Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Qili features a cold desert climate (BWk).Temperatures typically range between -8 °C (19 °F) and 26 °C (80 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -21 °C (-6 °F) or can rise to as high as 41 °C (106 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 57 mm (2.2 inches) and receives 9 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Qili enjoys an average of 3819 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 9 hours 21 minutes to 14 hours 57 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Qili are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 24 to 26 °C (75 - 80 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from -8 to -2 °C (19 - 29 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Qili experiences 116 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 130 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Maximum | 12°C (54°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 36°C (97°F) | 35°C (96°F) | 41°C (106°F) | 38°C (101°F) | 35°C (96°F) | 31°C (89°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 9°C (49°F) |
Mean maximum | 6°C (43°F) | 14°C (58°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 28°C (84°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 34°C (94°F) | 39°C (102°F) | 37°C (99°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 26°C (80°F) | 17°C (62°F) | 6°C (43°F) |
Average high | -1°C (30°F) | 5°C (42°F) | 14°C (58°F) | 21°C (69°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 32°C (91°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 17°C (64°F) | 8°C (46°F) | -1°C (31°F) |
Daily mean | -8°C (19°F) | -2°C (29°F) | 7°C (45°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 26°C (80°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 20°C (67°F) | 10°C (50°F) | 1°C (34°F) | -7°C (20°F) |
Average low | -12°C (10°F) | -8°C (17°F) | -1°C (31°F) | 6°C (43°F) | 12°C (54°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 20°C (67°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 12°C (54°F) | 3°C (38°F) | -5°C (24°F) | -11°C (12°F) |
Mean minimum | -17°C (1°F) | -16°C (4°F) | -8°C (18°F) | -1°C (31°F) | 5°C (41°F) | 13°C (56°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 12°C (55°F) | 6°C (43°F) | -3°C (26°F) | -13°C (10°F) | -17°C (2°F) |
Minimum | -20°C (-3°F) | -21°C (-6°F) | -10°C (14°F) | -4°C (26°F) | 4°C (39°F) | 11°C (52°F) | 14°C (58°F) | 9°C (49°F) | 3°C (38°F) | -5°C (24°F) | -15°C (6°F) | -19°C (-1°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in Qili, Gansu, China with other places around the world.
Qili usually has the most precipitation in June, July and August, with an average of 2 rainy days and 12 mm (0.5 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Qili are February, March and October. On average, 1 mm (0.0 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) | 1 (0.0) | 1 (0.0) | 5 (0.2) | 7 (0.3) | 12 (0.5) | 13 (0.5) | 11 (0.4) | 1 (0.0) | 1 (0.0) | 2 (0.1) | 2 (0.1) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
The sunniest months in Qili are May, July and August, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 51 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Qili: January, February and December receive an average of 8 hours 24 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 222 | 272 | 331 | 335 | 362 | 356 | 375 | 364 | 337 | 316 | 276 | 269 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 9h 39m | 10h 39m | 11h 57m | 13h 16m | 14h 23m | 14h 57m | 14h 40m | 13h 41m | 12h 25m | 11h 6m | 9h 57m | 9h 21m |
Qili experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in June, 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 Qili 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 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 2 |