Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Yangkang features a ice cap climate ET).Temperatures typically range between -17 °C (2 °F) and 7 °C (45 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -36 °C (-33 °F) or can rise to as high as 20 °C (67 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 597 mm (23.5 inches) and receives 110 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Yangkang enjoys an average of 3777 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 9 hours 35 minutes to 14 hours 42 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Yangkang are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 4 to 7 °C (40 - 45 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from -17 to -14 °C (2 - 7 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Yangkang experiences 0 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 270 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 (44°F) | 10°C (49°F) | 13°C (55°F) | 15°C (60°F) | 18°C (64°F) | 20°C (67°F) | 17°C (64°F) | 16°C (62°F) | 12°C (54°F) | 6°C (44°F) | 2°C (35°F) |
Mean maximum | -3°C (27°F) | 1°C (34°F) | 5°C (41°F) | 9°C (48°F) | 13°C (55°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 17°C (64°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 9°C (49°F) | 2°C (36°F) | -3°C (26°F) |
Average high | -9°C (17°F) | -6°C (22°F) | -1°C (30°F) | 2°C (35°F) | 5°C (42°F) | 10°C (50°F) | 13°C (56°F) | 13°C (55°F) | 9°C (49°F) | 2°C (36°F) | -4°C (25°F) | -9°C (17°F) |
Daily mean | -17°C (2°F) | -14°C (7°F) | -9°C (17°F) | -5°C (24°F) | -1°C (31°F) | 4°C (40°F) | 7°C (45°F) | 7°C (45°F) | 3°C (37°F) | -5°C (24°F) | -12°C (11°F) | -16°C (3°F) |
Average low | -24°C (-11°F) | -22°C (-8°F) | -16°C (3°F) | -11°C (13°F) | -7°C (20°F) | -1°C (31°F) | 2°C (36°F) | 2°C (36°F) | -3°C (27°F) | -10°C (14°F) | -18°C (-1°F) | -23°C (-8°F) |
Mean minimum | -31°C (-24°F) | -29°C (-20°F) | -26°C (-14°F) | -20°C (-3°F) | -17°C (2°F) | -7°C (19°F) | -3°C (26°F) | -3°C (27°F) | -11°C (12°F) | -17°C (1°F) | -26°C (-14°F) | -28°C (-18°F) |
Minimum | -36°C (-33°F) | -32°C (-25°F) | -30°C (-22°F) | -22°C (-8°F) | -23°C (-9°F) | -13°C (9°F) | -4°C (24°F) | -5°C (22°F) | -18°C (-0°F) | -26°C (-14°F) | -30°C (-21°F) | -32°C (-25°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in Yangkang, Qinghai, China with other places around the world.
Yangkang usually has the most precipitation in June, July and August, with an average of 19 rainy days and 121 mm (4.8 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Yangkang are January, November and December. On average, 5 mm (0.2 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) | 4 (0.2) | 8 (0.3) | 19 (0.7) | 36 (1.4) | 56 (2.2) | 110 (4.3) | 136 (5.4) | 118 (4.6) | 77 (3.0) | 24 (0.9) | 6 (0.2) | 4 (0.1) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 1 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
The sunniest months in Yangkang are May, July and August, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 17 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Yangkang: January, February and December receive an average of 8 hours 58 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 236 | 287 | 335 | 323 | 350 | 328 | 353 | 345 | 312 | 318 | 292 | 292 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 9h 52m | 10h 47m | 11h 57m | 13h 10m | 14h 11m | 14h 42m | 14h 26m | 13h 33m | 12h 23m | 11h 11m | 10h 8m | 9h 35m |
Yangkang 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 6. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Yangkang UV Index data.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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UV Index (month maximum) | 4 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 4 |