Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Xomong features a ice cap climate ET).Temperatures typically range between -15 °C (5 °F) and 8 °C (46 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -36 °C (-32 °F) or can rise to as high as 17 °C (63 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1064 mm (41.9 inches) and receives 173 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Xomong enjoys an average of 3917 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 9 minutes to 14 hours 6 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Xomong are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 5 to 8 °C (42 - 46 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from -15 to -13 °C (5 - 9 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Xomong experiences 0 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 238 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Maximum | 5°C (41°F) | 4°C (39°F) | 9°C (48°F) | 8°C (47°F) | 15°C (58°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 13°C (56°F) | 7°C (44°F) | 4°C (40°F) |
Mean maximum | -2°C (29°F) | -1°C (31°F) | 2°C (36°F) | 5°C (41°F) | 11°C (51°F) | 14°C (58°F) | 15°C (60°F) | 15°C (60°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 12°C (53°F) | 2°C (36°F) | -1°C (31°F) |
Average high | -8°C (18°F) | -6°C (21°F) | -3°C (26°F) | 0°C (33°F) | 5°C (41°F) | 10°C (51°F) | 12°C (54°F) | 12°C (55°F) | 10°C (51°F) | 5°C (41°F) | -3°C (26°F) | -7°C (20°F) |
Daily mean | -15°C (5°F) | -13°C (9°F) | -10°C (15°F) | -5°C (23°F) | -0°C (32°F) | 5°C (42°F) | 8°C (46°F) | 8°C (46°F) | 5°C (42°F) | -1°C (30°F) | -10°C (14°F) | -15°C (6°F) |
Average low | -22°C (-8°F) | -20°C (-3°F) | -16°C (3°F) | -11°C (12°F) | -5°C (23°F) | 1°C (34°F) | 4°C (39°F) | 4°C (39°F) | 1°C (34°F) | -6°C (21°F) | -16°C (4°F) | -22°C (-7°F) |
Mean minimum | -32°C (-25°F) | -27°C (-17°F) | -26°C (-14°F) | -20°C (-4°F) | -14°C (7°F) | -9°C (17°F) | -0°C (32°F) | -0°C (32°F) | -5°C (23°F) | -17°C (3°F) | -24°C (-11°F) | -30°C (-21°F) |
Minimum | -36°C (-32°F) | -34°C (-29°F) | -34°C (-29°F) | -24°C (-10°F) | -17°C (3°F) | -15°C (5°F) | -4°C (26°F) | -3°C (27°F) | -13°C (10°F) | -23°C (-9°F) | -28°C (-18°F) | -34°C (-28°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in Xomong, Tibet, China with other places around the world.
Xomong usually has the most precipitation in June, July and August, with an average of 27 rainy days and 226 mm (8.9 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Xomong are January, February and December. On average, 13 mm (0.5 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) | 8 (0.3) | 14 (0.6) | 26 (1.0) | 34 (1.3) | 90 (3.6) | 184 (7.3) | 265 (10.4) | 230 (9.0) | 132 (5.2) | 42 (1.7) | 24 (1.0) | 15 (0.6) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 2 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 19 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 23 | 12 | 7 | 4 |
The sunniest months in Xomong are April, May and June, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 56 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Xomong: January, February and November receive an average of 9 hours 29 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 252 | 299 | 348 | 352 | 369 | 363 | 336 | 332 | 323 | 329 | 302 | 305 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 10h 22m | 11h 4m | 11h 59m | 12h 55m | 13h 43m | 14h 6m | 13h 54m | 13h 13m | 12h 19m | 11h 23m | 10h 34m | 10h 9m |
Xomong experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in May, July and August, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 16 - 18, 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 Xomong 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 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 7 |