Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Handegate features a humid continental climate (Dfb).Temperatures typically range between -19 °C (-2 °F) and 18 °C (65 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -36 °C (-33 °F) or can rise to as high as 31 °C (89 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 370 mm (14.6 inches) and receives 79 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Handegate enjoys an average of 3849 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 8 hours 27 minutes to 15 hours 55 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Handegate are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 16 to 18 °C (61 - 65 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from -19 to -15 °C (-2 - 6 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Handegate experiences 20 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 188 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Maximum | -3°C (26°F) | 1°C (35°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 31°C (89°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 26°C (78°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 12°C (53°F) | 1°C (34°F) |
Mean maximum | -6°C (22°F) | -2°C (29°F) | 9°C (48°F) | 18°C (66°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 27°C (80°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 15°C (60°F) | 8°C (47°F) | -4°C (25°F) |
Average high | -13°C (8°F) | -9°C (17°F) | -1°C (31°F) | 10°C (50°F) | 17°C (62°F) | 21°C (71°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 7°C (45°F) | -5°C (24°F) | -12°C (10°F) |
Daily mean | -19°C (-2°F) | -15°C (6°F) | -6°C (21°F) | 4°C (40°F) | 11°C (52°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 17°C (62°F) | 10°C (51°F) | 1°C (34°F) | -10°C (14°F) | -18°C (0°F) |
Average low | -23°C (-9°F) | -20°C (-4°F) | -12°C (11°F) | -2°C (29°F) | 4°C (40°F) | 10°C (50°F) | 12°C (55°F) | 11°C (51°F) | 4°C (40°F) | -5°C (24°F) | -15°C (6°F) | -21°C (-6°F) |
Mean minimum | -31°C (-23°F) | -28°C (-18°F) | -21°C (-5°F) | -9°C (15°F) | -4°C (25°F) | 5°C (40°F) | 8°C (48°F) | 5°C (41°F) | -4°C (25°F) | -14°C (7°F) | -26°C (-15°F) | -28°C (-17°F) |
Minimum | -36°C (-33°F) | -31°C (-23°F) | -26°C (-14°F) | -12°C (11°F) | -7°C (19°F) | -0°C (32°F) | 6°C (44°F) | 3°C (38°F) | -7°C (19°F) | -18°C (-0°F) | -31°C (-24°F) | -31°C (-23°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in Handegate, Xinjiang, China with other places around the world.
Handegate usually has the most precipitation in July, August and November, with an average of 9 rainy days and 45 mm (1.8 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Handegate 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) | 9 (0.4) | 17 (0.7) | 26 (1.0) | 28 (1.1) | 38 (1.5) | 36 (1.4) | 45 (1.8) | 42 (1.7) | 34 (1.4) | 34 (1.3) | 47 (1.9) | 14 (0.5) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 2 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 3 |
The sunniest months in Handegate are May, June and July, when the sun shines an average of 13 hours 5 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Handegate: January, November and December receive an average of 7 hours 15 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 193 | 258 | 331 | 360 | 393 | 399 | 409 | 387 | 344 | 294 | 237 | 236 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 8h 52m | 10h 13m | 11h 55m | 13h 39m | 15h 9m | 15h 55m | 15h 31m | 14h 12m | 12h 31m | 10h 48m | 9h 16m | 8h 27m |
Handegate experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in May, June and July, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 9 - 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 Handegate UV Index data.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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UV Index (month maximum) | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 |