Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Xiping features a humid continental climate (Dwb).Temperatures typically range between -8 °C (18 °F) and 23 °C (74 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -24 °C (-12 °F) or can rise to as high as 37 °C (99 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 388 mm (15.3 inches) and receives 54 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Xiping enjoys an average of 3484 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 9 hours 22 minutes to 14 hours 56 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Xiping are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 22 to 23 °C (71 - 74 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from -8 to -4 °C (18 - 25 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Xiping experiences 91 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 140 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Maximum | 6°C (43°F) | 17°C (64°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 34°C (94°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 37°C (99°F) | 34°C (94°F) | 30°C (87°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 18°C (64°F) | 8°C (46°F) |
Mean maximum | 4°C (40°F) | 13°C (55°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 32°C (91°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 5°C (42°F) |
Average high | -2°C (29°F) | 3°C (37°F) | 11°C (52°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 27°C (82°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 7°C (45°F) | -1°C (30°F) |
Daily mean | -8°C (18°F) | -4°C (25°F) | 4°C (40°F) | 10°C (51°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 22°C (71°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 8°C (47°F) | 1°C (34°F) | -7°C (19°F) |
Average low | -14°C (7°F) | -10°C (13°F) | -2°C (28°F) | 3°C (38°F) | 9°C (49°F) | 15°C (60°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 12°C (53°F) | 3°C (37°F) | -4°C (24°F) | -12°C (10°F) |
Mean minimum | -22°C (-7°F) | -18°C (1°F) | -8°C (18°F) | -4°C (25°F) | 4°C (39°F) | 9°C (49°F) | 14°C (58°F) | 13°C (55°F) | 6°C (43°F) | -4°C (25°F) | -11°C (12°F) | -20°C (-4°F) |
Minimum | -24°C (-12°F) | -20°C (-3°F) | -9°C (17°F) | -6°C (21°F) | 0°C (33°F) | 7°C (45°F) | 12°C (55°F) | 11°C (52°F) | 2°C (36°F) | -6°C (22°F) | -13°C (9°F) | -23°C (-9°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in Xiping, Shanxi, China with other places around the world.
Xiping usually has the most precipitation in July, August and September, with an average of 9 rainy days and 74 mm (2.9 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Xiping are January, February and December. On average, 2 mm (0.1 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) | 2 (0.1) | 4 (0.2) | 17 (0.7) | 24 (1.0) | 30 (1.2) | 39 (1.5) | 103 (4.1) | 79 (3.1) | 39 (1.5) | 36 (1.4) | 13 (0.5) | 1 (0.1) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
The sunniest months in Xiping are May, July and August, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 42 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Xiping: January, November and December receive an average of 8 hours 2 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 219 | 267 | 301 | 301 | 338 | 325 | 330 | 327 | 285 | 268 | 255 | 264 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 9h 40m | 10h 40m | 11h 57m | 13h 16m | 14h 22m | 14h 56m | 14h 39m | 13h 40m | 12h 25m | 11h 7m | 9h 58m | 9h 22m |
Xiping experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in May, 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, February and December are in the Low / 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 Xiping UV Index data.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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UV Index (month maximum) | 2 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 |