Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Xia Dawo features a ice cap climate ET).Temperatures typically range between -18 °C (-1 °F) and 8 °C (46 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -41 °C (-41 °F) or can rise to as high as 20 °C (68 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 728 mm (28.7 inches) and receives 137 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Xia Dawo enjoys an average of 3700 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 9 hours 49 minutes to 14 hours 27 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Xia Dawo are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 5 to 8 °C (40 - 46 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from -18 to -16 °C (-1 - 4 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Xia Dawo experiences 0 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 262 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 (28°F) | 6°C (43°F) | 9°C (49°F) | 10°C (51°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 18°C (64°F) | 15°C (60°F) | 14°C (58°F) | 5°C (42°F) | 4°C (39°F) |
Mean maximum | -4°C (26°F) | -0°C (31°F) | 3°C (38°F) | 6°C (42°F) | 11°C (52°F) | 14°C (58°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 17°C (62°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 11°C (52°F) | 1°C (34°F) | -4°C (26°F) |
Average high | -10°C (15°F) | -7°C (19°F) | -3°C (27°F) | -1°C (31°F) | 4°C (40°F) | 10°C (49°F) | 13°C (56°F) | 13°C (55°F) | 9°C (48°F) | 2°C (36°F) | -6°C (22°F) | -10°C (15°F) |
Daily mean | -18°C (-0°F) | -16°C (4°F) | -10°C (14°F) | -6°C (21°F) | -1°C (31°F) | 5°C (40°F) | 8°C (46°F) | 7°C (45°F) | 3°C (38°F) | -5°C (24°F) | -14°C (7°F) | -18°C (-1°F) |
Average low | -26°C (-15°F) | -24°C (-11°F) | -18°C (0°F) | -12°C (10°F) | -6°C (21°F) | -0°C (32°F) | 2°C (37°F) | 2°C (36°F) | -2°C (28°F) | -11°C (13°F) | -22°C (-7°F) | -26°C (-14°F) |
Mean minimum | -37°C (-34°F) | -33°C (-28°F) | -28°C (-18°F) | -21°C (-6°F) | -14°C (7°F) | -9°C (17°F) | -3°C (27°F) | -5°C (23°F) | -12°C (10°F) | -23°C (-9°F) | -29°C (-19°F) | -34°C (-29°F) |
Minimum | -41°C (-41°F) | -39°C (-38°F) | -35°C (-30°F) | -29°C (-19°F) | -17°C (2°F) | -15°C (6°F) | -4°C (26°F) | -8°C (17°F) | -17°C (2°F) | -27°C (-16°F) | -30°C (-21°F) | -38°C (-35°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in Xia Dawo, Qinghai, China with other places around the world.
Xia Dawo usually has the most precipitation in June, August and September, with an average of 20 rainy days and 127 mm (5.0 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Xia Dawo are January, February and December. On average, 12 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 (0.5) | 15 (0.6) | 27 (1.0) | 37 (1.4) | 65 (2.5) | 133 (5.2) | 102 (4.0) | 146 (5.7) | 103 (4.1) | 62 (2.4) | 17 (0.7) | 11 (0.4) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 3 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 21 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 14 | 4 | 2 |
The sunniest months in Xia Dawo are May, July and August, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 4 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Xia Dawo: January, February and September receive an average of 9 hours 1 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 238 | 285 | 332 | 332 | 344 | 305 | 352 | 333 | 289 | 303 | 290 | 293 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 10h 4m | 10h 54m | 11h 58m | 13h 4m | 13h 59m | 14h 27m | 14h 13m | 13h 24m | 12h 21m | 11h 16m | 10h 19m | 9h 49m |
Xia Dawo experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in May, June and July, 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 Moderate / High exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 7. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Xia Dawo UV Index data.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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UV Index (month maximum) | 5 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 5 |