Last updated: July 31, 2025
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Liuyuan features a cold desert climate (BWk). Temperatures typically range between -10 °C (15 °F) and 24 °C (76 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -24 °C (-11 °F) or can rise to as high as 37 °C (99 °F). The average annual precipitation amounts to about 71 mm (2.8 inches) and receives 13 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually. Liuyuan enjoys an average of 3810 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 9 hours 15 minutes to 15 hours 4 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Liuyuan are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 22 to 24 °C (72 - 76 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from -10 to -5 °C (15 - 24 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Liuyuan experiences 93 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 146 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Maximum | 9°C (48°F) | 14°C (58°F) | 22°C (73°F) | 27°C (82°F) | 34°C (93°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 37°C (99°F) | 35°C (95°F) | 32°C (89°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 18°C (64°F) | 8°C (47°F) |
Mean maximum | 4°C (40°F) | 11°C (52°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 26°C (78°F) | 31°C (87°F) | 32°C (89°F) | 35°C (96°F) | 34°C (93°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 23°C (75°F) | 15°C (60°F) | 5°C (42°F) |
Average high | -3°C (28°F) | 3°C (37°F) | 12°C (53°F) | 18°C (64°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 30°C (87°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 6°C (43°F) | -2°C (28°F) |
Daily mean | -10°C (15°F) | -5°C (24°F) | 4°C (40°F) | 11°C (53°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 7°C (46°F) | -1°C (30°F) | -9°C (16°F) |
Average low | -15°C (5°F) | -11°C (12°F) | -3°C (27°F) | 5°C (41°F) | 10°C (51°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 11°C (51°F) | 1°C (34°F) | -7°C (19°F) | -14°C (6°F) |
Mean minimum | -21°C (-5°F) | -19°C (-2°F) | -11°C (13°F) | -4°C (26°F) | 1°C (35°F) | 11°C (52°F) | 13°C (56°F) | 11°C (52°F) | 3°C (37°F) | -7°C (20°F) | -15°C (5°F) | -19°C (-2°F) |
Minimum | -23°C (-10°F) | -24°C (-11°F) | -15°C (5°F) | -8°C (18°F) | -0°C (31°F) | 8°C (47°F) | 13°C (55°F) | 9°C (48°F) | 1°C (34°F) | -10°C (14°F) | -17°C (2°F) | -23°C (-8°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in Liuyuan, China with other places around the world.
Liuyuan usually has the most precipitation in May, June and July, with an average of 2 rainy days and 13 mm (0.5 inches) of precipitation per month. The driest months in Liuyuan are February, March and October. 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) | 2 (0.1) | 2 (0.1) | 2 (0.1) | 6 (0.2) | 9 (0.4) | 10 (0.4) | 19 (0.7) | 8 (0.3) | 6 (0.2) | 1 (0.0) | 2 (0.1) | 3 (0.1) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
The sunniest months in Liuyuan are May, July and August, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 42 minutes a day. Least sunny months in Liuyuan: January, February and December receive an average of 8 hours 27 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 221 | 276 | 332 | 332 | 360 | 354 | 370 | 357 | 336 | 316 | 277 | 272 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 9h 34m | 10h 36m | 11h 56m | 13h 19m | 14h 28m | 15h 4m | 14h 46m | 13h 44m | 12h 26m | 11h 4m | 9h 52m | 9h 15m |
Liuyuan 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 Liuyuan UV Index data.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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UV Index (month maximum) | 3 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 |