Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Gaocheng features a ice cap climate ET).Temperatures typically range between -11 °C (13 °F) and 10 °C (50 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -33 °C (-27 °F) or can rise to as high as 20 °C (69 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1205 mm (47.4 inches) and receives 164 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Gaocheng enjoys an average of 3704 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 14 minutes to 14 hours 1 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Gaocheng are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 9 to 10 °C (48 - 50 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from -11 to -8 °C (13 - 18 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Gaocheng experiences 0 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 207 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) | 9°C (49°F) | 13°C (55°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 20°C (69°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 20°C (69°F) | 17°C (64°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 12°C (53°F) | 10°C (50°F) |
Mean maximum | 3°C (37°F) | 4°C (39°F) | 9°C (48°F) | 12°C (54°F) | 15°C (60°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 18°C (64°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 17°C (62°F) | 14°C (58°F) | 9°C (48°F) | 4°C (39°F) |
Average high | -2°C (28°F) | -1°C (31°F) | 3°C (38°F) | 6°C (44°F) | 10°C (50°F) | 14°C (58°F) | 14°C (58°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 13°C (56°F) | 10°C (50°F) | 4°C (39°F) | -1°C (31°F) |
Daily mean | -11°C (13°F) | -8°C (18°F) | -4°C (25°F) | -0°C (32°F) | 4°C (40°F) | 9°C (48°F) | 10°C (50°F) | 9°C (49°F) | 8°C (47°F) | 4°C (39°F) | -3°C (26°F) | -9°C (17°F) |
Average low | -18°C (0°F) | -14°C (6°F) | -10°C (14°F) | -6°C (21°F) | -1°C (31°F) | 5°C (40°F) | 6°C (43°F) | 5°C (42°F) | 4°C (40°F) | -1°C (30°F) | -9°C (17°F) | -15°C (5°F) |
Mean minimum | -28°C (-18°F) | -22°C (-7°F) | -18°C (1°F) | -13°C (8°F) | -11°C (12°F) | -4°C (26°F) | 3°C (38°F) | 0°C (33°F) | -2°C (29°F) | -11°C (12°F) | -17°C (1°F) | -25°C (-12°F) |
Minimum | -32°C (-26°F) | -27°C (-16°F) | -25°C (-12°F) | -21°C (-6°F) | -17°C (2°F) | -9°C (15°F) | 1°C (34°F) | -3°C (26°F) | -10°C (14°F) | -16°C (4°F) | -24°C (-11°F) | -33°C (-27°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in Gaocheng, Sichuan, China with other places around the world.
Gaocheng usually has the most precipitation in June, July and August, with an average of 26 rainy days and 247 mm (9.7 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Gaocheng are January, February and December. On average, 10 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) | 7 (0.3) | 13 (0.5) | 18 (0.7) | 45 (1.8) | 120 (4.7) | 229 (9.0) | 313 (12.3) | 198 (7.8) | 173 (6.8) | 63 (2.5) | 17 (0.7) | 8 (0.3) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 1 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 21 | 25 | 29 | 24 | 24 | 13 | 5 | 2 |
The sunniest months in Gaocheng are March, April and May, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 1 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Gaocheng: January, July and September receive an average of 9 hours 6 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 252 | 298 | 343 | 335 | 335 | 320 | 293 | 313 | 291 | 308 | 301 | 308 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 10h 26m | 11h 6m | 11h 59m | 12h 53m | 13h 39m | 14h 1m | 13h 50m | 13h 10m | 12h 18m | 11h 24m | 10h 38m | 10h 14m |
Gaocheng experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in May, June and July, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 17 - 19, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.January, February and December are in the High / Very High exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 9. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Gaocheng UV Index data.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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UV Index (month maximum) | 6 | 9 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 12 | 9 | 7 |