Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Qiqing features a ice cap climate ET).Temperatures typically range between -19 °C (-2 °F) and 7 °C (45 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -38 °C (-35 °F) or can rise to as high as 17 °C (63 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 640 mm (25.2 inches) and receives 134 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Qiqing enjoys an average of 3837 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 9 hours 27 minutes to 14 hours 51 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Qiqing are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 3 to 7 °C (38 - 45 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from -19 to -17 °C (-2 - 2 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Qiqing experiences 0 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 273 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Maximum | -3°C (27°F) | 3°C (37°F) | 6°C (43°F) | 11°C (52°F) | 13°C (55°F) | 15°C (58°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 11°C (52°F) | 5°C (41°F) | -1°C (30°F) |
Mean maximum | -6°C (21°F) | -2°C (28°F) | 2°C (36°F) | 7°C (44°F) | 11°C (52°F) | 12°C (54°F) | 15°C (60°F) | 15°C (60°F) | 13°C (55°F) | 8°C (46°F) | -0°C (32°F) | -5°C (23°F) |
Average high | -11°C (12°F) | -9°C (16°F) | -4°C (25°F) | -1°C (31°F) | 3°C (38°F) | 7°C (46°F) | 11°C (52°F) | 11°C (52°F) | 7°C (46°F) | 1°C (34°F) | -6°C (21°F) | -11°C (12°F) |
Daily mean | -19°C (-2°F) | -17°C (2°F) | -11°C (13°F) | -6°C (21°F) | -1°C (30°F) | 3°C (38°F) | 7°C (45°F) | 6°C (43°F) | 2°C (35°F) | -6°C (22°F) | -13°C (9°F) | -18°C (-1°F) |
Average low | -25°C (-13°F) | -24°C (-11°F) | -18°C (-1°F) | -12°C (10°F) | -7°C (20°F) | -1°C (31°F) | 2°C (37°F) | 2°C (35°F) | -3°C (26°F) | -11°C (12°F) | -19°C (-3°F) | -24°C (-11°F) |
Mean minimum | -32°C (-24°F) | -32°C (-25°F) | -28°C (-19°F) | -22°C (-7°F) | -19°C (-1°F) | -7°C (19°F) | -2°C (29°F) | -3°C (27°F) | -10°C (15°F) | -19°C (-2°F) | -27°C (-16°F) | -30°C (-22°F) |
Minimum | -35°C (-32°F) | -38°C (-35°F) | -32°C (-25°F) | -27°C (-16°F) | -25°C (-12°F) | -12°C (10°F) | -3°C (26°F) | -6°C (22°F) | -11°C (13°F) | -25°C (-13°F) | -32°C (-25°F) | -36°C (-32°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in Qiqing, Gansu, China with other places around the world.
Qiqing usually has the most precipitation in June, July and August, with an average of 23 rainy days and 129 mm (5.1 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Qiqing are January, February and December. On average, 7 mm (0.3 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) | 6 (0.3) | 8 (0.3) | 19 (0.7) | 41 (1.6) | 73 (2.9) | 125 (4.9) | 144 (5.7) | 119 (4.7) | 69 (2.7) | 20 (0.8) | 9 (0.4) | 6 (0.2) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 2 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 14 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 2 |
The sunniest months in Qiqing are May, July and August, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 43 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Qiqing: January, November and December receive an average of 8 hours 40 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 230 | 285 | 335 | 333 | 360 | 343 | 369 | 360 | 331 | 317 | 285 | 283 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 9h 44m | 10h 42m | 11h 57m | 13h 14m | 14h 19m | 14h 51m | 14h 35m | 13h 38m | 12h 24m | 11h 8m | 10h 1m | 9h 27m |
Qiqing experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in May, June and July, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 14 - 16, 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 5. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Qiqing UV Index data.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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UV Index (month maximum) | 3 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 3 |