Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Zhangjiakou features a humid continental climate (Dwb).Temperatures typically range between -9 °C (15 °F) and 22 °C (73 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -27 °C (-17 °F) or can rise to as high as 35 °C (95 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 451 mm (17.8 inches) and receives 60 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Zhangjiakou enjoys an average of 3498 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 9 hours 17 minutes to 15 hours 2 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Zhangjiakou are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 21 to 22 °C (70 - 73 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from -9 to -6 °C (15 - 22 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Zhangjiakou experiences 79 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 150 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Maximum | 5°C (41°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 35°C (94°F) | 34°C (93°F) | 35°C (95°F) | 34°C (94°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 7°C (45°F) |
Mean maximum | 3°C (38°F) | 11°C (52°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 32°C (89°F) | 33°C (91°F) | 32°C (89°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 16°C (60°F) | 4°C (40°F) |
Average high | -3°C (27°F) | 1°C (34°F) | 10°C (50°F) | 17°C (62°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 27°C (82°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 27°C (80°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 14°C (58°F) | 6°C (43°F) | -2°C (28°F) |
Daily mean | -9°C (15°F) | -6°C (22°F) | 3°C (38°F) | 10°C (50°F) | 16°C (62°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 22°C (73°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 16°C (62°F) | 8°C (46°F) | -1°C (31°F) | -8°C (17°F) |
Average low | -15°C (5°F) | -12°C (11°F) | -3°C (27°F) | 3°C (37°F) | 9°C (48°F) | 14°C (58°F) | 18°C (64°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 11°C (51°F) | 2°C (35°F) | -6°C (22°F) | -13°C (8°F) |
Mean minimum | -22°C (-8°F) | -20°C (-3°F) | -10°C (15°F) | -5°C (22°F) | 2°C (36°F) | 8°C (47°F) | 13°C (56°F) | 11°C (51°F) | 4°C (40°F) | -5°C (23°F) | -13°C (9°F) | -21°C (-6°F) |
Minimum | -27°C (-17°F) | -23°C (-10°F) | -11°C (12°F) | -9°C (16°F) | -1°C (30°F) | 7°C (44°F) | 11°C (53°F) | 8°C (46°F) | 1°C (33°F) | -7°C (20°F) | -15°C (5°F) | -23°C (-9°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in Zhangjiakou, Hebei, China with other places around the world.
Zhangjiakou usually has the most precipitation in July, August and September, with an average of 11 rainy days and 92 mm (3.6 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Zhangjiakou are January, February and December. On average, 3 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) | 6 (0.2) | 19 (0.8) | 24 (0.9) | 32 (1.3) | 49 (1.9) | 138 (5.4) | 87 (3.4) | 50 (2.0) | 28 (1.1) | 15 (0.6) | 1 (0.1) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
The sunniest months in Zhangjiakou are May, June and August, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 50 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Zhangjiakou: January, November and December receive an average of 8 hours 1 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 219 | 265 | 302 | 304 | 334 | 329 | 326 | 332 | 289 | 274 | 253 | 264 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 9h 36m | 10h 37m | 11h 56m | 13h 18m | 14h 27m | 15h 2m | 14h 44m | 13h 43m | 12h 25m | 11h 5m | 9h 54m | 9h 17m |
Zhangjiakou experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in May, July and August, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 10 - 11, which corresponds to the Very High / 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 Zhangjiakou 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 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 |