Last updated: July 31, 2025
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Ertai features a cold semi-arid climate (BSk). Temperatures typically range between -16 °C (3 °F) and 23 °C (74 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -34 °C (-28 °F) or can rise to as high as 37 °C (98 °F). The average annual precipitation amounts to about 143 mm (5.6 inches) and receives 31 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually. Ertai enjoys an average of 3929 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 8 hours 41 minutes to 15 hours 40 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Ertai are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 21 to 23 °C (70 - 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 (3 - 13 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Ertai experiences 69 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 160 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Maximum | 1°C (34°F) | 5°C (42°F) | 20°C (69°F) | 31°C (87°F) | 34°C (93°F) | 34°C (93°F) | 37°C (98°F) | 34°C (94°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 16°C (62°F) | 4°C (40°F) |
Mean maximum | -4°C (26°F) | 2°C (36°F) | 15°C (58°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 31°C (89°F) | 35°C (95°F) | 33°C (91°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 12°C (55°F) | -1°C (31°F) |
Average high | -11°C (13°F) | -5°C (24°F) | 4°C (40°F) | 15°C (60°F) | 21°C (71°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 27°C (80°F) | 21°C (69°F) | 11°C (52°F) | -0°C (32°F) | -8°C (17°F) |
Daily mean | -16°C (3°F) | -11°C (13°F) | -1°C (31°F) | 10°C (50°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 21°C (71°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 5°C (42°F) | -5°C (23°F) | -14°C (8°F) |
Average low | -21°C (-6°F) | -17°C (2°F) | -7°C (20°F) | 3°C (38°F) | 10°C (50°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 18°C (64°F) | 16°C (60°F) | 9°C (48°F) | 0°C (32°F) | -10°C (15°F) | -18°C (-0°F) |
Mean minimum | -30°C (-21°F) | -26°C (-14°F) | -18°C (-0°F) | -5°C (23°F) | -0°C (32°F) | 8°C (47°F) | 12°C (53°F) | 10°C (50°F) | -0°C (31°F) | -7°C (19°F) | -20°C (-3°F) | -27°C (-16°F) |
Minimum | -34°C (-28°F) | -29°C (-19°F) | -21°C (-5°F) | -9°C (16°F) | -3°C (27°F) | 5°C (41°F) | 9°C (49°F) | 9°C (48°F) | -4°C (26°F) | -10°C (14°F) | -22°C (-8°F) | -31°C (-24°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in Ertai, China with other places around the world.
Ertai usually has the most precipitation in May, June and July, with an average of 3 rainy days and 16 mm (0.6 inches) of precipitation per month. The driest months in Ertai are January, February and December. On average, 7 mm (0.3 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) | 4 (0.2) | 8 (0.3) | 10 (0.4) | 15 (0.6) | 15 (0.6) | 16 (0.6) | 17 (0.7) | 14 (0.6) | 13 (0.5) | 11 (0.4) | 12 (0.5) | 7 (0.3) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
The sunniest months in Ertai are May, June and July, when the sun shines an average of 12 hours 59 minutes a day. Least sunny months in Ertai: January, November and December receive an average of 7 hours 53 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 205 | 266 | 335 | 359 | 391 | 392 | 410 | 384 | 345 | 317 | 264 | 256 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 9h 4m | 10h 20m | 11h 55m | 13h 33m | 14h 57m | 15h 40m | 15h 18m | 14h 4m | 12h 30m | 10h 53m | 9h 26m | 8h 41m |
Ertai experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in May, June and July, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 10 - 10, which corresponds to the Very High 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 Ertai 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 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 |