Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Tashi features a cold desert climate (BWk).Temperatures typically range between -8 °C (18 °F) and 25 °C (78 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -22 °C (-7 °F) or can rise to as high as 39 °C (103 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 73 mm (2.9 inches) and receives 12 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Tashi enjoys an average of 3822 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 9 hours 20 minutes to 14 hours 58 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Tashi are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 23 to 25 °C (74 - 78 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from -8 to -3 °C (18 - 27 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Tashi experiences 108 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 134 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) | 24°C (76°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 35°C (96°F) | 35°C (95°F) | 39°C (103°F) | 37°C (99°F) | 34°C (93°F) | 31°C (89°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 9°C (49°F) |
Mean maximum | 7°C (45°F) | 13°C (56°F) | 21°C (69°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 34°C (93°F) | 37°C (99°F) | 36°C (97°F) | 31°C (89°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 7°C (44°F) |
Average high | -1°C (30°F) | 4°C (40°F) | 13°C (56°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 31°C (89°F) | 30°C (87°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 17°C (62°F) | 7°C (45°F) | -1°C (30°F) |
Daily mean | -8°C (18°F) | -3°C (27°F) | 6°C (43°F) | 13°C (55°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 9°C (49°F) | 1°C (33°F) | -7°C (19°F) |
Average low | -13°C (9°F) | -10°C (15°F) | -2°C (29°F) | 5°C (42°F) | 11°C (52°F) | 16°C (62°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 17°C (64°F) | 12°C (53°F) | 3°C (37°F) | -5°C (23°F) | -12°C (10°F) |
Mean minimum | -18°C (-1°F) | -17°C (2°F) | -9°C (16°F) | -2°C (29°F) | 4°C (39°F) | 12°C (53°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 12°C (53°F) | 5°C (41°F) | -4°C (25°F) | -13°C (9°F) | -17°C (2°F) |
Minimum | -22°C (-7°F) | -22°C (-7°F) | -11°C (13°F) | -6°C (22°F) | 2°C (37°F) | 8°C (47°F) | 12°C (54°F) | 9°C (48°F) | 2°C (36°F) | -5°C (23°F) | -15°C (4°F) | -20°C (-4°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in Tashi, Gansu, China with other places around the world.
Tashi usually has the most precipitation in June, July and August, with an average of 2 rainy days and 14 mm (0.5 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Tashi 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) | 3 (0.1) | 2 (0.1) | 1 (0.0) | 7 (0.3) | 9 (0.4) | 11 (0.4) | 21 (0.8) | 9 (0.4) | 2 (0.1) | 0 (0.0) | 4 (0.2) | 3 (0.1) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
The sunniest months in Tashi are May, July and August, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 43 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Tashi: January, February and December receive an average of 8 hours 30 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 223 | 276 | 334 | 332 | 357 | 353 | 373 | 359 | 337 | 318 | 281 | 274 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 9h 38m | 10h 39m | 11h 57m | 13h 17m | 14h 24m | 14h 58m | 14h 41m | 13h 41m | 12h 25m | 11h 6m | 9h 56m | 9h 20m |
Tashi experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in June, July and August, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 10 - 11, which corresponds to the Very High / 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 Tashi 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 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 |