Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Lingwu features a cold desert climate (BWk).Temperatures typically range between -5 °C (23 °F) and 26 °C (79 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -23 °C (-9 °F) or can rise to as high as 40 °C (104 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 260 mm (10.2 inches) and receives 37 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Lingwu enjoys an average of 3578 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 9 hours 33 minutes to 14 hours 45 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Lingwu are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 23 to 26 °C (74 - 79 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from -5 to -1 °C (23 - 31 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Lingwu experiences 104 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 114 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Maximum | 13°C (56°F) | 20°C (69°F) | 27°C (82°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 35°C (95°F) | 37°C (98°F) | 40°C (104°F) | 37°C (98°F) | 35°C (95°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 13°C (55°F) |
Mean maximum | 10°C (50°F) | 16°C (62°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 34°C (94°F) | 35°C (95°F) | 38°C (101°F) | 36°C (98°F) | 31°C (87°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 18°C (64°F) | 9°C (49°F) |
Average high | 1°C (35°F) | 6°C (44°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 20°C (69°F) | 26°C (78°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 10°C (50°F) | 2°C (35°F) |
Daily mean | -5°C (23°F) | -1°C (31°F) | 8°C (47°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 11°C (52°F) | 4°C (39°F) | -4°C (25°F) |
Average low | -11°C (13°F) | -8°C (19°F) | 1°C (34°F) | 7°C (45°F) | 12°C (54°F) | 17°C (64°F) | 20°C (69°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 6°C (42°F) | -2°C (29°F) | -10°C (15°F) |
Mean minimum | -18°C (0°F) | -16°C (3°F) | -7°C (20°F) | -1°C (30°F) | 4°C (40°F) | 12°C (53°F) | 16°C (60°F) | 13°C (56°F) | 8°C (46°F) | -1°C (30°F) | -9°C (16°F) | -18°C (0°F) |
Minimum | -23°C (-9°F) | -19°C (-2°F) | -11°C (13°F) | -3°C (28°F) | 2°C (37°F) | 10°C (50°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 11°C (52°F) | 5°C (41°F) | -3°C (27°F) | -13°C (9°F) | -20°C (-4°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in Lingwu, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, China with other places around the world.
Lingwu usually has the most precipitation in June, July and August, with an average of 5 rainy days and 47 mm (1.9 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Lingwu are January, February 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) | 8 (0.3) | 20 (0.8) | 19 (0.8) | 38 (1.5) | 47 (1.9) | 57 (2.3) | 34 (1.3) | 22 (0.9) | 6 (0.2) | 2 (0.1) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
The sunniest months in Lingwu are May, July and August, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 59 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Lingwu: January, November and December receive an average of 8 hours 15 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 219 | 273 | 308 | 299 | 336 | 326 | 354 | 331 | 301 | 287 | 271 | 268 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 9h 50m | 10h 45m | 11h 57m | 13h 11m | 14h 13m | 14h 45m | 14h 29m | 13h 34m | 12h 23m | 11h 10m | 10h 6m | 9h 33m |
Lingwu experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in May, July and August, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 11 - 12, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.January, November and December are in the 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 Lingwu UV Index data.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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UV Index (month maximum) | 3 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 3 |