Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Baitang features a ice cap climate ET).Temperatures typically range between -17 °C (1 °F) and 10 °C (50 °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 1078 mm (42.4 inches) and receives 175 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Baitang enjoys an average of 3685 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 0 minutes to 14 hours 15 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Baitang are July, August and September, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 6 to 10 °C (44 - 50 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from -17 to -14 °C (1 - 7 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Baitang experiences 0 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 234 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Maximum | -2°C (29°F) | 0°C (32°F) | 6°C (42°F) | 6°C (43°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 18°C (64°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 17°C (62°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 4°C (40°F) | -2°C (29°F) |
Mean maximum | -5°C (24°F) | -4°C (26°F) | 1°C (34°F) | 4°C (40°F) | 12°C (54°F) | 15°C (60°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 18°C (64°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 13°C (56°F) | -0°C (32°F) | -5°C (23°F) |
Average high | -11°C (13°F) | -8°C (17°F) | -5°C (24°F) | -0°C (32°F) | 5°C (42°F) | 11°C (52°F) | 14°C (58°F) | 14°C (58°F) | 11°C (52°F) | 5°C (41°F) | -7°C (20°F) | -11°C (12°F) |
Daily mean | -17°C (2°F) | -14°C (7°F) | -10°C (14°F) | -5°C (23°F) | 0°C (33°F) | 6°C (43°F) | 10°C (50°F) | 10°C (49°F) | 6°C (44°F) | -1°C (30°F) | -14°C (8°F) | -17°C (1°F) |
Average low | -23°C (-9°F) | -20°C (-4°F) | -17°C (2°F) | -11°C (13°F) | -5°C (24°F) | 1°C (35°F) | 5°C (42°F) | 5°C (42°F) | 2°C (36°F) | -7°C (19°F) | -20°C (-4°F) | -23°C (-9°F) |
Mean minimum | -31°C (-24°F) | -28°C (-18°F) | -25°C (-12°F) | -19°C (-2°F) | -13°C (10°F) | -7°C (19°F) | 2°C (36°F) | 1°C (34°F) | -5°C (23°F) | -21°C (-6°F) | -29°C (-20°F) | -33°C (-27°F) |
Minimum | -34°C (-29°F) | -31°C (-24°F) | -27°C (-17°F) | -22°C (-8°F) | -17°C (2°F) | -11°C (13°F) | -1°C (31°F) | -2°C (29°F) | -13°C (9°F) | -26°C (-15°F) | -32°C (-26°F) | -37°C (-34°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in Baitang, Qinghai, China with other places around the world.
Baitang usually has the most precipitation in June, July and September, with an average of 25 rainy days and 193 mm (7.6 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Baitang are January, February and December. On average, 16 mm (0.6 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) | 10 (0.4) | 22 (0.9) | 30 (1.2) | 38 (1.5) | 86 (3.4) | 189 (7.4) | 198 (7.8) | 180 (7.1) | 192 (7.6) | 90 (3.5) | 27 (1.0) | 15 (0.6) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 2 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 18 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 17 | 7 | 4 |
The sunniest months in Baitang are May, July and August, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 57 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Baitang: January, February and November receive an average of 8 hours 53 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 241 | 286 | 328 | 330 | 351 | 327 | 333 | 334 | 295 | 293 | 272 | 291 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 10h 14m | 11h 0m | 11h 59m | 12h 59m | 13h 50m | 14h 15m | 14h 2m | 13h 18m | 12h 20m | 11h 20m | 10h 27m | 10h 0m |
Baitang 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 Baitang 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 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 7 |