Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Linxin features a ice cap climate ET).Temperatures typically range between -17 °C (2 °F) and 8 °C (47 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -37 °C (-35 °F) or can rise to as high as 18 °C (65 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 853 mm (33.6 inches) and receives 161 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Linxin enjoys an average of 3783 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 9 hours 57 minutes to 14 hours 19 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Linxin 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 -17 to -15 °C (2 - 5 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Linxin experiences 0 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 249 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Maximum | 1°C (34°F) | 1°C (35°F) | 9°C (49°F) | 8°C (46°F) | 17°C (62°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 16°C (60°F) | 7°C (45°F) | 2°C (36°F) |
Mean maximum | -3°C (26°F) | -3°C (28°F) | 2°C (36°F) | 5°C (41°F) | 11°C (52°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 14°C (58°F) | 11°C (53°F) | 1°C (33°F) | -2°C (28°F) |
Average high | -9°C (15°F) | -8°C (19°F) | -4°C (25°F) | 0°C (32°F) | 5°C (41°F) | 10°C (50°F) | 13°C (55°F) | 13°C (55°F) | 10°C (50°F) | 4°C (40°F) | -5°C (23°F) | -8°C (19°F) |
Daily mean | -17°C (2°F) | -15°C (5°F) | -11°C (13°F) | -6°C (22°F) | -0°C (32°F) | 5°C (41°F) | 8°C (47°F) | 8°C (47°F) | 5°C (40°F) | -3°C (28°F) | -12°C (10°F) | -15°C (4°F) |
Average low | -24°C (-11°F) | -22°C (-8°F) | -18°C (-0°F) | -12°C (11°F) | -6°C (22°F) | -0°C (32°F) | 4°C (39°F) | 3°C (39°F) | 0°C (32°F) | -9°C (16°F) | -19°C (-3°F) | -22°C (-7°F) |
Mean minimum | -32°C (-25°F) | -30°C (-21°F) | -27°C (-17°F) | -23°C (-9°F) | -15°C (6°F) | -8°C (18°F) | -0°C (32°F) | -2°C (29°F) | -9°C (16°F) | -23°C (-9°F) | -27°C (-17°F) | -28°C (-19°F) |
Minimum | -35°C (-31°F) | -37°C (-35°F) | -30°C (-22°F) | -30°C (-21°F) | -18°C (1°F) | -15°C (6°F) | -2°C (29°F) | -4°C (24°F) | -15°C (5°F) | -28°C (-19°F) | -31°C (-24°F) | -32°C (-25°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in Linxin, Qinghai, China with other places around the world.
Linxin usually has the most precipitation in June, August and September, with an average of 24 rainy days and 159 mm (6.3 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Linxin are January, November and December. On average, 11 mm (0.4 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) | 26 (1.0) | 35 (1.4) | 66 (2.6) | 169 (6.7) | 139 (5.5) | 165 (6.5) | 143 (5.6) | 63 (2.5) | 12 (0.5) | 8 (0.3) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 3 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 17 | 4 | 2 |
The sunniest months in Linxin are April, May and July, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 22 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Linxin: January, February and November receive an average of 9 hours 8 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 242 | 288 | 336 | 339 | 355 | 330 | 351 | 332 | 305 | 308 | 292 | 299 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 10h 11m | 10h 57m | 11h 58m | 13h 1m | 13h 53m | 14h 19m | 14h 6m | 13h 20m | 12h 20m | 11h 18m | 10h 24m | 9h 57m |
Linxin experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in May, June 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 Linxin 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 | 15 | 19 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 6 |