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Monthly climate in Saihantaolai, China

Last updated: July 31, 2025

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Saihantaolai features a cold desert climate (BWk). Temperatures typically range between -10 °C (15 °F) and 29 °C (85 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -28 °C (-18 °F) or can rise to as high as 41 °C (106 °F). The average annual precipitation amounts to about 33 mm (1.3 inches) and receives 4 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually. Saihantaolai enjoys an average of 3731 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 9 hours 10 minutes to 15 hours 9 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Saihantaolai, China

The warmest months in Saihantaolai are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 26 to 29 °C (80 - 85 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from -10 to -4 °C (15 - 25 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Saihantaolai experiences 121 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 134 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Saihantaolai. Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Data for period from January 2017 to June 2022.
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Maximum6°C
(44°F)		17°C
(63°F)		26°C
(79°F)		32°C
(91°F)		37°C
(99°F)		39°C
(102°F)		41°C
(106°F)		39°C
(102°F)		35°C
(94°F)		32°C
(90°F)		18°C
(64°F)		10°C
(49°F)
Mean maximum3°C
(38°F)		13°C
(55°F)		21°C
(69°F)		30°C
(85°F)		35°C
(96°F)		36°C
(98°F)		40°C
(104°F)		38°C
(101°F)		33°C
(91°F)		26°C
(79°F)		16°C
(61°F)		5°C
(42°F)
Average high-3°C
(26°F)		3°C
(38°F)		13°C
(56°F)		21°C
(69°F)		26°C
(80°F)		32°C
(90°F)		35°C
(95°F)		32°C
(91°F)		27°C
(81°F)		16°C
(62°F)		6°C
(44°F)		-3°C
(28°F)
Daily mean-10°C
(15°F)		-4°C
(25°F)		6°C
(43°F)		14°C
(58°F)		20°C
(69°F)		26°C
(80°F)		29°C
(85°F)		27°C
(80°F)		21°C
(69°F)		9°C
(49°F)		0°C
(33°F)		-9°C
(17°F)
Average low-15°C
(5°F)		-11°C
(13°F)		-1°C
(30°F)		7°C
(45°F)		14°C
(57°F)		20°C
(68°F)		23°C
(74°F)		20°C
(69°F)		14°C
(57°F)		3°C
(38°F)		-5°C
(23°F)		-14°C
(7°F)
Mean minimum-22°C
(-8°F)		-19°C
(-2°F)		-9°C
(17°F)		-2°C
(29°F)		4°C
(39°F)		14°C
(57°F)		17°C
(62°F)		14°C
(57°F)		6°C
(44°F)		-4°C
(25°F)		-15°C
(5°F)		-23°C
(-9°F)
Minimum-26°C
(-15°F)		-23°C
(-10°F)		-10°C
(14°F)		-6°C
(22°F)		-1°C
(30°F)		11°C
(52°F)		16°C
(61°F)		13°C
(55°F)		3°C
(37°F)		-7°C
(20°F)		-18°C
(0°F)		-28°C
(-18°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Saihantaolai, China

Saihantaolai usually has the most precipitation in June, July and August, with an average of 0 rainy days and 7 mm (0.3 inches) of precipitation per month. The driest months in Saihantaolai are February, November and December. On average, 0 mm (0.0 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Saihantaolai. Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average precipitation mm (inches)1 (0.0)1 (0.0)1 (0.0)3 (0.1)2 (0.1)6 (0.2)8 (0.3)5 (0.2)3 (0.1)2 (0.1)0 (0.0)0 (0.0)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm)000100111000

Monthly sunshine hours in Saihantaolai, China

The sunniest months in Saihantaolai are May, July and August, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 33 minutes a day. Least sunny months in Saihantaolai: January, November and December receive an average of 8 hours 7 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Saihantaolai. Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean monthly sunshine hours216274325325350349367356327308268262
Mean daily daylight hours9h 30m10h 34m11h 56m13h 21m14h 33m15h 9m14h 50m13h 47m12h 26m11h 2m9h 48m9h 10m

Solar UV radiation in Saihantaolai, China

Saihantaolai experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in May, July and August, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 10 - 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 Saihantaolai UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Saihantaolai. Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Data for period from January 2022 to January 2023.
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
UV Index (month maximum)2468101010108532