Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Lab features a ice cap climate ET).Temperatures typically range between -17 °C (1 °F) and 10 °C (51 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -37 °C (-35 °F) or can rise to as high as 20 °C (69 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 785 mm (30.9 inches) and receives 157 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Lab enjoys an average of 3695 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 9 hours 58 minutes to 14 hours 18 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Lab are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 7 to 10 °C (46 - 51 °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, Lab experiences 0 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 229 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Maximum | -3°C (26°F) | 0°C (33°F) | 11°C (52°F) | 9°C (48°F) | 18°C (66°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 20°C (69°F) | 20°C (69°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 17°C (62°F) | 8°C (47°F) | -1°C (31°F) |
Mean maximum | -5°C (24°F) | -3°C (27°F) | 2°C (35°F) | 7°C (45°F) | 14°C (58°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 17°C (62°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 0°C (33°F) | -5°C (24°F) |
Average high | -10°C (14°F) | -8°C (18°F) | -4°C (25°F) | 2°C (35°F) | 8°C (47°F) | 13°C (55°F) | 15°C (60°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 12°C (54°F) | 6°C (43°F) | -6°C (21°F) | -11°C (13°F) |
Daily mean | -17°C (2°F) | -14°C (7°F) | -10°C (14°F) | -4°C (25°F) | 2°C (37°F) | 7°C (46°F) | 10°C (51°F) | 10°C (50°F) | 7°C (45°F) | -0°C (32°F) | -13°C (9°F) | -17°C (1°F) |
Average low | -24°C (-11°F) | -21°C (-6°F) | -17°C (1°F) | -10°C (14°F) | -4°C (26°F) | 2°C (37°F) | 5°C (42°F) | 5°C (42°F) | 2°C (37°F) | -6°C (21°F) | -20°C (-4°F) | -24°C (-11°F) |
Mean minimum | -33°C (-27°F) | -29°C (-20°F) | -25°C (-13°F) | -20°C (-3°F) | -11°C (12°F) | -4°C (25°F) | 1°C (34°F) | 0°C (32°F) | -5°C (23°F) | -19°C (-2°F) | -30°C (-22°F) | -33°C (-28°F) |
Minimum | -37°C (-35°F) | -35°C (-31°F) | -29°C (-20°F) | -27°C (-17°F) | -13°C (8°F) | -6°C (21°F) | -0°C (32°F) | -2°C (29°F) | -9°C (16°F) | -23°C (-9°F) | -32°C (-26°F) | -35°C (-31°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in Lab, Qinghai, China with other places around the world.
Lab usually has the most precipitation in June, July and August, with an average of 23 rainy days and 137 mm (5.4 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Lab are January, February 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) | 11 (0.4) | 17 (0.7) | 24 (0.9) | 30 (1.2) | 70 (2.8) | 147 (5.8) | 130 (5.1) | 136 (5.3) | 125 (4.9) | 64 (2.5) | 19 (0.8) | 12 (0.5) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 3 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 16 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 16 | 5 | 2 |
The sunniest months in Lab are April, May and July, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 5 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Lab: January, February and November receive an average of 8 hours 59 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 | 287 | 330 | 333 | 346 | 323 | 339 | 332 | 289 | 295 | 280 | 294 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 10h 12m | 10h 58m | 11h 58m | 13h 0m | 13h 52m | 14h 18m | 14h 4m | 13h 19m | 12h 20m | 11h 19m | 10h 25m | 9h 58m |
Lab experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in April, May and June, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 15 - 17, 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 Lab 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 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 6 |