Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Jiujia features a subarctic climate (Dwc).Temperatures typically range between -11 °C (13 °F) and 12 °C (53 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -31 °C (-23 °F) or can rise to as high as 23 °C (74 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 925 mm (36.4 inches) and receives 167 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Jiujia enjoys an average of 3391 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 9 hours 48 minutes to 14 hours 28 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Jiujia are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 9 to 12 °C (48 - 53 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from -11 to -8 °C (13 - 17 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Jiujia experiences 0 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 210 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) | 12°C (53°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 21°C (69°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 18°C (64°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 7°C (44°F) |
Mean maximum | 5°C (41°F) | 8°C (46°F) | 11°C (53°F) | 16°C (62°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 18°C (64°F) | 22°C (71°F) | 20°C (69°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 11°C (52°F) | 4°C (40°F) |
Average high | -2°C (28°F) | -0°C (32°F) | 4°C (39°F) | 7°C (46°F) | 11°C (52°F) | 13°C (56°F) | 17°C (62°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 13°C (55°F) | 7°C (45°F) | 3°C (37°F) | -1°C (30°F) |
Daily mean | -11°C (13°F) | -8°C (17°F) | -3°C (27°F) | 1°C (35°F) | 5°C (42°F) | 9°C (48°F) | 12°C (53°F) | 11°C (52°F) | 8°C (46°F) | 2°C (35°F) | -5°C (24°F) | -10°C (15°F) |
Average low | -18°C (1°F) | -16°C (4°F) | -10°C (15°F) | -5°C (24°F) | -0°C (32°F) | 5°C (40°F) | 7°C (45°F) | 7°C (45°F) | 3°C (39°F) | -3°C (27°F) | -11°C (13°F) | -16°C (3°F) |
Mean minimum | -25°C (-14°F) | -23°C (-8°F) | -17°C (2°F) | -13°C (10°F) | -7°C (20°F) | -1°C (30°F) | 3°C (37°F) | 2°C (36°F) | -1°C (30°F) | -12°C (11°F) | -17°C (2°F) | -21°C (-6°F) |
Minimum | -31°C (-23°F) | -26°C (-14°F) | -23°C (-9°F) | -16°C (3°F) | -11°C (13°F) | -5°C (24°F) | 2°C (35°F) | 1°C (34°F) | -3°C (28°F) | -15°C (5°F) | -23°C (-10°F) | -24°C (-11°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in Jiujia, Gansu, China with other places around the world.
Jiujia usually has the most precipitation in July, August and September, with an average of 22 rainy days and 149 mm (5.9 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Jiujia are January, February and December. On average, 10 mm (0.4 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) | 10 (0.4) | 13 (0.5) | 29 (1.1) | 65 (2.6) | 106 (4.2) | 135 (5.3) | 145 (5.7) | 162 (6.4) | 142 (5.6) | 90 (3.5) | 22 (0.9) | 8 (0.3) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 3 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 20 | 23 | 20 | 23 | 24 | 19 | 6 | 3 |
The sunniest months in Jiujia are March, May and July, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 15 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Jiujia: January, September and October receive an average of 7 hours 55 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 232 | 277 | 309 | 295 | 308 | 280 | 335 | 292 | 248 | 248 | 273 | 288 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 10h 3m | 10h 53m | 11h 58m | 13h 4m | 14h 0m | 14h 28m | 14h 14m | 13h 25m | 12h 21m | 11h 16m | 10h 18m | 9h 48m |
Jiujia experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in May, June and July, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 14 - 15, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.January, February and December are in the Moderate / High exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 6. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Jiujia UV Index data.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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UV Index (month maximum) | 4 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 4 |