Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Dongxi features a ice cap climate ET).Temperatures typically range between -8 °C (17 °F) and 9 °C (49 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -28 °C (-18 °F) or can rise to as high as 23 °C (73 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 826 mm (32.5 inches) and receives 141 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Dongxi enjoys an average of 3867 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 20 minutes to 13 hours 55 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Dongxi are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 9 to 9 °C (48 - 49 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from -8 to -6 °C (17 - 22 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Dongxi experiences 0 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 213 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) | 11°C (52°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 15°C (60°F) | 18°C (66°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 18°C (64°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 13°C (55°F) | 12°C (54°F) |
Mean maximum | 7°C (44°F) | 8°C (46°F) | 11°C (52°F) | 13°C (56°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 18°C (64°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 10°C (51°F) | 9°C (48°F) |
Average high | 0°C (33°F) | 2°C (35°F) | 5°C (41°F) | 8°C (47°F) | 11°C (51°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 14°C (58°F) | 14°C (58°F) | 13°C (56°F) | 10°C (51°F) | 7°C (44°F) | 3°C (37°F) |
Daily mean | -8°C (17°F) | -6°C (21°F) | -3°C (26°F) | 1°C (34°F) | 4°C (40°F) | 9°C (48°F) | 9°C (49°F) | 9°C (48°F) | 7°C (45°F) | 3°C (37°F) | -2°C (28°F) | -6°C (22°F) |
Average low | -15°C (5°F) | -13°C (9°F) | -10°C (14°F) | -6°C (22°F) | -1°C (30°F) | 4°C (39°F) | 5°C (42°F) | 5°C (41°F) | 3°C (37°F) | -3°C (27°F) | -8°C (17°F) | -12°C (11°F) |
Mean minimum | -21°C (-6°F) | -19°C (-1°F) | -17°C (1°F) | -12°C (11°F) | -7°C (19°F) | 0°C (33°F) | 3°C (37°F) | 2°C (36°F) | -1°C (31°F) | -8°C (17°F) | -12°C (10°F) | -19°C (-2°F) |
Minimum | -28°C (-18°F) | -25°C (-13°F) | -25°C (-12°F) | -17°C (2°F) | -16°C (3°F) | -1°C (31°F) | 2°C (35°F) | -0°C (32°F) | -3°C (27°F) | -10°C (14°F) | -15°C (6°F) | -27°C (-17°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in Dongxi, Tibet, China with other places around the world.
Dongxi usually has the most precipitation in July, August and September, with an average of 26 rainy days and 189 mm (7.4 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Dongxi are January, 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) | 4 (0.1) | 6 (0.2) | 13 (0.5) | 37 (1.4) | 70 (2.7) | 99 (3.9) | 226 (8.9) | 215 (8.4) | 126 (5.0) | 22 (0.9) | 3 (0.1) | 5 (0.2) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 0 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 16 | 23 | 30 | 27 | 23 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
The sunniest months in Dongxi are April, May and June, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 53 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Dongxi: January, February and July receive an average of 9 hours 25 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 254 | 302 | 354 | 356 | 364 | 359 | 301 | 302 | 317 | 331 | 311 | 311 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 10h 31m | 11h 10m | 11h 59m | 12h 51m | 13h 34m | 13h 55m | 13h 44m | 13h 7m | 12h 18m | 11h 26m | 10h 42m | 10h 20m |
Dongxi experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in May, July and August, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 17 - 19, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.January, November and December are in the High / Very High exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 10. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Dongxi UV Index data.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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UV Index (month maximum) | 8 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 7 |