7°C
(44°F)
Average high -3°C
(27°F)		 2°C
(36°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 -2°C
(29°F)
Daily mean -8°C
(17°F)		 -4°C
(24°F)		 4°C
(39°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 16°C
(60°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 16°C
(60°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 -0°C
(32°F)		 -7°C
(19°F)
Average low -13°C
(9°F)		 -10°C
(14°F)		 -3°C
(28°F)		 4°C
(39°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 2°C
(36°F)		 -5°C
(23°F)		 -12°C
(11°F)
Mean minimum -18°C
(-1°F)		 -16°C
(3°F)		 -9°C
(16°F)		 -3°C
(27°F)		 1°C
(35°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 11°C
(51°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 -4°C
(25°F)		 -13°C
(9°F)		 -19°C
(-2°F)
Minimum -22°C
(-8°F)		 -20°C
(-4°F)		 -11°C
(13°F)		 -8°C
(18°F)		 -2°C
(29°F)		 8°C
(46°F)		 12°C
(53°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 3°C
(38°F)		 -7°C
(20°F)		 -15°C
(6°F)		 -23°C
(-10°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Jiayuguan, Gansu, China §

Jiayuguan usually has the most precipitation in May, July and August, with an average of 5 rainy days and 25 mm (1.0 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Jiayuguan are March, October and November. On average, 4 mm (0.2 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Jiayuguan, 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) 5 (0.2) 5 (0.2) 4 (0.2) 12 (0.5) 21 (0.8) 19 (0.8) 29 (1.1) 25 (1.0) 13 (0.5) 4 (0.2) 3 (0.1) 7 (0.3)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 1 1 0 3 5 4 5 5 3 1 1 2

Monthly sunshine hours in Jiayuguan, Gansu, China §

The sunniest months in Jiayuguan are May, July and August, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 36 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Jiayuguan: January, February and December receive an average of 8 hours 29 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Jiayuguan, 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 223 279 331 327 355 344 366 357 327 312 279 270
Mean daily daylight hours 9h 42m 10h 41m 11h 57m 13h 15m 14h 21m 14h 54m 14h 37m 13h 39m 12h 25m 11h 7m 9h 59m 9h 24m

Solar UV radiation in Jiayuguan, Gansu, China §

Jiayuguan 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, November and December are in the 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 Jiayuguan UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Jiayuguan, 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 5 8 10 12 12 12 11 9 6 4 3