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Monthly climate in Longmen, Qinghai, China

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Longmen features a ice cap climate ET).Temperatures typically range between -19 °C (-2 °F) and 5 °C (42 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -37 °C (-34 °F) or can rise to as high as 17 °C (64 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 795 mm (31.3 inches) and receives 120 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Longmen enjoys an average of 3778 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 9 hours 34 minutes to 14 hours 43 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Longmen, Qinghai, China §

The warmest months in Longmen are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 1 to 5 °C (35 - 42 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from -19 to -16 °C (-2 - 3 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Longmen experiences 0 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 294 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Longmen, 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 -1°C
(31°F)		 4°C
(40°F)		 7°C
(44°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 8°C
(48°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 17°C
(64°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 3°C
(38°F)		 -1°C
(30°F)
Mean maximum -5°C
(23°F)		 -1°C
(30°F)		 2°C
(35°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 7°C
(44°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 16°C
(60°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 -1°C
(30°F)		 -6°C
(22°F)
Average high -11°C
(13°F)		 -8°C
(17°F)		 -4°C
(25°F)		 -2°C
(29°F)		 1°C
(33°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 7°C
(44°F)		 -1°C
(31°F)		 -7°C
(19°F)		 -11°C
(12°F)
Daily mean -19°C
(-2°F)		 -16°C
(3°F)		 -11°C
(12°F)		 -7°C
(19°F)		 -4°C
(25°F)		 1°C
(35°F)		 5°C
(42°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 0°C
(33°F)		 -7°C
(19°F)		 -15°C
(5°F)		 -19°C
(-2°F)
Average low -25°C
(-13°F)		 -23°C
(-10°F)		 -18°C
(-0°F)		 -13°C
(9°F)		 -9°C
(16°F)		 -3°C
(27°F)		 0°C
(33°F)		 0°C
(33°F)		 -5°C
(24°F)		 -13°C
(9°F)		 -22°C
(-7°F)		 -25°C
(-13°F)
Mean minimum -32°C
(-26°F)		 -31°C
(-24°F)		 -28°C
(-18°F)		 -22°C
(-6°F)		 -18°C
(-1°F)		 -9°C
(17°F)		 -5°C
(24°F)		 -5°C
(23°F)		 -14°C
(7°F)		 -22°C
(-6°F)		 -30°C
(-22°F)		 -31°C
(-23°F)
Minimum -37°C
(-34°F)		 -33°C
(-27°F)		 -32°C
(-25°F)		 -23°C
(-10°F)		 -24°C
(-11°F)		 -11°C
(12°F)		 -8°C
(19°F)		 -7°C
(19°F)		 -16°C
(4°F)		 -23°C
(-9°F)		 -34°C
(-29°F)		 -34°C
(-29°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Longmen, Qinghai, China §

Longmen usually has the most precipitation in June, July and August, with an average of 21 rainy days and 166 mm (6.5 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Longmen 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 Longmen, 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) 5 (0.2) 10 (0.4) 23 (0.9) 45 (1.8) 72 (2.8) 128 (5.0) 185 (7.3) 184 (7.3) 99 (3.9) 32 (1.3) 7 (0.3) 3 (0.1)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 1 3 7 9 12 19 22 23 15 7 2 0

Monthly sunshine hours in Longmen, Qinghai, China §

The sunniest months in Longmen are May, July and August, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 17 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Longmen: January, February and December receive an average of 8 hours 57 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Longmen, 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 236 287 336 327 352 326 351 345 312 317 292 291
Mean daily daylight hours 9h 51m 10h 46m 11h 57m 13h 10m 14h 12m 14h 43m 14h 28m 13h 33m 12h 23m 11h 10m 10h 7m 9h 34m

Solar UV radiation in Longmen, Qinghai, China §

Longmen experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in May, June and July, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 16 - 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 Longmen UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Longmen, 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 13 17 18 16 13 12 9 6 4