Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Huanghe features a ice cap climate ET).Temperatures typically range between -15 °C (6 °F) and 9 °C (48 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -32 °C (-26 °F) or can rise to as high as 21 °C (70 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 734 mm (28.9 inches) and receives 140 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Huanghe enjoys an average of 3717 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 9 hours 52 minutes to 14 hours 24 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Huanghe are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 6 to 9 °C (43 - 48 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from -15 to -13 °C (6 - 9 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Huanghe experiences 0 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 248 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 (35°F) | 6°C (43°F) | 12°C (54°F) | 12°C (53°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 17°C (62°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 11°C (51°F) | 4°C (39°F) |
Mean maximum | -0°C (32°F) | 1°C (35°F) | 6°C (42°F) | 8°C (47°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 13°C (55°F) | 4°C (40°F) | -1°C (30°F) |
Average high | -7°C (20°F) | -5°C (23°F) | -1°C (31°F) | 2°C (36°F) | 7°C (45°F) | 12°C (53°F) | 15°C (58°F) | 14°C (58°F) | 11°C (51°F) | 4°C (40°F) | -3°C (28°F) | -6°C (22°F) |
Daily mean | -15°C (6°F) | -13°C (9°F) | -8°C (18°F) | -4°C (25°F) | 1°C (34°F) | 6°C (43°F) | 9°C (48°F) | 9°C (48°F) | 5°C (41°F) | -2°C (28°F) | -10°C (14°F) | -14°C (7°F) |
Average low | -21°C (-6°F) | -20°C (-3°F) | -14°C (6°F) | -10°C (15°F) | -5°C (24°F) | 1°C (34°F) | 4°C (39°F) | 4°C (39°F) | -0°C (32°F) | -8°C (17°F) | -16°C (3°F) | -21°C (-5°F) |
Mean minimum | -29°C (-20°F) | -27°C (-16°F) | -23°C (-9°F) | -18°C (-0°F) | -15°C (6°F) | -6°C (21°F) | -1°C (30°F) | -3°C (27°F) | -8°C (18°F) | -19°C (-2°F) | -26°C (-14°F) | -26°C (-15°F) |
Minimum | -31°C (-24°F) | -29°C (-20°F) | -30°C (-21°F) | -27°C (-15°F) | -21°C (-5°F) | -14°C (7°F) | -3°C (27°F) | -4°C (25°F) | -12°C (11°F) | -25°C (-13°F) | -32°C (-26°F) | -28°C (-19°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in Huanghe, Qinghai, China with other places around the world.
Huanghe usually has the most precipitation in June, August and September, with an average of 21 rainy days and 136 mm (5.3 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Huanghe are January, November and December. On average, 12 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) | 12 (0.5) | 15 (0.6) | 26 (1.0) | 38 (1.5) | 59 (2.3) | 141 (5.5) | 92 (3.6) | 149 (5.9) | 118 (4.6) | 62 (2.4) | 14 (0.6) | 9 (0.4) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 3 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 15 | 21 | 17 | 21 | 21 | 15 | 4 | 2 |
The sunniest months in Huanghe are April, May and July, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 16 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Huanghe: January, February and September receive an average of 9 hours 3 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 | 336 | 338 | 350 | 308 | 348 | 327 | 287 | 300 | 294 | 297 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 10h 6m | 10h 55m | 11h 58m | 13h 3m | 13h 57m | 14h 24m | 14h 11m | 13h 23m | 12h 21m | 11h 17m | 10h 20m | 9h 52m |
Huanghe experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in May, June and August, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 15 - 16, 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 7. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Huanghe UV Index data.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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UV Index (month maximum) | 5 | 7 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 5 |