Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Zhugkyung features a ice cap climate ET).Temperatures typically range between -15 °C (5 °F) and 8 °C (47 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -32 °C (-26 °F) or can rise to as high as 19 °C (67 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 739 mm (29.1 inches) and receives 123 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Zhugkyung enjoys an average of 3771 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 9 hours 36 minutes to 14 hours 42 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Zhugkyung are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 5 to 8 °C (42 - 47 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from -15 to -12 °C (5 - 10 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Zhugkyung experiences 0 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 256 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 (36°F) | 7°C (44°F) | 11°C (52°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 16°C (62°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 18°C (64°F) | 16°C (62°F) | 13°C (55°F) | 6°C (44°F) | 3°C (37°F) |
Mean maximum | -1°C (30°F) | 3°C (37°F) | 7°C (45°F) | 10°C (50°F) | 14°C (58°F) | 15°C (60°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 15°C (60°F) | 10°C (51°F) | 4°C (39°F) | -2°C (29°F) |
Average high | -7°C (20°F) | -4°C (25°F) | 0°C (33°F) | 3°C (37°F) | 7°C (44°F) | 11°C (51°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 13°C (56°F) | 10°C (51°F) | 4°C (39°F) | -2°C (28°F) | -7°C (20°F) |
Daily mean | -15°C (5°F) | -12°C (10°F) | -7°C (19°F) | -3°C (26°F) | 1°C (34°F) | 5°C (42°F) | 8°C (47°F) | 8°C (47°F) | 4°C (40°F) | -4°C (26°F) | -10°C (14°F) | -14°C (6°F) |
Average low | -21°C (-6°F) | -19°C (-2°F) | -14°C (7°F) | -9°C (15°F) | -5°C (23°F) | 1°C (33°F) | 3°C (38°F) | 3°C (39°F) | -1°C (30°F) | -9°C (15°F) | -16°C (3°F) | -20°C (-4°F) |
Mean minimum | -26°C (-15°F) | -26°C (-14°F) | -23°C (-9°F) | -18°C (1°F) | -14°C (6°F) | -5°C (23°F) | -1°C (30°F) | -1°C (30°F) | -8°C (19°F) | -17°C (2°F) | -23°C (-8°F) | -25°C (-13°F) |
Minimum | -32°C (-26°F) | -30°C (-22°F) | -26°C (-15°F) | -20°C (-5°F) | -19°C (-2°F) | -9°C (15°F) | -3°C (28°F) | -5°C (24°F) | -10°C (14°F) | -20°C (-4°F) | -28°C (-17°F) | -29°C (-20°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in Zhugkyung, Qinghai, China with other places around the world.
Zhugkyung usually has the most precipitation in June, July and August, with an average of 21 rainy days and 153 mm (6.0 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Zhugkyung are January, November and December. On average, 4 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) | 5 (0.2) | 7 (0.3) | 22 (0.9) | 47 (1.9) | 64 (2.5) | 133 (5.3) | 156 (6.1) | 168 (6.6) | 97 (3.8) | 32 (1.3) | 6 (0.2) | 2 (0.1) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 1 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 20 | 21 | 24 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 0 |
The sunniest months in Zhugkyung are May, July and August, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 20 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Zhugkyung: January, February and December receive an average of 8 hours 55 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 | 285 | 332 | 319 | 350 | 330 | 359 | 346 | 312 | 316 | 291 | 289 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 9h 52m | 10h 47m | 11h 57m | 13h 10m | 14h 11m | 14h 42m | 14h 26m | 13h 32m | 12h 23m | 11h 11m | 10h 8m | 9h 36m |
Zhugkyung experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in May, June and July, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 15 - 16, 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 Zhugkyung 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 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 4 |