Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Jinchang features a cold desert climate (BWk).Temperatures typically range between -7 °C (20 °F) and 24 °C (76 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -22 °C (-8 °F) or can rise to as high as 39 °C (102 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 196 mm (7.7 inches) and receives 36 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Jinchang enjoys an average of 3652 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 9 hours 31 minutes to 14 hours 47 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Jinchang are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 22 to 24 °C (71 - 76 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from -7 to -3 °C (20 - 27 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Jinchang experiences 82 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 131 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) | 19°C (66°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 30°C (87°F) | 36°C (97°F) | 34°C (93°F) | 39°C (102°F) | 36°C (97°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 18°C (64°F) | 13°C (56°F) |
Mean maximum | 6°C (43°F) | 15°C (58°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 27°C (80°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 37°C (98°F) | 34°C (94°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 8°C (47°F) |
Average high | -1°C (31°F) | 4°C (40°F) | 12°C (55°F) | 18°C (64°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 14°C (58°F) | 7°C (46°F) | -0°C (32°F) |
Daily mean | -7°C (20°F) | -3°C (27°F) | 6°C (43°F) | 12°C (53°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 22°C (71°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 22°C (71°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 8°C (47°F) | 1°C (34°F) | -6°C (21°F) |
Average low | -12°C (10°F) | -9°C (15°F) | -1°C (30°F) | 5°C (41°F) | 11°C (51°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 16°C (62°F) | 12°C (53°F) | 3°C (38°F) | -5°C (24°F) | -12°C (12°F) |
Mean minimum | -18°C (-1°F) | -17°C (2°F) | -8°C (17°F) | -2°C (29°F) | 3°C (37°F) | 11°C (53°F) | 13°C (56°F) | 12°C (53°F) | 7°C (45°F) | -3°C (27°F) | -12°C (11°F) | -18°C (1°F) |
Minimum | -22°C (-8°F) | -21°C (-6°F) | -15°C (6°F) | -9°C (17°F) | 2°C (35°F) | 8°C (48°F) | 11°C (53°F) | 10°C (50°F) | 4°C (40°F) | -5°C (23°F) | -14°C (7°F) | -19°C (-3°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in Jinchang, Gansu, China with other places around the world.
Jinchang usually has the most precipitation in July, August and September, with an average of 6 rainy days and 36 mm (1.4 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Jinchang are February, March and December. On average, 2 mm (0.1 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) | 3 (0.1) | 2 (0.1) | 2 (0.1) | 21 (0.8) | 17 (0.7) | 24 (0.9) | 24 (1.0) | 45 (1.8) | 38 (1.5) | 16 (0.6) | 2 (0.1) | 2 (0.1) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
The sunniest months in Jinchang are May, July and August, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 6 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Jinchang: January, November and December receive an average of 8 hours 25 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 224 | 279 | 319 | 310 | 338 | 327 | 356 | 337 | 307 | 300 | 277 | 273 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 9h 48m | 10h 44m | 11h 57m | 13h 12m | 14h 15m | 14h 47m | 14h 31m | 13h 35m | 12h 24m | 11h 9m | 10h 4m | 9h 31m |
Jinchang experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in June, July and August, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 11 - 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 Jinchang 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 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 3 |