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Monthly climate in Aqal, Xinjiang, China

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Aqal features a cold desert climate (BWk).Temperatures typically range between -6 °C (22 °F) and 26 °C (79 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -17 °C (2 °F) or can rise to as high as 39 °C (103 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 88 mm (3.4 inches) and receives 14 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Aqal enjoys an average of 3837 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 9 hours 19 minutes to 14 hours 59 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Aqal, Xinjiang, China §

The warmest months in Aqal are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 24 to 26 °C (75 - 79 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from -6 to 0 °C (22 - 32 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Aqal experiences 112 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 102 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Aqal, 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 7°C
(45°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 39°C
(103°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 10°C
(50°F)
Mean maximum 4°C
(40°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 16°C
(60°F)		 6°C
(44°F)
Average high -1°C
(31°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 0°C
(33°F)
Daily mean -6°C
(22°F)		 -0°C
(32°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 12°C
(53°F)		 3°C
(37°F)		 -5°C
(24°F)
Average low -10°C
(14°F)		 -5°C
(24°F)		 4°C
(39°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 7°C
(44°F)		 -1°C
(30°F)		 -8°C
(18°F)
Mean minimum -14°C
(7°F)		 -11°C
(13°F)		 -2°C
(28°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 16°C
(60°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 1°C
(35°F)		 -6°C
(21°F)		 -13°C
(10°F)
Minimum -17°C
(2°F)		 -16°C
(3°F)		 -5°C
(23°F)		 1°C
(34°F)		 4°C
(39°F)		 11°C
(53°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 -0°C
(32°F)		 -8°C
(18°F)		 -16°C
(4°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Aqal, Xinjiang, China §

Aqal usually has the most precipitation in April, July and August, with an average of 3 rainy days and 14 mm (0.5 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Aqal are January, March and December. On average, 2 mm (0.1 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Aqal, 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) 3 (0.1) 5 (0.2) 1 (0.0) 15 (0.6) 12 (0.5) 10 (0.4) 14 (0.6) 12 (0.5) 7 (0.3) 4 (0.1) 3 (0.1) 2 (0.1)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 0 0 0 3 2 2 3 3 1 0 0 0

Monthly sunshine hours in Aqal, Xinjiang, China §

The sunniest months in Aqal are June, July and August, when the sun shines an average of 12 hours 38 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Aqal: January, February and December receive an average of 8 hours 8 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Aqal, 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 210 269 321 327 368 379 404 379 338 307 269 260
Mean daily daylight hours 9h 38m 10h 39m 11h 57m 13h 17m 14h 25m 14h 59m 14h 42m 13h 42m 12h 25m 11h 5m 9h 55m 9h 19m

Solar UV radiation in Aqal, Xinjiang, China §

Aqal experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in May, June and August, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 10 - 11, which corresponds to the Very High / Extreme category of sun exposure.January, November and December are in the Low / Moderate exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 3. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Aqal UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Aqal, 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) 3 4 7 9 10 11 10 10 8 6 3 2