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Monthly climate in Hotan, Xinjiang, China

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Hotan features a cold desert climate (BWk).Temperatures typically range between -4 °C (26 °F) and 26 °C (79 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -13 °C (9 °F) or can rise to as high as 39 °C (102 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 92 mm (3.6 inches) and receives 12 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Hotan enjoys an average of 3837 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 9 hours 38 minutes to 14 hours 39 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Hotan, Xinjiang, China §

The warmest months in Hotan are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 23 to 26 °C (74 - 79 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from -4 to 1 °C (26 - 35 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Hotan experiences 117 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 100 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Hotan, 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 17°C
(64°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 37°C
(100°F)		 39°C
(102°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 13°C
(55°F)
Mean maximum 9°C
(49°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 10°C
(50°F)
Average high 1°C
(35°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 3°C
(37°F)
Daily mean -4°C
(26°F)		 1°C
(35°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 4°C
(40°F)		 -2°C
(28°F)
Average low -7°C
(19°F)		 -3°C
(26°F)		 4°C
(40°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 7°C
(44°F)		 -1°C
(31°F)		 -6°C
(22°F)
Mean minimum -11°C
(12°F)		 -9°C
(16°F)		 -2°C
(29°F)		 4°C
(39°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 2°C
(35°F)		 -6°C
(22°F)		 -9°C
(15°F)
Minimum -13°C
(9°F)		 -13°C
(10°F)		 -4°C
(25°F)		 -1°C
(31°F)		 6°C
(44°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 1°C
(34°F)		 -6°C
(21°F)		 -11°C
(13°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Hotan, Xinjiang, China §

Hotan usually has the most precipitation in June, July and August, with an average of 1 rainy days and 16 mm (0.6 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Hotan are January, March and October. On average, 2 mm (0.1 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Hotan, 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) 2 (0.1) 6 (0.2) 3 (0.1) 8 (0.3) 7 (0.3) 21 (0.8) 17 (0.7) 9 (0.4) 7 (0.3) 1 (0.0) 8 (0.3) 4 (0.1)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 0 1 0 2 1 2 1 2 1 0 2 0

Monthly sunshine hours in Hotan, Xinjiang, China §

The sunniest months in Hotan are May, June and July, when the sun shines an average of 12 hours 6 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Hotan: January, November and December receive an average of 8 hours 29 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Hotan, 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 227 279 321 334 367 364 382 361 331 314 278 275
Mean daily daylight hours 9h 54m 10h 48m 11h 58m 13h 9m 14h 9m 14h 39m 14h 23m 13h 31m 12h 23m 11h 12m 10h 10m 9h 38m

Solar UV radiation in Hotan, Xinjiang, China §

Hotan experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in June, July 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, February and December are in the Moderate exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 4. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Hotan UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Hotan, 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 8 9 10 11 11 10 9 7 4 3