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Monthly climate in Xiongzhang, Tibet, China

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Xiongzhang features a ice cap climate ET).Temperatures typically range between -10 °C (15 °F) and 8 °C (46 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -31 °C (-24 °F) or can rise to as high as 19 °C (67 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 680 mm (26.8 inches) and receives 159 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Xiongzhang enjoys an average of 3816 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 20 minutes to 13 hours 55 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Xiongzhang, Tibet, China §

The warmest months in Xiongzhang are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 7 to 8 °C (44 - 46 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from -10 to -7 °C (15 - 19 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Xiongzhang experiences 0 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 219 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Xiongzhang, 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 10°C
(51°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 11°C
(51°F)		 8°C
(48°F)
Mean maximum 5°C
(41°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 7°C
(44°F)
Average high -1°C
(30°F)		 -0°C
(32°F)		 2°C
(37°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 8°C
(46°F)		 4°C
(40°F)		 1°C
(34°F)
Daily mean -10°C
(15°F)		 -8°C
(17°F)		 -5°C
(23°F)		 -0°C
(32°F)		 3°C
(37°F)		 7°C
(44°F)		 7°C
(46°F)		 8°C
(46°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 1°C
(35°F)		 -4°C
(26°F)		 -7°C
(19°F)
Average low -16°C
(3°F)		 -15°C
(5°F)		 -12°C
(10°F)		 -6°C
(21°F)		 -2°C
(29°F)		 3°C
(37°F)		 4°C
(40°F)		 4°C
(39°F)		 2°C
(36°F)		 -3°C
(27°F)		 -9°C
(15°F)		 -13°C
(8°F)
Mean minimum -23°C
(-9°F)		 -22°C
(-7°F)		 -20°C
(-4°F)		 -12°C
(10°F)		 -7°C
(20°F)		 -1°C
(31°F)		 2°C
(35°F)		 1°C
(34°F)		 -1°C
(30°F)		 -10°C
(15°F)		 -15°C
(6°F)		 -21°C
(-5°F)
Minimum -29°C
(-21°F)		 -29°C
(-21°F)		 -30°C
(-21°F)		 -17°C
(1°F)		 -10°C
(14°F)		 -2°C
(28°F)		 0°C
(33°F)		 -1°C
(31°F)		 -2°C
(28°F)		 -12°C
(10°F)		 -17°C
(1°F)		 -31°C
(-24°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Xiongzhang, Tibet, China §

Xiongzhang usually has the most precipitation in June, July and August, with an average of 25 rainy days and 132 mm (5.2 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Xiongzhang are January, November and December. On average, 12 mm (0.5 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Xiongzhang, 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) 9 (0.4) 13 (0.5) 20 (0.8) 37 (1.4) 65 (2.5) 82 (3.2) 171 (6.7) 144 (5.7) 80 (3.2) 33 (1.3) 13 (0.5) 13 (0.5)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 2 3 7 13 19 23 28 26 20 13 3 2

Monthly sunshine hours in Xiongzhang, Tibet, China §

The sunniest months in Xiongzhang are April, May and June, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 45 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Xiongzhang: January, July and August receive an average of 8 hours 59 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Xiongzhang, 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 253 299 350 354 360 354 288 294 312 330 309 308
Mean daily daylight hours 10h 32m 11h 10m 11h 59m 12h 51m 13h 33m 13h 55m 13h 44m 13h 6m 12h 18m 11h 27m 10h 42m 10h 20m

Solar UV radiation in Xiongzhang, Tibet, China §

Xiongzhang experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in May, July and August, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 17 - 18, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.January, November and December are in the 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 Xiongzhang UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Xiongzhang, 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) 8 12 14 16 18 17 17 17 16 13 10 8