Last updated: July 31, 2025
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Sandaogou features a cold semi-arid climate (BSk). Temperatures typically range between -13 °C (9 °F) and 21 °C (70 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -33 °C (-28 °F) or can rise to as high as 34 °C (93 °F). The average annual precipitation amounts to about 366 mm (14.4 inches) and receives 55 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually. Sandaogou enjoys an average of 3593 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 9 hours 12 minutes to 15 hours 7 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Sandaogou are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 18 to 21 °C (65 - 70 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from -13 to -10 °C (9 - 15 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Sandaogou experiences 43 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 166 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) | 12°C (53°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 32°C (89°F) | 32°C (89°F) | 34°C (93°F) | 32°C (89°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 6°C (43°F) |
Mean maximum | 2°C (35°F) | 8°C (46°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 26°C (78°F) | 20°C (69°F) | 13°C (56°F) | 3°C (37°F) |
Average high | -7°C (20°F) | -4°C (26°F) | 6°C (43°F) | 12°C (55°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 10°C (51°F) | 2°C (36°F) | -7°C (20°F) |
Daily mean | -13°C (9°F) | -10°C (15°F) | -0°C (32°F) | 7°C (44°F) | 13°C (56°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 4°C (40°F) | -4°C (26°F) | -12°C (10°F) |
Average low | -18°C (1°F) | -15°C (6°F) | -6°C (22°F) | 1°C (34°F) | 7°C (45°F) | 12°C (55°F) | 16°C (60°F) | 13°C (56°F) | 8°C (47°F) | -1°C (31°F) | -8°C (18°F) | -16°C (3°F) |
Mean minimum | -26°C (-15°F) | -23°C (-9°F) | -15°C (6°F) | -8°C (18°F) | -1°C (31°F) | 6°C (43°F) | 11°C (52°F) | 8°C (46°F) | 2°C (37°F) | -7°C (19°F) | -18°C (0°F) | -27°C (-16°F) |
Minimum | -33°C (-28°F) | -27°C (-16°F) | -16°C (3°F) | -12°C (10°F) | -4°C (26°F) | 2°C (36°F) | 8°C (46°F) | 4°C (39°F) | -2°C (29°F) | -9°C (16°F) | -19°C (-2°F) | -31°C (-23°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in Sandaogou, China with other places around the world.
Sandaogou usually has the most precipitation in July, August and September, with an average of 9 rainy days and 71 mm (2.8 inches) of precipitation per month. The driest months in Sandaogou are January, February and December. On average, 4 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) | 3 (0.1) | 6 (0.2) | 16 (0.6) | 23 (0.9) | 41 (1.6) | 35 (1.4) | 97 (3.8) | 67 (2.6) | 48 (1.9) | 15 (0.6) | 13 (0.5) | 2 (0.1) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
The sunniest months in Sandaogou are June, July and August, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 16 minutes a day. Least sunny months in Sandaogou: January, November and December receive an average of 8 hours 4 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 220 | 268 | 309 | 310 | 341 | 342 | 351 | 342 | 300 | 283 | 258 | 263 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 9h 31m | 10h 35m | 11h 56m | 13h 20m | 14h 31m | 15h 7m | 14h 49m | 13h 46m | 12h 26m | 11h 3m | 9h 50m | 9h 12m |
Sandaogou experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in June, 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, 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 Sandaogou 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 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 2 |