Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Ma Xiang features a ice cap climate ET).Temperatures typically range between -5 °C (23 °F) and 13 °C (55 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -28 °C (-18 °F) or can rise to as high as 27 °C (80 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 759 mm (29.9 inches) and receives 124 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Ma Xiang enjoys an average of 3947 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 18 minutes to 13 hours 57 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Ma Xiang are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 12 to 13 °C (54 - 55 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from -5 to -3 °C (23 - 27 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Ma Xiang experiences 0 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 188 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Maximum | 15°C (59°F) | 15°C (58°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 27°C (80°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 20°C (69°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 15°C (59°F) |
Mean maximum | 9°C (48°F) | 11°C (53°F) | 15°C (60°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 22°C (71°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 18°C (64°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 11°C (53°F) |
Average high | 3°C (38°F) | 5°C (42°F) | 9°C (48°F) | 12°C (55°F) | 15°C (60°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 14°C (58°F) | 10°C (50°F) | 5°C (42°F) |
Daily mean | -5°C (23°F) | -3°C (27°F) | 1°C (33°F) | 5°C (41°F) | 8°C (47°F) | 13°C (55°F) | 12°C (55°F) | 12°C (54°F) | 11°C (51°F) | 6°C (43°F) | 1°C (33°F) | -3°C (26°F) |
Average low | -12°C (11°F) | -9°C (15°F) | -7°C (20°F) | -3°C (27°F) | 2°C (35°F) | 7°C (45°F) | 8°C (47°F) | 8°C (46°F) | 5°C (42°F) | -0°C (31°F) | -6°C (21°F) | -10°C (15°F) |
Mean minimum | -19°C (-1°F) | -15°C (6°F) | -12°C (11°F) | -8°C (18°F) | -3°C (26°F) | 3°C (37°F) | 6°C (43°F) | 5°C (41°F) | 1°C (35°F) | -7°C (21°F) | -9°C (15°F) | -16°C (4°F) |
Minimum | -28°C (-18°F) | -23°C (-8°F) | -16°C (4°F) | -10°C (14°F) | -8°C (17°F) | 1°C (35°F) | 5°C (42°F) | 1°C (34°F) | -0°C (32°F) | -8°C (18°F) | -12°C (11°F) | -26°C (-14°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in Ma Xiang, Tibet, China with other places around the world.
Ma Xiang usually has the most precipitation in July, August and September, with an average of 25 rainy days and 181 mm (7.1 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Ma Xiang are January, February and November. On average, 3 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) | 5 (0.2) | 9 (0.4) | 25 (1.0) | 59 (2.3) | 92 (3.6) | 220 (8.7) | 212 (8.3) | 110 (4.3) | 17 (0.7) | 2 (0.1) | 5 (0.2) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 19 | 29 | 26 | 21 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
The sunniest months in Ma Xiang are April, May and June, when the sun shines an average of 12 hours 4 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Ma Xiang: January, February and August receive an average of 9 hours 34 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 | 304 | 356 | 359 | 372 | 366 | 318 | 312 | 329 | 338 | 316 | 316 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 10h 30m | 11h 9m | 11h 59m | 12h 51m | 13h 35m | 13h 57m | 13h 45m | 13h 7m | 12h 18m | 11h 26m | 10h 41m | 10h 18m |
Ma Xiang experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in May, July and August, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 16 - 16, 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 9. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Ma Xiang UV Index data.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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UV Index (month maximum) | 7 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 7 |