Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Xueshan features a ice cap climate ET).Temperatures typically range between -16 °C (3 °F) and 8 °C (47 °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 881 mm (34.7 inches) and receives 152 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Xueshan enjoys an average of 3702 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 9 hours 50 minutes to 14 hours 26 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Xueshan are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 5 to 8 °C (41 - 47 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from -16 to -14 °C (3 - 7 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Xueshan experiences 0 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 255 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Maximum | 0°C (33°F) | 5°C (42°F) | 9°C (49°F) | 11°C (51°F) | 15°C (58°F) | 18°C (64°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 6°C (44°F) | 2°C (36°F) |
Mean maximum | -2°C (29°F) | 0°C (33°F) | 4°C (39°F) | 8°C (46°F) | 12°C (54°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 12°C (53°F) | 3°C (37°F) | -3°C (28°F) |
Average high | -8°C (18°F) | -7°C (21°F) | -2°C (29°F) | 1°C (33°F) | 5°C (42°F) | 10°C (50°F) | 13°C (56°F) | 13°C (55°F) | 9°C (49°F) | 3°C (38°F) | -4°C (25°F) | -8°C (18°F) |
Daily mean | -16°C (3°F) | -14°C (7°F) | -9°C (16°F) | -5°C (23°F) | 0°C (33°F) | 5°C (41°F) | 8°C (47°F) | 8°C (46°F) | 4°C (39°F) | -3°C (26°F) | -12°C (10°F) | -16°C (3°F) |
Average low | -24°C (-11°F) | -22°C (-8°F) | -16°C (3°F) | -11°C (12°F) | -5°C (23°F) | 1°C (33°F) | 3°C (38°F) | 3°C (38°F) | -1°C (30°F) | -10°C (15°F) | -20°C (-4°F) | -24°C (-11°F) |
Mean minimum | -34°C (-28°F) | -31°C (-23°F) | -26°C (-15°F) | -22°C (-8°F) | -13°C (9°F) | -8°C (18°F) | -2°C (28°F) | -4°C (26°F) | -11°C (12°F) | -23°C (-10°F) | -29°C (-19°F) | -32°C (-25°F) |
Minimum | -37°C (-34°F) | -35°C (-31°F) | -32°C (-26°F) | -29°C (-19°F) | -16°C (4°F) | -15°C (5°F) | -3°C (26°F) | -7°C (20°F) | -16°C (4°F) | -25°C (-13°F) | -31°C (-24°F) | -36°C (-32°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in Xueshan, Qinghai, China with other places around the world.
Xueshan usually has the most precipitation in June, August and September, with an average of 23 rainy days and 161 mm (6.3 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Xueshan are January, November 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 (0.4) | 16 (0.6) | 25 (1.0) | 43 (1.7) | 79 (3.1) | 167 (6.6) | 129 (5.1) | 183 (7.2) | 132 (5.2) | 68 (2.7) | 15 (0.6) | 10 (0.4) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 4 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 15 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 22 | 15 | 3 | 2 |
The sunniest months in Xueshan are April, May and July, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 12 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Xueshan: 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 | 239 | 285 | 333 | 334 | 344 | 305 | 351 | 329 | 286 | 301 | 293 | 297 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 10h 5m | 10h 55m | 11h 58m | 13h 3m | 13h 58m | 14h 26m | 14h 12m | 13h 24m | 12h 21m | 11h 16m | 10h 20m | 9h 50m |
Xueshan experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in May, June and July, 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 Moderate / High / 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 Xueshan 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 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 6 |