Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Xiahe features a humid continental climate (Dwa).Temperatures typically range between -3 °C (27 °F) and 27 °C (80 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -17 °C (1 °F) or can rise to as high as 39 °C (103 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 583 mm (23.0 inches) and receives 59 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Xiahe enjoys an average of 3326 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 9 hours 29 minutes to 14 hours 48 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Xiahe are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 26 to 27 °C (78 - 80 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from -3 to 0 °C (27 - 32 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Xiahe experiences 120 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 103 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 (53°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 38°C (100°F) | 39°C (103°F) | 37°C (99°F) | 35°C (96°F) | 34°C (93°F) | 31°C (89°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 14°C (57°F) |
Mean maximum | 9°C (49°F) | 15°C (60°F) | 23°C (75°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 35°C (94°F) | 37°C (98°F) | 36°C (97°F) | 34°C (94°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 20°C (69°F) | 10°C (51°F) |
Average high | 2°C (36°F) | 6°C (43°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 31°C (89°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 26°C (80°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 11°C (53°F) | 4°C (39°F) |
Daily mean | -3°C (27°F) | 0°C (32°F) | 8°C (47°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 27°C (80°F) | 26°C (78°F) | 21°C (71°F) | 13°C (56°F) | 6°C (42°F) | -2°C (29°F) |
Average low | -8°C (18°F) | -5°C (23°F) | 2°C (36°F) | 9°C (48°F) | 14°C (58°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 22°C (71°F) | 16°C (62°F) | 8°C (47°F) | 1°C (33°F) | -6°C (21°F) |
Mean minimum | -14°C (8°F) | -10°C (15°F) | -3°C (26°F) | 1°C (35°F) | 9°C (48°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 11°C (53°F) | 1°C (34°F) | -6°C (21°F) | -12°C (11°F) |
Minimum | -17°C (1°F) | -12°C (11°F) | -4°C (25°F) | -2°C (28°F) | 7°C (44°F) | 13°C (55°F) | 17°C (64°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 8°C (47°F) | -0°C (32°F) | -8°C (18°F) | -14°C (6°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in Xiahe, Hebei, China with other places around the world.
Xiahe usually has the most precipitation in July, August and September, with an average of 11 rainy days and 127 mm (5.0 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Xiahe are January, February and December. On average, 2 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) | 4 (0.1) | 14 (0.6) | 33 (1.3) | 33 (1.3) | 53 (2.1) | 180 (7.1) | 147 (5.8) | 53 (2.1) | 48 (1.9) | 15 (0.6) | 2 (0.1) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
The sunniest months in Xiahe are May, June and August, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 14 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Xiahe: January, February and November receive an average of 7 hours 49 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 208 | 254 | 296 | 298 | 329 | 313 | 297 | 298 | 275 | 254 | 241 | 258 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 9h 46m | 10h 44m | 11h 57m | 13h 12m | 14h 16m | 14h 48m | 14h 32m | 13h 36m | 12h 24m | 11h 9m | 10h 3m | 9h 29m |
Xiahe experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in June, July and August, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 9 - 10, which corresponds to the Very High 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 3. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Xiahe UV Index data.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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UV Index (month maximum) | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 2 |