Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Qihama features a ice cap climate ET).Temperatures typically range between -11 °C (12 °F) and 12 °C (54 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -32 °C (-25 °F) or can rise to as high as 24 °C (76 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 993 mm (39.1 inches) and receives 158 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Qihama enjoys an average of 3508 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 9 hours 58 minutes to 14 hours 18 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Qihama are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 10 to 12 °C (50 - 54 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from -11 to -8 °C (12 - 18 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Qihama experiences 0 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 204 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Maximum | 10°C (51°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 21°C (71°F) | 22°C (73°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 23°C (75°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 7°C (45°F) |
Mean maximum | 6°C (43°F) | 8°C (47°F) | 12°C (54°F) | 18°C (64°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 20°C (69°F) | 18°C (64°F) | 10°C (50°F) | 5°C (41°F) |
Average high | -0°C (32°F) | 1°C (35°F) | 5°C (41°F) | 9°C (48°F) | 13°C (55°F) | 15°C (60°F) | 18°C (64°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 9°C (49°F) | 2°C (36°F) | -2°C (29°F) |
Daily mean | -10°C (14°F) | -8°C (18°F) | -4°C (26°F) | 1°C (35°F) | 6°C (44°F) | 10°C (50°F) | 12°C (54°F) | 12°C (54°F) | 9°C (48°F) | 3°C (37°F) | -7°C (20°F) | -11°C (12°F) |
Average low | -19°C (-1°F) | -16°C (3°F) | -12°C (11°F) | -5°C (23°F) | 0°C (33°F) | 5°C (41°F) | 7°C (45°F) | 7°C (45°F) | 4°C (40°F) | -3°C (28°F) | -14°C (8°F) | -19°C (-1°F) |
Mean minimum | -27°C (-16°F) | -25°C (-12°F) | -22°C (-8°F) | -14°C (7°F) | -6°C (21°F) | -1°C (30°F) | 2°C (36°F) | 1°C (33°F) | -2°C (29°F) | -17°C (2°F) | -24°C (-11°F) | -25°C (-13°F) |
Minimum | -32°C (-25°F) | -30°C (-22°F) | -27°C (-17°F) | -17°C (2°F) | -8°C (17°F) | -3°C (26°F) | 1°C (34°F) | -0°C (32°F) | -4°C (24°F) | -21°C (-5°F) | -31°C (-23°F) | -29°C (-19°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in Qihama, Gansu, China with other places around the world.
Qihama usually has the most precipitation in June, August and September, with an average of 21 rainy days and 157 mm (6.2 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Qihama are January, February and December. On average, 13 mm (0.5 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) | 11 (0.4) | 17 (0.7) | 33 (1.3) | 62 (2.4) | 118 (4.7) | 165 (6.5) | 118 (4.6) | 158 (6.2) | 147 (5.8) | 124 (4.9) | 28 (1.1) | 11 (0.4) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 3 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 19 | 23 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 7 | 3 |
The sunniest months in Qihama are March, April and July, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 38 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Qihama: January, September and October receive an average of 8 hours 16 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 240 | 282 | 330 | 323 | 317 | 284 | 324 | 315 | 260 | 259 | 276 | 293 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 10h 12m | 10h 58m | 11h 58m | 13h 0m | 13h 52m | 14h 18m | 14h 5m | 13h 20m | 12h 20m | 11h 19m | 10h 25m | 9h 58m |
Qihama experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in May, June and July, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 15 - 16, 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 7. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Qihama UV Index data.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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UV Index (month maximum) | 5 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 5 |