Last updated: July 31, 2025
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Xiaheqing features a cold desert climate (BWk). Temperatures typically range between -7 °C (19 °F) and 23 °C (74 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -22 °C (-7 °F) or can rise to as high as 36 °C (98 °F). The average annual precipitation amounts to about 193 mm (7.6 inches) and receives 35 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually. Xiaheqing enjoys an average of 3745 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 9 hours 24 minutes to 14 hours 54 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Xiaheqing are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 21 to 23 °C (70 - 74 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from -7 to -3 °C (19 - 27 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Xiaheqing experiences 76 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 127 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Maximum | 11°C (52°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 35°C (96°F) | 33°C (91°F) | 36°C (98°F) | 36°C (97°F) | 30°C (87°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 11°C (52°F) |
Mean maximum | 6°C (43°F) | 12°C (54°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 26°C (78°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 31°C (89°F) | 35°C (95°F) | 34°C (94°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 7°C (44°F) |
Average high | -2°C (29°F) | 3°C (38°F) | 11°C (53°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 26°C (80°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 14°C (58°F) | 6°C (44°F) | -2°C (29°F) |
Daily mean | -7°C (19°F) | -3°C (27°F) | 5°C (41°F) | 11°C (52°F) | 17°C (62°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 21°C (71°F) | 17°C (62°F) | 8°C (47°F) | 1°C (34°F) | -7°C (20°F) |
Average low | -12°C (11°F) | -9°C (17°F) | -1°C (30°F) | 5°C (41°F) | 10°C (50°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 11°C (52°F) | 3°C (38°F) | -4°C (25°F) | -11°C (13°F) |
Mean minimum | -18°C (-0°F) | -15°C (6°F) | -8°C (18°F) | -2°C (28°F) | 2°C (36°F) | 11°C (51°F) | 13°C (56°F) | 12°C (53°F) | 7°C (44°F) | -3°C (27°F) | -12°C (10°F) | -18°C (0°F) |
Minimum | -22°C (-7°F) | -20°C (-4°F) | -10°C (15°F) | -7°C (19°F) | 1°C (33°F) | 9°C (48°F) | 12°C (54°F) | 9°C (49°F) | 5°C (40°F) | -6°C (22°F) | -15°C (6°F) | -22°C (-7°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in Xiaheqing, China with other places around the world.
Xiaheqing usually has the most precipitation in May, July and August, with an average of 5 rainy days and 30 mm (1.2 inches) of precipitation per month. The driest months in Xiaheqing are January, February and March. On average, 4 mm (0.2 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) | 5 (0.2) | 4 (0.1) | 17 (0.7) | 26 (1.0) | 25 (1.0) | 34 (1.3) | 32 (1.3) | 22 (0.8) | 9 (0.4) | 7 (0.3) | 9 (0.4) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
The sunniest months in Xiaheqing are May, July and August, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 29 minutes a day. Least sunny months in Xiaheqing: January, November and December receive an average of 8 hours 21 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 | 277 | 329 | 325 | 351 | 339 | 363 | 354 | 325 | 310 | 277 | 268 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 9h 42m | 10h 41m | 11h 57m | 13h 15m | 14h 21m | 14h 54m | 14h 37m | 13h 39m | 12h 25m | 11h 7m | 9h 59m | 9h 24m |
Xiaheqing experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in June, July and August, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 11 - 12, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure. January, November 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 Xiaheqing 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 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 2 |