Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Qinglung features a ice cap climate ET).Temperatures typically range between -11 °C (13 °F) and 10 °C (51 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -28 °C (-18 °F) or can rise to as high as 20 °C (68 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 681 mm (26.8 inches) and receives 131 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Qinglung enjoys an average of 3982 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 8 minutes to 14 hours 7 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Qinglung are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 8 to 10 °C (47 - 51 °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, Qinglung experiences 0 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 219 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Maximum | 10°C (50°F) | 10°C (49°F) | 13°C (55°F) | 14°C (58°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 17°C (64°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 10°C (51°F) | 9°C (48°F) |
Mean maximum | 3°C (38°F) | 5°C (41°F) | 8°C (47°F) | 10°C (51°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 17°C (64°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 18°C (64°F) | 16°C (62°F) | 15°C (58°F) | 6°C (44°F) | 4°C (39°F) |
Average high | -4°C (26°F) | -2°C (29°F) | 2°C (36°F) | 5°C (42°F) | 9°C (49°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 13°C (56°F) | 9°C (48°F) | 2°C (35°F) | -2°C (28°F) |
Daily mean | -11°C (13°F) | -9°C (17°F) | -5°C (24°F) | -1°C (31°F) | 4°C (39°F) | 8°C (47°F) | 10°C (51°F) | 10°C (51°F) | 8°C (47°F) | 3°C (37°F) | -5°C (24°F) | -10°C (15°F) |
Average low | -17°C (1°F) | -15°C (4°F) | -11°C (13°F) | -7°C (20°F) | -2°C (28°F) | 3°C (38°F) | 7°C (44°F) | 7°C (44°F) | 4°C (40°F) | -3°C (27°F) | -10°C (15°F) | -16°C (4°F) |
Mean minimum | -24°C (-10°F) | -21°C (-5°F) | -18°C (0°F) | -13°C (9°F) | -8°C (19°F) | -2°C (28°F) | 4°C (40°F) | 4°C (39°F) | -1°C (31°F) | -10°C (14°F) | -15°C (5°F) | -23°C (-9°F) |
Minimum | -28°C (-17°F) | -24°C (-10°F) | -23°C (-9°F) | -21°C (-6°F) | -9°C (17°F) | -4°C (25°F) | 3°C (37°F) | 1°C (34°F) | -3°C (26°F) | -17°C (1°F) | -20°C (-3°F) | -28°C (-18°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in Qinglung, Tibet, China with other places around the world.
Qinglung usually has the most precipitation in July, August and September, with an average of 23 rainy days and 140 mm (5.5 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Qinglung are January, February and December. On average, 7 mm (0.3 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) | 5 (0.2) | 7 (0.3) | 12 (0.5) | 25 (1.0) | 63 (2.5) | 103 (4.0) | 159 (6.3) | 150 (5.9) | 112 (4.4) | 28 (1.1) | 11 (0.4) | 8 (0.3) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 20 | 26 | 25 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 2 |
The sunniest months in Qinglung are April, May and June, when the sun shines an average of 12 hours 5 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Qinglung: January, February and November receive an average of 9 hours 31 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 | 300 | 349 | 352 | 375 | 372 | 352 | 341 | 335 | 338 | 306 | 307 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 10h 21m | 11h 4m | 11h 59m | 12h 56m | 13h 43m | 14h 7m | 13h 55m | 13h 13m | 12h 19m | 11h 22m | 10h 33m | 10h 8m |
Qinglung experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in May, July and August, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 16 - 17, 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 Qinglung 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 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 6 |