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Monthly climate in Gahe, Qinghai, China

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Gahe features a ice cap climate ET).Temperatures typically range between -21 °C (-5 °F) and 5 °C (41 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -41 °C (-42 °F) or can rise to as high as 18 °C (64 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 584 mm (23.0 inches) and receives 101 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Gahe enjoys an average of 3817 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 9 hours 29 minutes to 14 hours 49 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Gahe, Qinghai, China §

The warmest months in Gahe are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 1 to 5 °C (34 - 41 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from -21 to -18 °C (-5 - 0 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Gahe experiences 0 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 297 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Gahe, Qinghai, China.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to June 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Maximum -2°C
(29°F)		 2°C
(36°F)		 4°C
(39°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 3°C
(38°F)		 -3°C
(26°F)
Mean maximum -7°C
(19°F)		 -3°C
(26°F)		 1°C
(34°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 8°C
(46°F)		 11°C
(53°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 11°C
(53°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 -1°C
(30°F)		 -7°C
(20°F)
Average high -13°C
(9°F)		 -10°C
(14°F)		 -5°C
(23°F)		 -2°C
(29°F)		 1°C
(35°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 -0°C
(31°F)		 -8°C
(18°F)		 -13°C
(9°F)
Daily mean -21°C
(-5°F)		 -18°C
(-0°F)		 -12°C
(11°F)		 -8°C
(18°F)		 -4°C
(25°F)		 1°C
(34°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 0°C
(33°F)		 -7°C
(20°F)		 -15°C
(5°F)		 -20°C
(-4°F)
Average low -27°C
(-16°F)		 -25°C
(-14°F)		 -20°C
(-3°F)		 -14°C
(7°F)		 -10°C
(14°F)		 -4°C
(26°F)		 0°C
(33°F)		 0°C
(32°F)		 -5°C
(23°F)		 -13°C
(9°F)		 -22°C
(-8°F)		 -26°C
(-15°F)
Mean minimum -33°C
(-28°F)		 -33°C
(-28°F)		 -29°C
(-20°F)		 -24°C
(-10°F)		 -21°C
(-6°F)		 -11°C
(13°F)		 -5°C
(23°F)		 -5°C
(23°F)		 -11°C
(12°F)		 -24°C
(-10°F)		 -30°C
(-22°F)		 -32°C
(-26°F)
Minimum -36°C
(-32°F)		 -41°C
(-42°F)		 -32°C
(-26°F)		 -28°C
(-18°F)		 -27°C
(-16°F)		 -15°C
(5°F)		 -6°C
(22°F)		 -7°C
(19°F)		 -14°C
(7°F)		 -29°C
(-20°F)		 -33°C
(-27°F)		 -35°C
(-30°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Gahe, Qinghai, China §

Gahe usually has the most precipitation in June, July and August, with an average of 19 rainy days and 125 mm (4.9 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Gahe are January, November and December. On average, 5 mm (0.2 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Gahe, Qinghai, China.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Average precipitation mm (inches) 6 (0.2) 7 (0.3) 16 (0.6) 36 (1.4) 60 (2.4) 119 (4.7) 136 (5.4) 120 (4.7) 55 (2.2) 19 (0.8) 6 (0.2) 4 (0.1)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 1 1 4 9 11 20 19 19 11 5 1 0

Monthly sunshine hours in Gahe, Qinghai, China §

The sunniest months in Gahe are May, July and August, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 31 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Gahe: January, November and December receive an average of 8 hours 46 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Gahe, Qinghai, China.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Mean monthly sunshine hours 233 288 337 332 356 334 361 353 328 315 285 287
Mean daily daylight hours 9h 46m 10h 43m 11h 57m 13h 13m 14h 17m 14h 49m 14h 33m 13h 36m 12h 24m 11h 9m 10h 3m 9h 29m

Solar UV radiation in Gahe, Qinghai, China §

Gahe experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in May, June and July, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 14 - 18, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.January, February and December are in the Moderate / High exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 6. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Gahe UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Gahe, Qinghai, China.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2022 to January 2023.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
UV Index (month maximum) 4 6 10 12 18 18 14 13 11 8 6 4