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Monthly climate in Maintang, Tibet, China

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Maintang 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 -30 °C (-22 °F) or can rise to as high as 23 °C (74 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 630 mm (24.8 inches) and receives 118 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Maintang enjoys an average of 4053 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 7 minutes to 14 hours 8 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Maintang, Tibet, China §

The warmest months in Maintang 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 -9 °C (13 - 17 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Maintang experiences 0 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 225 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Maintang, Tibet, China.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to June 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Maximum 9°C
(49°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 17°C
(64°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 9°C
(49°F)
Mean maximum 3°C
(39°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 4°C
(40°F)
Average high -3°C
(26°F)		 -2°C
(29°F)		 2°C
(36°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 2°C
(36°F)		 -2°C
(29°F)
Daily mean -11°C
(13°F)		 -9°C
(17°F)		 -4°C
(25°F)		 0°C
(32°F)		 4°C
(40°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 7°C
(46°F)		 2°C
(36°F)		 -4°C
(24°F)		 -9°C
(16°F)
Average low -17°C
(1°F)		 -15°C
(5°F)		 -11°C
(13°F)		 -6°C
(21°F)		 -2°C
(29°F)		 3°C
(37°F)		 5°C
(42°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 2°C
(36°F)		 -4°C
(25°F)		 -10°C
(14°F)		 -16°C
(4°F)
Mean minimum -24°C
(-10°F)		 -22°C
(-7°F)		 -18°C
(-1°F)		 -11°C
(12°F)		 -7°C
(20°F)		 -2°C
(29°F)		 2°C
(36°F)		 1°C
(35°F)		 -3°C
(26°F)		 -11°C
(12°F)		 -17°C
(2°F)		 -24°C
(-10°F)
Minimum -25°C
(-13°F)		 -24°C
(-12°F)		 -21°C
(-6°F)		 -13°C
(10°F)		 -8°C
(18°F)		 -4°C
(24°F)		 1°C
(34°F)		 -1°C
(31°F)		 -6°C
(21°F)		 -18°C
(1°F)		 -24°C
(-11°F)		 -30°C
(-22°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Maintang, Tibet, China §

Maintang usually has the most precipitation in July, August and September, with an average of 23 rainy days and 142 mm (5.6 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Maintang are January, February and December. On average, 5 mm (0.2 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Maintang, Tibet, China.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Average precipitation mm (inches) 4 (0.2) 4 (0.2) 8 (0.3) 17 (0.7) 57 (2.2) 88 (3.5) 169 (6.7) 164 (6.4) 93 (3.7) 15 (0.6) 5 (0.2) 5 (0.2)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 1 1 2 4 13 20 26 27 18 4 1 1

Monthly sunshine hours in Maintang, Tibet, China §

The sunniest months in Maintang are May, June and July, when the sun shines an average of 12 hours 10 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Maintang: January, February and December receive an average of 9 hours 29 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Maintang, Tibet, China.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Mean monthly sunshine hours 251 303 353 356 374 377 368 357 344 343 313 309
Mean daily daylight hours 10h 20m 11h 3m 11h 59m 12h 56m 13h 44m 14h 8m 13h 56m 13h 14m 12h 19m 11h 22m 10h 32m 10h 7m

Solar UV radiation in Maintang, Tibet, China §

Maintang 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 8. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Maintang UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Maintang, Tibet, China.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2022 to January 2023.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
UV Index (month maximum) 7 9 13 14 16 16 16 16 14 12 8 6