Last updated: July 31, 2025
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Toutai features a cold desert climate (BWk). Temperatures typically range between -17 °C (1 °F) and 30 °C (86 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -36 °C (-32 °F) or can rise to as high as 44 °C (112 °F). The average annual precipitation amounts to about 195 mm (7.7 inches) and receives 36 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually. Toutai enjoys an average of 3751 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 8 hours 51 minutes to 15 hours 30 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Toutai are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 27 to 30 °C (81 - 86 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from -17 to -11 °C (1 - 12 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Toutai experiences 124 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 125 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Maximum | 1°C (33°F) | 8°C (47°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 36°C (98°F) | 39°C (102°F) | 40°C (104°F) | 44°C (112°F) | 41°C (106°F) | 38°C (100°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 2°C (35°F) |
Mean maximum | -4°C (25°F) | 3°C (38°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 32°C (89°F) | 37°C (99°F) | 37°C (98°F) | 41°C (106°F) | 39°C (103°F) | 35°C (96°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 15°C (60°F) | -0°C (32°F) |
Average high | -12°C (10°F) | -5°C (23°F) | 9°C (49°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 32°C (91°F) | 36°C (96°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 16°C (62°F) | 3°C (38°F) | -8°C (17°F) |
Daily mean | -17°C (1°F) | -11°C (12°F) | 3°C (38°F) | 16°C (60°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 11°C (51°F) | -1°C (30°F) | -13°C (9°F) |
Average low | -21°C (-6°F) | -16°C (3°F) | -2°C (29°F) | 9°C (49°F) | 16°C (62°F) | 21°C (71°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 15°C (60°F) | 6°C (42°F) | -5°C (23°F) | -16°C (3°F) |
Mean minimum | -29°C (-20°F) | -26°C (-15°F) | -13°C (9°F) | 1°C (35°F) | 8°C (47°F) | 15°C (60°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 17°C (62°F) | 7°C (45°F) | -1°C (30°F) | -14°C (8°F) | -24°C (-10°F) |
Minimum | -36°C (-32°F) | -29°C (-19°F) | -17°C (2°F) | -0°C (32°F) | 6°C (44°F) | 12°C (54°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 3°C (37°F) | -2°C (29°F) | -17°C (1°F) | -30°C (-21°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in Toutai, China with other places around the world.
Toutai usually has the most precipitation in March, April and May, with an average of 5 rainy days and 30 mm (1.2 inches) of precipitation per month. The driest months in Toutai are January, February and December. On average, 5 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) | 4 (0.2) | 6 (0.2) | 20 (0.8) | 36 (1.4) | 35 (1.4) | 14 (0.5) | 14 (0.6) | 12 (0.5) | 12 (0.5) | 19 (0.8) | 17 (0.7) | 5 (0.2) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
The sunniest months in Toutai are May, July and August, when the sun shines an average of 12 hours 34 minutes a day. Least sunny months in Toutai: January, November and December receive an average of 7 hours 17 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 191 | 249 | 319 | 337 | 383 | 372 | 403 | 382 | 338 | 293 | 248 | 229 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 9h 13m | 10h 25m | 11h 56m | 13h 29m | 14h 49m | 15h 30m | 15h 9m | 13h 58m | 12h 29m | 10h 56m | 9h 34m | 8h 51m |
Toutai experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in May, June and July, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 9 - 9, which corresponds to the Very High 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 3. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Toutai UV Index data.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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UV Index (month maximum) | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 |