Last updated: July 31, 2025
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Zongjia features a cold desert climate (BWk). Temperatures typically range between -9 °C (16 °F) and 18 °C (64 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -24 °C (-11 °F) or can rise to as high as 31 °C (88 °F). The average annual precipitation amounts to about 186 mm (7.3 inches) and receives 44 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually. Zongjia enjoys an average of 3861 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 9 hours 43 minutes to 14 hours 34 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Zongjia are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 14 to 18 °C (58 - 64 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from -9 to -6 °C (16 - 22 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Zongjia experiences 14 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 166 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Maximum | 8°C (47°F) | 12°C (54°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 26°C (80°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 30°C (87°F) | 27°C (82°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 17°C (62°F) | 8°C (47°F) |
Mean maximum | 4°C (39°F) | 8°C (47°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 20°C (69°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 13°C (55°F) | 4°C (39°F) |
Average high | -3°C (28°F) | 1°C (34°F) | 8°C (46°F) | 12°C (55°F) | 16°C (62°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 12°C (53°F) | 4°C (39°F) | -2°C (28°F) |
Daily mean | -9°C (16°F) | -6°C (22°F) | 1°C (35°F) | 7°C (44°F) | 11°C (52°F) | 14°C (58°F) | 18°C (64°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 13°C (55°F) | 6°C (43°F) | -3°C (27°F) | -8°C (17°F) |
Average low | -14°C (7°F) | -12°C (11°F) | -5°C (23°F) | 0°C (33°F) | 5°C (42°F) | 10°C (50°F) | 12°C (55°F) | 12°C (54°F) | 8°C (46°F) | 0°C (32°F) | -9°C (17°F) | -13°C (8°F) |
Mean minimum | -20°C (-4°F) | -19°C (-3°F) | -13°C (9°F) | -6°C (21°F) | -3°C (28°F) | 6°C (43°F) | 8°C (46°F) | 7°C (46°F) | 2°C (35°F) | -7°C (19°F) | -15°C (5°F) | -19°C (-3°F) |
Minimum | -24°C (-11°F) | -23°C (-10°F) | -17°C (3°F) | -8°C (18°F) | -6°C (22°F) | 4°C (40°F) | 5°C (40°F) | 5°C (41°F) | 0°C (33°F) | -9°C (17°F) | -19°C (-2°F) | -22°C (-7°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in Zongjia, China with other places around the world.
Zongjia usually has the most precipitation in June, July and August, with an average of 8 rainy days and 33 mm (1.3 inches) of precipitation per month. The driest months in Zongjia are February, 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) | 5 (0.2) | 7 (0.3) | 15 (0.6) | 18 (0.7) | 40 (1.6) | 34 (1.4) | 26 (1.0) | 19 (0.7) | 10 (0.4) | 4 (0.2) | 3 (0.1) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
The sunniest months in Zongjia are May, July and August, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 48 minutes a day. Least sunny months in Zongjia: January, February and December receive an average of 8 hours 50 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 232 | 282 | 331 | 336 | 357 | 347 | 377 | 362 | 331 | 322 | 290 | 289 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 9h 59m | 10h 51m | 11h 58m | 13h 7m | 14h 5m | 14h 34m | 14h 19m | 13h 28m | 12h 22m | 11h 14m | 10h 14m | 9h 43m |
Zongjia experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in May, June and August, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 13 - 14, 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 Zongjia 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 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 4 |