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Monthly climate in Zhongdong, Gansu, China

Last updated: May 6, 2024

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.

Monthly average temperatures in Zhongdong, Gansu, China §

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).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Zhongdong, Gansu, China.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to June 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
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)

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Monthly average precipitation in Zhongdong, Gansu, China §

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.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Zhongdong, Gansu, China.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
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

Monthly sunshine hours in Zhongdong, Gansu, China §

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.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Zhongdong, Gansu, China.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
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

Solar UV radiation in Zhongdong, Gansu, China §

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.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Zhongdong, Gansu, China.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2022 to January 2023.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
UV Index (month maximum) 3 4 7 9 11 11 11 11 9 6 4 2