Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Ke'erlun features a cold semi-arid climate (BSk).Temperatures typically range between -20 °C (-4 °F) and 22 °C (72 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -36 °C (-32 °F) or can rise to as high as 38 °C (101 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 318 mm (12.5 inches) and receives 49 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Ke'erlun enjoys an average of 3566 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 8 hours 24 minutes to 15 hours 58 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Ke'erlun are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 19 to 22 °C (66 - 72 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from -20 to -16 °C (-4 - 3 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Ke'erlun experiences 53 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 185 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Maximum | -2°C (28°F) | 6°C (43°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 30°C (87°F) | 35°C (95°F) | 38°C (101°F) | 37°C (98°F) | 36°C (97°F) | 33°C (91°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 12°C (54°F) | 3°C (38°F) |
Mean maximum | -7°C (20°F) | 1°C (34°F) | 14°C (58°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 34°C (93°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 11°C (51°F) | -1°C (30°F) |
Average high | -14°C (7°F) | -10°C (15°F) | 2°C (36°F) | 12°C (54°F) | 20°C (67°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 9°C (49°F) | -2°C (28°F) | -11°C (12°F) |
Daily mean | -20°C (-4°F) | -16°C (3°F) | -5°C (24°F) | 5°C (41°F) | 13°C (56°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 13°C (56°F) | 3°C (37°F) | -8°C (18°F) | -17°C (2°F) |
Average low | -25°C (-12°F) | -22°C (-7°F) | -11°C (13°F) | -2°C (28°F) | 5°C (42°F) | 12°C (55°F) | 16°C (62°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 7°C (45°F) | -3°C (27°F) | -13°C (9°F) | -21°C (-5°F) |
Mean minimum | -31°C (-24°F) | -31°C (-23°F) | -20°C (-4°F) | -10°C (15°F) | -2°C (28°F) | 5°C (41°F) | 11°C (52°F) | 7°C (45°F) | -1°C (30°F) | -10°C (15°F) | -22°C (-7°F) | -29°C (-20°F) |
Minimum | -36°C (-32°F) | -33°C (-26°F) | -26°C (-14°F) | -11°C (12°F) | -3°C (26°F) | 1°C (34°F) | 9°C (48°F) | 2°C (35°F) | -4°C (26°F) | -12°C (11°F) | -24°C (-12°F) | -30°C (-22°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in Ke'erlun, Inner Mongolia, China with other places around the world.
Ke'erlun usually has the most precipitation in June, July and August, with an average of 10 rainy days and 72 mm (2.8 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Ke'erlun are January, November 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) | 5 (0.2) | 5 (0.2) | 10 (0.4) | 20 (0.8) | 41 (1.6) | 82 (3.2) | 92 (3.6) | 38 (1.5) | 15 (0.6) | 4 (0.2) | 3 (0.1) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
The sunniest months in Ke'erlun are May, June and July, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 40 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Ke'erlun: January, November and December receive an average of 7 hours 32 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 199 | 258 | 310 | 327 | 349 | 357 | 365 | 327 | 300 | 274 | 247 | 247 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 8h 49m | 10h 12m | 11h 54m | 13h 40m | 15h 11m | 15h 58m | 15h 34m | 14h 14m | 12h 32m | 10h 47m | 9h 14m | 8h 24m |
Ke'erlun experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in June, July and August, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 8 - 9, which corresponds to the Very High category of sun exposure.January, November and December are in the Low exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 2. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Ke'erlun 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 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 |