Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Bagan features a ice cap climate ET).Temperatures typically range between -18 °C (-1 °F) and 8 °C (47 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -37 °C (-34 °F) or can rise to as high as 19 °C (67 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 812 mm (32.0 inches) and receives 159 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Bagan enjoys an average of 3740 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 9 hours 55 minutes to 14 hours 21 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Bagan are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 5 to 8 °C (41 - 47 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from -18 to -16 °C (-1 - 4 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Bagan experiences 0 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 251 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Maximum | -0°C (32°F) | 2°C (35°F) | 11°C (51°F) | 9°C (48°F) | 17°C (62°F) | 17°C (62°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 6°C (42°F) | -1°C (30°F) |
Mean maximum | -6°C (22°F) | -3°C (26°F) | 1°C (34°F) | 4°C (39°F) | 10°C (51°F) | 15°C (58°F) | 17°C (64°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 11°C (52°F) | -1°C (30°F) | -5°C (23°F) |
Average high | -11°C (12°F) | -9°C (17°F) | -5°C (24°F) | -1°C (31°F) | 4°C (40°F) | 10°C (50°F) | 13°C (56°F) | 13°C (56°F) | 10°C (49°F) | 3°C (38°F) | -8°C (19°F) | -10°C (13°F) |
Daily mean | -18°C (-1°F) | -16°C (4°F) | -11°C (12°F) | -7°C (21°F) | -1°C (31°F) | 5°C (41°F) | 8°C (47°F) | 8°C (47°F) | 4°C (40°F) | -4°C (26°F) | -15°C (6°F) | -18°C (0°F) |
Average low | -25°C (-13°F) | -23°C (-8°F) | -18°C (-1°F) | -13°C (9°F) | -6°C (21°F) | 0°C (32°F) | 3°C (38°F) | 3°C (38°F) | -0°C (32°F) | -9°C (15°F) | -22°C (-7°F) | -25°C (-12°F) |
Mean minimum | -33°C (-28°F) | -29°C (-20°F) | -27°C (-16°F) | -23°C (-8°F) | -15°C (5°F) | -5°C (22°F) | 0°C (33°F) | -1°C (30°F) | -8°C (18°F) | -21°C (-6°F) | -30°C (-22°F) | -33°C (-27°F) |
Minimum | -37°C (-34°F) | -32°C (-25°F) | -30°C (-22°F) | -29°C (-20°F) | -18°C (1°F) | -11°C (12°F) | -1°C (31°F) | -3°C (28°F) | -17°C (1°F) | -30°C (-23°F) | -33°C (-27°F) | -35°C (-31°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in Bagan, Qinghai, China with other places around the world.
Bagan usually has the most precipitation in June, August and September, with an average of 23 rainy days and 145 mm (5.7 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Bagan are January, November and December. On average, 13 mm (0.5 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) | 15 (0.6) | 17 (0.7) | 30 (1.2) | 36 (1.4) | 65 (2.6) | 149 (5.9) | 121 (4.8) | 150 (5.9) | 136 (5.4) | 68 (2.7) | 16 (0.6) | 10 (0.4) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 4 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 17 | 4 | 3 |
The sunniest months in Bagan are April, May and July, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 18 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Bagan: January, February and November receive an average of 9 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 | 240 | 286 | 334 | 339 | 355 | 320 | 345 | 327 | 300 | 302 | 289 | 296 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 10h 9m | 10h 57m | 11h 58m | 13h 1m | 13h 55m | 14h 21m | 14h 7m | 13h 21m | 12h 21m | 11h 18m | 10h 23m | 9h 55m |
Bagan experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in April, May and July, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 16 - 19, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.January, February and December are in the High / Very High exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 9. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Bagan UV Index data.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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UV Index (month maximum) | 6 | 9 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 6 |