Last updated: July 31, 2025
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Yaogou features a cold semi-arid climate (BSk). Temperatures typically range between -8 °C (17 °F) and 23 °C (74 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -26 °C (-14 °F) or can rise to as high as 35 °C (96 °F). The average annual precipitation amounts to about 452 mm (17.8 inches) and receives 58 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually. Yaogou enjoys an average of 3530 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 9 hours 23 minutes to 14 hours 56 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Yaogou are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 21 to 23 °C (70 - 74 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from -8 to -5 °C (17 - 24 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Yaogou experiences 79 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 136 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Maximum | 8°C (46°F) | 17°C (62°F) | 23°C (75°F) | 28°C (84°F) | 34°C (93°F) | 34°C (94°F) | 35°C (96°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 27°C (80°F) | 17°C (62°F) | 7°C (45°F) |
Mean maximum | 4°C (39°F) | 12°C (53°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 27°C (80°F) | 32°C (89°F) | 31°C (89°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 31°C (89°F) | 27°C (82°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 15°C (60°F) | 5°C (41°F) |
Average high | -3°C (27°F) | 2°C (35°F) | 10°C (50°F) | 16°C (62°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 26°C (80°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 6°C (43°F) | -3°C (27°F) |
Daily mean | -8°C (17°F) | -5°C (24°F) | 4°C (39°F) | 10°C (51°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 22°C (71°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 16°C (62°F) | 8°C (47°F) | 0°C (33°F) | -8°C (18°F) |
Average low | -14°C (8°F) | -10°C (14°F) | -2°C (29°F) | 4°C (40°F) | 10°C (51°F) | 15°C (60°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 16°C (62°F) | 11°C (53°F) | 3°C (38°F) | -4°C (24°F) | -13°C (9°F) |
Mean minimum | -22°C (-7°F) | -19°C (-2°F) | -8°C (17°F) | -4°C (24°F) | 3°C (38°F) | 9°C (49°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 12°C (53°F) | 6°C (43°F) | -4°C (25°F) | -13°C (9°F) | -21°C (-6°F) |
Minimum | -26°C (-14°F) | -21°C (-6°F) | -10°C (15°F) | -8°C (18°F) | 0°C (32°F) | 8°C (46°F) | 12°C (54°F) | 9°C (49°F) | 2°C (36°F) | -6°C (21°F) | -15°C (5°F) | -24°C (-11°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in Yaogou, China with other places around the world.
Yaogou usually has the most precipitation in July, August and September, with an average of 9 rainy days and 83 mm (3.3 inches) of precipitation per month. The driest months in Yaogou are January, February and December. On average, 4 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) | 3 (0.1) | 6 (0.3) | 24 (0.9) | 30 (1.2) | 36 (1.4) | 45 (1.8) | 113 (4.4) | 87 (3.4) | 50 (2.0) | 40 (1.6) | 14 (0.6) | 3 (0.1) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
The sunniest months in Yaogou are May, June and July, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 6 minutes a day. Least sunny months in Yaogou: January, October and November receive an average of 8 hours 6 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 218 | 271 | 301 | 302 | 342 | 331 | 348 | 330 | 288 | 268 | 259 | 268 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 9h 41m | 10h 40m | 11h 57m | 13h 15m | 14h 22m | 14h 56m | 14h 38m | 13h 40m | 12h 25m | 11h 7m | 9h 58m | 9h 23m |
Yaogou 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, February and December are in the Low / Moderate exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 4. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Yaogou UV Index data.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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UV Index (month maximum) | 3 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 2 |