Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Pingyao features a humid continental climate (Dwb).Temperatures typically range between -1 °C (30 °F) and 24 °C (76 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -14 °C (6 °F) or can rise to as high as 39 °C (103 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 776 mm (30.6 inches) and receives 99 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Pingyao enjoys an average of 3234 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 9 hours 51 minutes to 14 hours 25 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Pingyao are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 22 to 24 °C (72 - 76 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from -1 to 2 °C (30 - 36 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Pingyao experiences 80 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 88 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Maximum | 12°C (53°F) | 22°C (71°F) | 27°C (80°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 34°C (93°F) | 35°C (95°F) | 39°C (103°F) | 36°C (97°F) | 31°C (87°F) | 26°C (78°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 13°C (55°F) |
Mean maximum | 8°C (48°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 31°C (89°F) | 35°C (95°F) | 33°C (91°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 22°C (71°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 10°C (51°F) |
Average high | 3°C (37°F) | 7°C (45°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 22°C (71°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 10°C (51°F) | 4°C (39°F) |
Daily mean | -1°C (30°F) | 2°C (36°F) | 9°C (48°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 18°C (64°F) | 11°C (52°F) | 6°C (43°F) | -0°C (32°F) |
Average low | -5°C (24°F) | -2°C (28°F) | 4°C (39°F) | 9°C (48°F) | 13°C (56°F) | 18°C (64°F) | 20°C (69°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 8°C (47°F) | 2°C (36°F) | -4°C (26°F) |
Mean minimum | -10°C (14°F) | -7°C (19°F) | -2°C (29°F) | 2°C (36°F) | 7°C (45°F) | 13°C (55°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 11°C (51°F) | 3°C (37°F) | -4°C (25°F) | -9°C (17°F) |
Minimum | -14°C (6°F) | -9°C (16°F) | -3°C (27°F) | -1°C (30°F) | 6°C (43°F) | 10°C (51°F) | 14°C (58°F) | 13°C (55°F) | 9°C (49°F) | 2°C (36°F) | -6°C (21°F) | -12°C (11°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in Pingyao, Shaanxi, China with other places around the world.
Pingyao usually has the most precipitation in July, August and September, with an average of 13 rainy days and 138 mm (5.4 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Pingyao are January, February and December. On average, 11 mm (0.4 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) | 10 (0.4) | 17 (0.7) | 28 (1.1) | 44 (1.7) | 68 (2.7) | 93 (3.7) | 126 (5.0) | 156 (6.1) | 131 (5.2) | 79 (3.1) | 17 (0.7) | 7 (0.3) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 2 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 2 |
The sunniest months in Pingyao are May, July and August, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 19 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Pingyao: January, September and October receive an average of 7 hours 10 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 206 | 257 | 280 | 271 | 313 | 303 | 326 | 319 | 240 | 212 | 243 | 257 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 10h 6m | 10h 55m | 11h 58m | 13h 3m | 13h 58m | 14h 25m | 14h 12m | 13h 24m | 12h 21m | 11h 16m | 10h 20m | 9h 51m |
Pingyao experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in May, July and August, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 11 - 11, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.January, February and December are in the Moderate exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 5. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Pingyao UV Index data.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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UV Index (month maximum) | 4 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 3 |