Last updated: July 31, 2025
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Zhongdong 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 -25 °C (-14 °F) or can rise to as high as 39 °C (103 °F). The average annual precipitation amounts to about 85 mm (3.4 inches) and receives 14 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually. Zhongdong enjoys an average of 3715 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 9 hours 21 minutes to 14 hours 57 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Zhongdong are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 23 to 25 °C (75 - 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, Zhongdong experiences 107 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 137 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Maximum | 8°C (47°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 30°C (87°F) | 37°C (98°F) | 35°C (96°F) | 39°C (103°F) | 38°C (100°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 9°C (49°F) |
Mean maximum | 5°C (42°F) | 13°C (57°F) | 20°C (69°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 34°C (93°F) | 38°C (101°F) | 37°C (98°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 26°C (78°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 6°C (44°F) |
Average high | -1°C (30°F) | 5°C (41°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 20°C (67°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 30°C (87°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 16°C (62°F) | 8°C (46°F) | -1°C (31°F) |
Daily mean | -8°C (18°F) | -3°C (27°F) | 6°C (43°F) | 13°C (55°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 23°C (75°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 9°C (48°F) | 1°C (33°F) | -7°C (19°F) |
Average low | -14°C (7°F) | -10°C (15°F) | -1°C (30°F) | 6°C (43°F) | 12°C (54°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 11°C (53°F) | 2°C (36°F) | -5°C (23°F) | -13°C (10°F) |
Mean minimum | -20°C (-5°F) | -17°C (1°F) | -8°C (18°F) | -2°C (28°F) | 3°C (39°F) | 13°C (55°F) | 14°C (58°F) | 11°C (53°F) | 6°C (43°F) | -5°C (23°F) | -13°C (8°F) | -21°C (-5°F) |
Minimum | -25°C (-13°F) | -22°C (-7°F) | -9°C (15°F) | -9°C (16°F) | 1°C (34°F) | 10°C (50°F) | 12°C (54°F) | 10°C (51°F) | 3°C (38°F) | -7°C (19°F) | -17°C (2°F) | -25°C (-14°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in Zhongdong, China with other places around the world.
Zhongdong usually has the most precipitation in May, July and August, with an average of 3 rainy days and 15 mm (0.6 inches) of precipitation per month. The driest months in Zhongdong are January, February and November. On average, 1 mm (0.1 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) | 2 (0.1) | 1 (0.1) | 2 (0.1) | 6 (0.2) | 11 (0.4) | 11 (0.4) | 20 (0.8) | 15 (0.6) | 11 (0.4) | 3 (0.1) | 1 (0.0) | 3 (0.1) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
The sunniest months in Zhongdong are May, July and August, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 26 minutes a day. Least sunny months in Zhongdong: January, November and December receive an average of 8 hours 11 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 218 | 274 | 325 | 320 | 347 | 342 | 362 | 353 | 325 | 308 | 273 | 262 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 9h 39m | 10h 39m | 11h 57m | 13h 16m | 14h 23m | 14h 57m | 14h 40m | 13h 41m | 12h 25m | 11h 6m | 9h 57m | 9h 21m |
Zhongdong experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in May, July and August, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 11 - 11, which corresponds to the 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 Zhongdong 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 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 2 |