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Monthly climate in Xialaxiu, Qinghai, China

Last updated: March 2, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Xialaxiu features a ice cap climate ET). Temperatures typically range between -18 °C (0 °F) and 10 °C (50 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -37 °C (-34 °F) or can rise to as high as 20 °C (68 °F). The average annual precipitation amounts to about 849 mm (33.4 inches) and receives 167 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually. Xialaxiu enjoys an average of 3741 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 0 minutes to 14 hours 16 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Xialaxiu, Qinghai, China §

The warmest months in Xialaxiu are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 7 to 10 °C (45 - 50 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from -18 to -15 °C (0 - 6 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Xialaxiu experiences 0 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 226 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Xialaxiu, 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 -3°C
(26°F)		 -1°C
(31°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 -2°C
(29°F)
Mean maximum -6°C
(21°F)		 -4°C
(26°F)		 2°C
(36°F)		 6°C
(44°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 -0°C
(32°F)		 -6°C
(21°F)
Average high -12°C
(10°F)		 -9°C
(16°F)		 -4°C
(24°F)		 1°C
(35°F)		 8°C
(46°F)		 12°C
(55°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 5°C
(42°F)		 -7°C
(20°F)		 -12°C
(10°F)
Daily mean -18°C
(0°F)		 -15°C
(6°F)		 -10°C
(14°F)		 -4°C
(25°F)		 2°C
(36°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 -1°C
(31°F)		 -13°C
(9°F)		 -18°C
(0°F)
Average low -24°C
(-10°F)		 -21°C
(-5°F)		 -17°C
(2°F)		 -10°C
(14°F)		 -3°C
(26°F)		 2°C
(36°F)		 5°C
(42°F)		 5°C
(42°F)		 3°C
(37°F)		 -6°C
(21°F)		 -19°C
(-2°F)		 -24°C
(-10°F)
Mean minimum -32°C
(-25°F)		 -29°C
(-20°F)		 -25°C
(-13°F)		 -18°C
(-1°F)		 -10°C
(14°F)		 -4°C
(25°F)		 1°C
(34°F)		 -0°C
(32°F)		 -5°C
(24°F)		 -19°C
(-1°F)		 -28°C
(-17°F)		 -32°C
(-26°F)
Minimum -35°C
(-32°F)		 -37°C
(-34°F)		 -28°C
(-18°F)		 -22°C
(-8°F)		 -13°C
(10°F)		 -7°C
(19°F)		 -1°C
(30°F)		 -2°C
(29°F)		 -10°C
(15°F)		 -24°C
(-10°F)		 -31°C
(-24°F)		 -36°C
(-33°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Xialaxiu, Qinghai, China §

Xialaxiu usually has the most precipitation in June, July and August, with an average of 23 rainy days and 150 mm (5.9 inches) of precipitation per month. The driest months in Xialaxiu are January, February and December. On average, 15 mm (0.6 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Xialaxiu, 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) 11 (0.4) 19 (0.8) 23 (0.9) 31 (1.2) 78 (3.1) 155 (6.1) 154 (6.1) 141 (5.5) 139 (5.5) 61 (2.4) 22 (0.9) 14 (0.6)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 3 7 8 11 18 25 23 23 23 16 6 4

Monthly sunshine hours in Xialaxiu, Qinghai, China §

The sunniest months in Xialaxiu are April, May and July, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 9 minutes a day. Least sunny months in Xialaxiu: January, February and November receive an average of 9 hours 6 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Xialaxiu, 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 244 290 334 335 353 329 337 333 294 306 284 297
Mean daily daylight hours 10h 14m 11h 0m 11h 59m 12h 59m 13h 50m 14h 16m 14h 2m 13h 18m 12h 20m 11h 20m 10h 27m 10h 0m

Solar UV radiation in Xialaxiu, Qinghai, China §

Xialaxiu experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in April, May and June, 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 Xialaxiu UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Xialaxiu, 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) 6 9 14 16 19 16 15 15 14 11 10 6

Detailed Monthly Weather Insights for Xialaxiu, Qinghai, China

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