Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Qingquan features a cold desert climate (BWk).Temperatures typically range between -9 °C (16 °F) and 21 °C (69 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -24 °C (-12 °F) or can rise to as high as 36 °C (96 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 261 mm (10.3 inches) and receives 46 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Qingquan enjoys an average of 3694 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 9 hours 29 minutes to 14 hours 49 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Qingquan are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 18 to 21 °C (65 - 69 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from -9 to -5 °C (16 - 23 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Qingquan experiences 48 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 161 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) | 17°C (62°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 32°C (91°F) | 31°C (87°F) | 36°C (96°F) | 34°C (94°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 11°C (53°F) |
Mean maximum | 8°C (47°F) | 13°C (55°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 30°C (85°F) | 34°C (93°F) | 32°C (91°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 17°C (62°F) | 8°C (46°F) |
Average high | -1°C (30°F) | 3°C (38°F) | 10°C (51°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 20°C (69°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 27°C (80°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 21°C (69°F) | 13°C (56°F) | 6°C (44°F) | -1°C (31°F) |
Daily mean | -9°C (16°F) | -5°C (23°F) | 3°C (38°F) | 9°C (48°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 21°C (69°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 14°C (58°F) | 6°C (43°F) | -1°C (30°F) | -8°C (17°F) |
Average low | -16°C (4°F) | -13°C (8°F) | -4°C (25°F) | 2°C (35°F) | 7°C (45°F) | 12°C (53°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 13°C (56°F) | 8°C (47°F) | 0°C (33°F) | -8°C (18°F) | -15°C (5°F) |
Mean minimum | -21°C (-6°F) | -20°C (-4°F) | -12°C (11°F) | -5°C (24°F) | -0°C (32°F) | 8°C (47°F) | 9°C (49°F) | 8°C (47°F) | 3°C (39°F) | -5°C (23°F) | -16°C (3°F) | -20°C (-3°F) |
Minimum | -24°C (-11°F) | -24°C (-12°F) | -17°C (3°F) | -12°C (10°F) | -2°C (29°F) | 5°C (41°F) | 8°C (47°F) | 5°C (42°F) | 1°C (34°F) | -6°C (21°F) | -20°C (-5°F) | -21°C (-6°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in Qingquan, Gansu, China with other places around the world.
Qingquan usually has the most precipitation in July, August and September, with an average of 7 rainy days and 49 mm (1.9 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Qingquan are February, March and December. On average, 3 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) | 4 (0.2) | 3 (0.1) | 4 (0.2) | 24 (1.0) | 23 (0.9) | 36 (1.4) | 39 (1.5) | 60 (2.4) | 48 (1.9) | 11 (0.5) | 5 (0.2) | 3 (0.1) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
The sunniest months in Qingquan are May, July and August, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 13 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Qingquan: January, February and December receive an average of 8 hours 34 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 227 | 279 | 326 | 313 | 345 | 326 | 358 | 340 | 315 | 306 | 281 | 273 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 9h 46m | 10h 43m | 11h 57m | 13h 13m | 14h 17m | 14h 49m | 14h 33m | 13h 36m | 12h 24m | 11h 9m | 10h 3m | 9h 29m |
Qingquan experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in May, June and July, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 12 - 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 Qingquan 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 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 3 |