Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Tehetu features a ice cap climate ET).Temperatures typically range between -14 °C (7 °F) and 9 °C (49 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -32 °C (-26 °F) or can rise to as high as 20 °C (69 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 835 mm (32.9 inches) and receives 155 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Tehetu enjoys an average of 3695 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 9 hours 55 minutes to 14 hours 21 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Tehetu are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 7 to 9 °C (45 - 49 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from -14 to -12 °C (7 - 10 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Tehetu experiences 0 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 240 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 (37°F) | 7°C (45°F) | 12°C (54°F) | 12°C (54°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 20°C (67°F) | 20°C (69°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 17°C (62°F) | 11°C (51°F) | 4°C (40°F) |
Mean maximum | -0°C (32°F) | 2°C (35°F) | 5°C (42°F) | 9°C (48°F) | 14°C (58°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 16°C (62°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 4°C (40°F) | -0°C (31°F) |
Average high | -6°C (21°F) | -5°C (24°F) | -1°C (31°F) | 3°C (37°F) | 8°C (46°F) | 12°C (54°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 14°C (58°F) | 11°C (52°F) | 5°C (41°F) | -2°C (28°F) | -6°C (22°F) |
Daily mean | -14°C (7°F) | -12°C (10°F) | -7°C (19°F) | -3°C (26°F) | 2°C (35°F) | 7°C (45°F) | 9°C (49°F) | 9°C (48°F) | 5°C (42°F) | -2°C (29°F) | -10°C (15°F) | -14°C (7°F) |
Average low | -21°C (-5°F) | -19°C (-3°F) | -14°C (7°F) | -9°C (16°F) | -4°C (25°F) | 2°C (36°F) | 4°C (40°F) | 4°C (39°F) | 1°C (34°F) | -7°C (19°F) | -16°C (3°F) | -20°C (-5°F) |
Mean minimum | -29°C (-20°F) | -26°C (-15°F) | -22°C (-7°F) | -16°C (3°F) | -11°C (13°F) | -5°C (24°F) | -1°C (30°F) | -2°C (29°F) | -7°C (19°F) | -19°C (-2°F) | -26°C (-14°F) | -28°C (-17°F) |
Minimum | -32°C (-26°F) | -29°C (-20°F) | -27°C (-17°F) | -23°C (-9°F) | -14°C (7°F) | -10°C (14°F) | -3°C (27°F) | -5°C (22°F) | -13°C (9°F) | -24°C (-11°F) | -31°C (-23°F) | -32°C (-25°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in Tehetu, Qinghai, China with other places around the world.
Tehetu usually has the most precipitation in June, August and September, with an average of 22 rainy days and 147 mm (5.8 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Tehetu are January, November and December. On average, 14 mm (0.6 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) | 13 (0.5) | 19 (0.7) | 26 (1.0) | 39 (1.5) | 66 (2.6) | 155 (6.1) | 124 (4.9) | 146 (5.8) | 139 (5.5) | 77 (3.0) | 19 (0.7) | 11 (0.4) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 5 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 15 | 23 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 18 | 5 | 3 |
The sunniest months in Tehetu are April, May and July, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 9 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Tehetu: January, February and September 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 | 286 | 337 | 338 | 347 | 306 | 340 | 324 | 281 | 298 | 292 | 298 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 10h 9m | 10h 57m | 11h 58m | 13h 1m | 13h 55m | 14h 21m | 14h 7m | 13h 21m | 12h 21m | 11h 18m | 10h 23m | 9h 55m |
Tehetu experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in May, June and July, 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 / Very High exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 8. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Tehetu UV Index data.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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UV Index (month maximum) | 5 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 5 |