Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Simen features a humid continental climate (Dwb).Temperatures typically range between -6 °C (21 °F) and 19 °C (67 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -24 °C (-11 °F) or can rise to as high as 31 °C (87 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 908 mm (35.7 inches) and receives 136 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Simen enjoys an average of 3183 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 9 hours 51 minutes to 14 hours 25 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Simen are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 16 to 19 °C (62 - 67 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from -6 to -4 °C (21 - 26 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Simen experiences 21 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 123 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Maximum | 7°C (44°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 21°C (71°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 26°C (80°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 30°C (87°F) | 31°C (87°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 17°C (62°F) | 8°C (47°F) |
Mean maximum | 5°C (41°F) | 10°C (50°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 6°C (43°F) |
Average high | -1°C (31°F) | 2°C (37°F) | 9°C (49°F) | 14°C (58°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 12°C (53°F) | 7°C (44°F) | 0°C (33°F) |
Daily mean | -6°C (21°F) | -4°C (26°F) | 4°C (39°F) | 9°C (48°F) | 13°C (55°F) | 16°C (62°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 8°C (46°F) | 2°C (35°F) | -5°C (24°F) |
Average low | -11°C (12°F) | -9°C (15°F) | -1°C (30°F) | 4°C (39°F) | 8°C (46°F) | 12°C (54°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 14°C (58°F) | 10°C (51°F) | 4°C (40°F) | -2°C (28°F) | -9°C (16°F) |
Mean minimum | -19°C (-2°F) | -18°C (0°F) | -8°C (17°F) | -2°C (29°F) | 3°C (37°F) | 7°C (45°F) | 11°C (52°F) | 9°C (49°F) | 6°C (44°F) | -1°C (31°F) | -10°C (14°F) | -16°C (4°F) |
Minimum | -24°C (-11°F) | -23°C (-8°F) | -13°C (8°F) | -5°C (23°F) | 1°C (34°F) | 5°C (42°F) | 10°C (50°F) | 7°C (46°F) | 5°C (41°F) | -2°C (28°F) | -17°C (2°F) | -23°C (-8°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in Simen, Gansu, China with other places around the world.
Simen usually has the most precipitation in June, July and August, with an average of 14 rainy days and 133 mm (5.3 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Simen are January, February and December. On average, 19 mm (0.7 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) | 18 (0.7) | 22 (0.9) | 43 (1.7) | 70 (2.8) | 103 (4.0) | 124 (4.9) | 129 (5.1) | 148 (5.8) | 111 (4.4) | 96 (3.8) | 29 (1.1) | 16 (0.6) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 5 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 8 | 5 |
The sunniest months in Simen are May, July and August, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 1 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Simen: January, September and October receive an average of 7 hours 3 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 214 | 259 | 282 | 257 | 308 | 291 | 329 | 293 | 223 | 211 | 242 | 267 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 10h 6m | 10h 55m | 11h 58m | 13h 3m | 13h 57m | 14h 25m | 14h 11m | 13h 23m | 12h 21m | 11h 17m | 10h 20m | 9h 51m |
Simen experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in May, June and August, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 13 - 14, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.January, November and December are in the Moderate / High exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 6. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Simen 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 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 4 |