Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Yongchang Chengguanzhen features a cold desert climate (BWk).Temperatures typically range between -9 °C (16 °F) and 20 °C (68 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -29 °C (-20 °F) or can rise to as high as 33 °C (92 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 334 mm (13.1 inches) and receives 62 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Yongchang Chengguanzhen enjoys an average of 3676 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 9 hours 32 minutes to 14 hours 46 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Yongchang Chengguanzhen are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 17 to 20 °C (63 - 68 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from -9 to -6 °C (16 - 21 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Yongchang Chengguanzhen experiences 31 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 165 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Maximum | 9°C (49°F) | 15°C (60°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 31°C (89°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 11°C (51°F) |
Mean maximum | 6°C (43°F) | 11°C (52°F) | 18°C (64°F) | 22°C (73°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 31°C (89°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 14°C (58°F) | 7°C (45°F) |
Average high | -2°C (29°F) | 2°C (35°F) | 9°C (48°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 22°C (73°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 11°C (52°F) | 5°C (42°F) | -2°C (29°F) |
Daily mean | -9°C (16°F) | -6°C (21°F) | 2°C (36°F) | 7°C (46°F) | 13°C (55°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 18°C (64°F) | 13°C (56°F) | 5°C (42°F) | -2°C (29°F) | -9°C (16°F) |
Average low | -15°C (5°F) | -14°C (8°F) | -4°C (24°F) | 1°C (34°F) | 6°C (44°F) | 11°C (53°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 13°C (55°F) | 8°C (47°F) | 0°C (32°F) | -7°C (19°F) | -15°C (5°F) |
Mean minimum | -21°C (-6°F) | -22°C (-7°F) | -12°C (10°F) | -6°C (21°F) | -1°C (31°F) | 7°C (45°F) | 9°C (49°F) | 8°C (46°F) | 4°C (39°F) | -6°C (22°F) | -15°C (6°F) | -20°C (-3°F) |
Minimum | -24°C (-11°F) | -29°C (-20°F) | -22°C (-7°F) | -12°C (11°F) | -3°C (27°F) | 5°C (42°F) | 8°C (47°F) | 6°C (42°F) | 1°C (35°F) | -8°C (17°F) | -16°C (4°F) | -23°C (-9°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in Yongchang Chengguanzhen, Gansu, China with other places around the world.
Yongchang Chengguanzhen usually has the most precipitation in July, August and September, with an average of 9 rainy days and 58 mm (2.3 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Yongchang Chengguanzhen are January, February and December. 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) | 5 (0.2) | 4 (0.2) | 8 (0.3) | 35 (1.4) | 32 (1.3) | 41 (1.6) | 47 (1.8) | 70 (2.8) | 58 (2.3) | 25 (1.0) | 5 (0.2) | 4 (0.2) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
The sunniest months in Yongchang Chengguanzhen are May, July and August, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 9 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Yongchang Chengguanzhen: January, November and December receive an average of 8 hours 29 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 225 | 279 | 322 | 312 | 341 | 327 | 357 | 338 | 309 | 304 | 279 | 275 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 9h 49m | 10h 45m | 11h 57m | 13h 11m | 14h 14m | 14h 46m | 14h 30m | 13h 35m | 12h 24m | 11h 10m | 10h 5m | 9h 32m |
Yongchang Chengguanzhen experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in May, June and July, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 12 - 13, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.January, February 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 Yongchang Chengguanzhen 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 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 3 |