Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Xangda features a ice cap climate ET).Temperatures typically range between -18 °C (-1 °F) and 12 °C (53 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -37 °C (-35 °F) or can rise to as high as 22 °C (71 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 939 mm (37.0 inches) and receives 169 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Xangda enjoys an average of 3755 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 3 minutes to 14 hours 12 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Xangda are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 9 to 12 °C (49 - 53 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from -18 to -14 °C (-1 - 8 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Xangda experiences 0 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 210 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 (29°F) | 3°C (37°F) | 12°C (53°F) | 11°C (53°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 21°C (71°F) | 22°C (71°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 7°C (46°F) | -1°C (31°F) |
Mean maximum | -4°C (25°F) | -2°C (29°F) | 4°C (40°F) | 10°C (50°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 21°C (69°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 16°C (60°F) | 1°C (35°F) | -5°C (24°F) |
Average high | -11°C (13°F) | -7°C (20°F) | -2°C (28°F) | 4°C (39°F) | 10°C (50°F) | 14°C (58°F) | 16°C (62°F) | 16°C (62°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 7°C (45°F) | -6°C (21°F) | -12°C (11°F) |
Daily mean | -18°C (-0°F) | -14°C (8°F) | -9°C (16°F) | -2°C (28°F) | 4°C (40°F) | 9°C (49°F) | 12°C (53°F) | 12°C (53°F) | 9°C (48°F) | 1°C (34°F) | -13°C (9°F) | -18°C (-1°F) |
Average low | -25°C (-13°F) | -21°C (-6°F) | -16°C (3°F) | -9°C (17°F) | -1°C (30°F) | 4°C (40°F) | 7°C (46°F) | 7°C (45°F) | 4°C (40°F) | -5°C (23°F) | -20°C (-3°F) | -25°C (-12°F) |
Mean minimum | -34°C (-29°F) | -29°C (-20°F) | -26°C (-15°F) | -17°C (1°F) | -9°C (17°F) | -3°C (27°F) | 4°C (39°F) | 2°C (37°F) | -1°C (30°F) | -19°C (-2°F) | -30°C (-21°F) | -35°C (-31°F) |
Minimum | -37°C (-35°F) | -33°C (-27°F) | -30°C (-22°F) | -24°C (-11°F) | -12°C (11°F) | -6°C (21°F) | 3°C (37°F) | 1°C (35°F) | -5°C (23°F) | -26°C (-14°F) | -34°C (-28°F) | -37°C (-34°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in Xangda, Qinghai, China with other places around the world.
Xangda usually has the most precipitation in June, July and September, with an average of 24 rainy days and 167 mm (6.6 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Xangda 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) | 7 (0.3) | 17 (0.7) | 22 (0.9) | 37 (1.5) | 92 (3.6) | 162 (6.4) | 188 (7.4) | 150 (5.9) | 152 (6.0) | 69 (2.7) | 27 (1.1) | 15 (0.6) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 1 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 20 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 22 | 17 | 7 | 4 |
The sunniest months in Xangda are April, May and August, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 10 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Xangda: January, February and November receive an average of 9 hours 7 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 245 | 290 | 333 | 336 | 353 | 334 | 335 | 338 | 298 | 306 | 284 | 297 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 10h 17m | 11h 1m | 11h 59m | 12h 58m | 13h 48m | 14h 12m | 14h 0m | 13h 16m | 12h 20m | 11h 21m | 10h 30m | 10h 3m |
Xangda experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in April, May and August, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 15 - 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 10. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Xangda UV Index data.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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UV Index (month maximum) | 6 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 19 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 7 |