Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Maqian features a ice cap climate ET).Temperatures typically range between -12 °C (11 °F) and 10 °C (50 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -33 °C (-26 °F) or can rise to as high as 22 °C (72 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 675 mm (26.6 inches) and receives 124 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Maqian enjoys an average of 4011 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 6 minutes to 14 hours 9 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Maqian are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 8 to 10 °C (47 - 50 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from -12 to -10 °C (11 - 15 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Maqian experiences 0 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 229 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Maximum | 9°C (48°F) | 8°C (47°F) | 12°C (54°F) | 13°C (56°F) | 18°C (64°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 18°C (64°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 10°C (51°F) | 9°C (48°F) |
Mean maximum | 3°C (37°F) | 4°C (39°F) | 8°C (47°F) | 11°C (52°F) | 15°C (60°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 18°C (64°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 14°C (58°F) | 7°C (44°F) | 3°C (38°F) |
Average high | -4°C (25°F) | -3°C (27°F) | 1°C (35°F) | 6°C (43°F) | 9°C (49°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 14°C (58°F) | 13°C (55°F) | 8°C (48°F) | 1°C (35°F) | -3°C (28°F) |
Daily mean | -12°C (11°F) | -10°C (15°F) | -5°C (23°F) | -0°C (31°F) | 4°C (39°F) | 8°C (47°F) | 10°C (50°F) | 10°C (50°F) | 7°C (45°F) | 2°C (35°F) | -6°C (22°F) | -10°C (14°F) |
Average low | -19°C (-2°F) | -17°C (2°F) | -12°C (10°F) | -7°C (20°F) | -2°C (28°F) | 3°C (37°F) | 5°C (42°F) | 5°C (42°F) | 2°C (36°F) | -5°C (24°F) | -13°C (10°F) | -17°C (1°F) |
Mean minimum | -26°C (-15°F) | -24°C (-11°F) | -20°C (-4°F) | -14°C (7°F) | -7°C (19°F) | -2°C (28°F) | 3°C (37°F) | 1°C (35°F) | -3°C (27°F) | -12°C (10°F) | -20°C (-4°F) | -25°C (-12°F) |
Minimum | -32°C (-26°F) | -31°C (-24°F) | -24°C (-11°F) | -21°C (-5°F) | -9°C (16°F) | -4°C (25°F) | 0°C (33°F) | -2°C (29°F) | -5°C (23°F) | -20°C (-5°F) | -33°C (-26°F) | -32°C (-25°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in Maqian, Tibet, China with other places around the world.
Maqian usually has the most precipitation in June, July and August, with an average of 24 rainy days and 148 mm (5.8 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Maqian are January, February and December. On average, 6 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) | 6 (0.2) | 6 (0.2) | 11 (0.4) | 19 (0.7) | 60 (2.4) | 106 (4.2) | 177 (6.9) | 160 (6.3) | 99 (3.9) | 19 (0.7) | 7 (0.3) | 6 (0.2) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 20 | 26 | 26 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
The sunniest months in Maqian are May, June and July, when the sun shines an average of 12 hours 3 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Maqian: January, February and December receive an average of 9 hours 28 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 251 | 302 | 351 | 353 | 373 | 374 | 361 | 348 | 337 | 340 | 308 | 308 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 10h 19m | 11h 2m | 11h 59m | 12h 57m | 13h 45m | 14h 9m | 13h 57m | 13h 15m | 12h 19m | 11h 22m | 10h 32m | 10h 6m |
Maqian 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 Maqian UV Index data.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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UV Index (month maximum) | 7 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 6 |