Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Barkol features a cold semi-arid climate (BSk).Temperatures typically range between -16 °C (4 °F) and 14 °C (58 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -33 °C (-27 °F) or can rise to as high as 26 °C (79 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 659 mm (25.9 inches) and receives 95 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Barkol enjoys an average of 3848 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 8 hours 59 minutes to 15 hours 21 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Barkol are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 12 to 14 °C (54 - 58 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from -16 to -12 °C (4 - 11 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Barkol experiences 0 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 203 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Maximum | -2°C (29°F) | 6°C (43°F) | 12°C (54°F) | 21°C (71°F) | 21°C (71°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 9°C (49°F) | -0°C (32°F) |
Mean maximum | -4°C (24°F) | 2°C (35°F) | 9°C (48°F) | 17°C (62°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 14°C (58°F) | 6°C (44°F) | -2°C (29°F) |
Average high | -10°C (14°F) | -6°C (22°F) | 2°C (35°F) | 8°C (46°F) | 13°C (56°F) | 18°C (64°F) | 20°C (67°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 5°C (42°F) | -3°C (27°F) | -9°C (16°F) |
Daily mean | -16°C (4°F) | -12°C (11°F) | -4°C (25°F) | 2°C (36°F) | 8°C (46°F) | 12°C (54°F) | 14°C (58°F) | 13°C (56°F) | 8°C (47°F) | -1°C (31°F) | -8°C (18°F) | -15°C (6°F) |
Average low | -20°C (-4°F) | -17°C (1°F) | -9°C (16°F) | -3°C (26°F) | 2°C (36°F) | 6°C (44°F) | 9°C (48°F) | 8°C (46°F) | 3°C (38°F) | -5°C (23°F) | -12°C (10°F) | -19°C (-2°F) |
Mean minimum | -27°C (-16°F) | -23°C (-9°F) | -17°C (2°F) | -12°C (11°F) | -6°C (21°F) | 2°C (36°F) | 5°C (42°F) | 4°C (40°F) | -3°C (27°F) | -13°C (8°F) | -22°C (-8°F) | -26°C (-14°F) |
Minimum | -31°C (-24°F) | -26°C (-15°F) | -21°C (-5°F) | -16°C (3°F) | -13°C (9°F) | -0°C (32°F) | 4°C (40°F) | 2°C (37°F) | -5°C (23°F) | -18°C (-0°F) | -27°C (-16°F) | -33°C (-27°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in Barkol, Xinjiang, China with other places around the world.
Barkol usually has the most precipitation in June, July and August, with an average of 15 rainy days and 140 mm (5.5 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Barkol are January, February and December. On average, 6 mm (0.2 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) | 8 (0.3) | 21 (0.8) | 43 (1.7) | 69 (2.7) | 134 (5.3) | 171 (6.7) | 117 (4.6) | 48 (1.9) | 26 (1.0) | 13 (0.5) | 5 (0.2) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 1 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 |
The sunniest months in Barkol are May, July and August, when the sun shines an average of 12 hours 9 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Barkol: January, February and December receive an average of 8 hours 7 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 211 | 268 | 334 | 346 | 374 | 370 | 384 | 372 | 341 | 314 | 269 | 259 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 9h 20m | 10h 29m | 11h 56m | 13h 26m | 14h 42m | 15h 21m | 15h 1m | 13h 54m | 12h 28m | 10h 58m | 9h 40m | 8h 59m |
Barkol experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in May, June and July, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 11 - 11, which corresponds to the 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 Barkol UV Index data.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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UV Index (month maximum) | 2 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 |