Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Beishidian features a humid continental climate (Dwa).Temperatures typically range between -2 °C (30 °F) and 24 °C (76 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -17 °C (1 °F) or can rise to as high as 36 °C (98 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 629 mm (24.8 inches) and receives 79 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Beishidian enjoys an average of 3235 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 9 hours 47 minutes to 14 hours 30 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Beishidian are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 24 to 24 °C (75 - 76 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from -2 to 2 °C (30 - 35 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Beishidian experiences 93 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) | 23°C (73°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 34°C (94°F) | 36°C (98°F) | 35°C (95°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 27°C (80°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 13°C (56°F) |
Mean maximum | 9°C (49°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 32°C (91°F) | 33°C (91°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 31°C (87°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 11°C (53°F) |
Average high | 3°C (37°F) | 7°C (44°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 17°C (62°F) | 12°C (53°F) | 5°C (41°F) |
Daily mean | -2°C (30°F) | 2°C (35°F) | 8°C (47°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 12°C (54°F) | 7°C (44°F) | 0°C (32°F) |
Average low | -5°C (23°F) | -3°C (27°F) | 4°C (39°F) | 9°C (48°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 20°C (69°F) | 15°C (60°F) | 8°C (48°F) | 3°C (37°F) | -4°C (25°F) |
Mean minimum | -11°C (12°F) | -7°C (19°F) | -2°C (28°F) | 1°C (35°F) | 8°C (46°F) | 14°C (58°F) | 18°C (64°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 11°C (53°F) | 3°C (37°F) | -4°C (26°F) | -10°C (14°F) |
Minimum | -17°C (1°F) | -11°C (13°F) | -3°C (26°F) | -2°C (29°F) | 6°C (43°F) | 11°C (53°F) | 17°C (62°F) | 13°C (56°F) | 10°C (50°F) | 1°C (35°F) | -5°C (23°F) | -13°C (9°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in Beishidian, Shanxi, China with other places around the world.
Beishidian usually has the most precipitation in July, August and September, with an average of 13 rainy days and 120 mm (4.7 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Beishidian are January, March and December. On average, 11 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) | 18 (0.7) | 15 (0.6) | 41 (1.6) | 34 (1.3) | 83 (3.2) | 140 (5.5) | 117 (4.6) | 104 (4.1) | 40 (1.6) | 18 (0.7) | 8 (0.3) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 2 |
The sunniest months in Beishidian are May, June and July, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 9 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Beishidian: January, October and November receive an average of 7 hours 26 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 201 | 254 | 285 | 272 | 318 | 305 | 311 | 301 | 248 | 235 | 246 | 254 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 10h 2m | 10h 52m | 11h 58m | 13h 5m | 14h 2m | 14h 30m | 14h 16m | 13h 26m | 12h 22m | 11h 15m | 10h 17m | 9h 47m |
Beishidian experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in June, July and August, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 10 - 11, which corresponds to the Very High / Extreme category of sun exposure.January, November and December are in the Moderate exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 4. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Beishidian UV Index data.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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UV Index (month maximum) | 3 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 3 |