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Monthly climate in Alakak, Xinjiang, China

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Alakak features a cold semi-arid climate (BSk).Temperatures typically range between -16 °C (4 °F) and 23 °C (74 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -36 °C (-32 °F) or can rise to as high as 37 °C (100 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 214 mm (8.4 inches) and receives 49 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Alakak enjoys an average of 3838 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 8 hours 27 minutes to 15 hours 55 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Alakak, Xinjiang, China §

The warmest months in Alakak are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 21 to 23 °C (71 - 74 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from -16 to -11 °C (4 - 12 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Alakak experiences 84 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 155 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Alakak, Xinjiang, 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 2°C
(35°F)		 3°C
(38°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 37°C
(100°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 4°C
(40°F)
Mean maximum -3°C
(26°F)		 1°C
(35°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 -0°C
(31°F)
Average high -11°C
(12°F)		 -6°C
(21°F)		 4°C
(39°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 27°C
(82°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 12°C
(55°F)		 0°C
(33°F)		 -8°C
(18°F)
Daily mean -16°C
(4°F)		 -11°C
(12°F)		 -2°C
(29°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 6°C
(44°F)		 -4°C
(24°F)		 -13°C
(9°F)
Average low -20°C
(-3°F)		 -16°C
(3°F)		 -7°C
(19°F)		 2°C
(37°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 1°C
(34°F)		 -8°C
(17°F)		 -16°C
(3°F)
Mean minimum -29°C
(-20°F)		 -25°C
(-13°F)		 -18°C
(-1°F)		 -5°C
(24°F)		 1°C
(35°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 -1°C
(31°F)		 -6°C
(21°F)		 -18°C
(-1°F)		 -24°C
(-10°F)
Minimum -36°C
(-32°F)		 -31°C
(-23°F)		 -23°C
(-9°F)		 -6°C
(21°F)		 -1°C
(31°F)		 5°C
(42°F)		 11°C
(53°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 -5°C
(22°F)		 -9°C
(17°F)		 -24°C
(-11°F)		 -27°C
(-17°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Alakak, Xinjiang, China §

Alakak usually has the most precipitation in July, September and November, with an average of 5 rainy days and 25 mm (1.0 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Alakak are January, February and December. On average, 9 mm (0.4 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Alakak, Xinjiang, 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) 7 (0.3) 10 (0.4) 15 (0.6) 15 (0.6) 21 (0.8) 22 (0.9) 25 (1.0) 20 (0.8) 24 (0.9) 20 (0.8) 26 (1.0) 10 (0.4)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 2 3 4 3 5 4 5 4 5 5 6 3

Monthly sunshine hours in Alakak, Xinjiang, China §

The sunniest months in Alakak are May, June and July, when the sun shines an average of 13 hours 7 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Alakak: January, November and December receive an average of 7 hours 7 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Alakak, Xinjiang, 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 186 253 330 362 398 400 408 390 342 296 239 229
Mean daily daylight hours 8h 52m 10h 13m 11h 55m 13h 39m 15h 8m 15h 55m 15h 31m 14h 11m 12h 31m 10h 48m 9h 16m 8h 27m

Solar UV radiation in Alakak, Xinjiang, China §

Alakak experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in May, June and August, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 8 - 9, which corresponds to the Very High category of sun exposure.January, November and December are in the Low exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 2. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Alakak UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Alakak, Xinjiang, 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) 2 3 5 7 9 9 8 8 6 4 2 2