Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Tianshan features a cold semi-arid climate (BSk).Temperatures typically range between -12 °C (11 °F) and 25 °C (78 °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 378 mm (14.9 inches) and receives 42 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Tianshan enjoys an average of 3510 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 8 hours 57 minutes to 15 hours 23 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Tianshan are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 22 to 25 °C (72 - 78 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from -12 to -9 °C (11 - 17 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Tianshan experiences 86 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 153 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Maximum | 6°C (43°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 32°C (91°F) | 41°C (105°F) | 40°C (104°F) | 41°C (106°F) | 38°C (100°F) | 35°C (95°F) | 33°C (91°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 11°C (52°F) |
Mean maximum | 3°C (37°F) | 9°C (49°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 37°C (98°F) | 36°C (97°F) | 37°C (99°F) | 36°C (96°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 26°C (78°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 5°C (42°F) |
Average high | -6°C (21°F) | -3°C (28°F) | 7°C (45°F) | 17°C (62°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 15°C (60°F) | 4°C (40°F) | -5°C (23°F) |
Daily mean | -12°C (11°F) | -9°C (17°F) | 1°C (34°F) | 10°C (51°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 8°C (47°F) | -2°C (29°F) | -11°C (13°F) |
Average low | -17°C (2°F) | -14°C (7°F) | -5°C (23°F) | 3°C (37°F) | 10°C (50°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 11°C (52°F) | 2°C (36°F) | -7°C (20°F) | -15°C (5°F) |
Mean minimum | -23°C (-9°F) | -21°C (-6°F) | -14°C (8°F) | -5°C (23°F) | 2°C (35°F) | 10°C (51°F) | 15°C (60°F) | 10°C (51°F) | 3°C (38°F) | -4°C (25°F) | -15°C (6°F) | -23°C (-9°F) |
Minimum | -28°C (-18°F) | -25°C (-12°F) | -18°C (0°F) | -7°C (19°F) | -2°C (28°F) | 9°C (48°F) | 13°C (57°F) | 5°C (41°F) | -0°C (32°F) | -5°C (24°F) | -17°C (2°F) | -23°C (-9°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in Tianshan, Inner Mongolia, China with other places around the world.
Tianshan usually has the most precipitation in July, August and September, with an average of 9 rainy days and 91 mm (3.6 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Tianshan are January, February and December. On average, 2 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) | 1 (0.0) | 3 (0.1) | 8 (0.3) | 8 (0.3) | 36 (1.4) | 29 (1.1) | 107 (4.2) | 117 (4.6) | 49 (1.9) | 6 (0.2) | 11 (0.4) | 2 (0.1) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
The sunniest months in Tianshan are May, June and July, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 18 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Tianshan: January, November and December receive an average of 7 hours 40 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 209 | 256 | 305 | 313 | 345 | 347 | 346 | 318 | 289 | 279 | 242 | 255 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 9h 18m | 10h 27m | 11h 56m | 13h 26m | 14h 44m | 15h 23m | 15h 3m | 13h 55m | 12h 28m | 10h 58m | 9h 38m | 8h 57m |
Tianshan experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in June, July and August, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 9 - 10, 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 Tianshan 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 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 |