Last updated: July 31, 2025
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Hoxut features a cold desert climate (BWk). Temperatures typically range between -8 °C (18 °F) and 23 °C (74 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -18 °C (1 °F) or can rise to as high as 35 °C (96 °F). The average annual precipitation amounts to about 96 mm (3.8 inches) and receives 16 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually. Hoxut enjoys an average of 3889 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 9 hours 7 minutes to 15 hours 11 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Hoxut are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 22 to 23 °C (71 - 74 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from -8 to -4 °C (18 - 26 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Hoxut experiences 84 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 127 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 (37°F) | 11°C (52°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 32°C (89°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 35°C (96°F) | 33°C (91°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 5°C (41°F) |
Mean maximum | 1°C (34°F) | 9°C (48°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 30°C (87°F) | 30°C (87°F) | 33°C (91°F) | 31°C (89°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 3°C (37°F) |
Average high | -3°C (27°F) | 2°C (36°F) | 10°C (51°F) | 18°C (64°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 27°C (80°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 23°C (75°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 6°C (43°F) | -2°C (29°F) |
Daily mean | -8°C (18°F) | -4°C (26°F) | 4°C (40°F) | 12°C (54°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 22°C (71°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 18°C (64°F) | 9°C (49°F) | 1°C (34°F) | -6°C (22°F) |
Average low | -12°C (11°F) | -8°C (17°F) | -1°C (30°F) | 6°C (43°F) | 12°C (54°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 12°C (55°F) | 5°C (41°F) | -2°C (28°F) | -9°C (17°F) |
Mean minimum | -16°C (3°F) | -13°C (8°F) | -6°C (22°F) | 0°C (32°F) | 6°C (42°F) | 12°C (54°F) | 14°C (58°F) | 12°C (54°F) | 8°C (46°F) | -0°C (31°F) | -7°C (19°F) | -13°C (9°F) |
Minimum | -18°C (1°F) | -16°C (4°F) | -8°C (18°F) | -1°C (30°F) | 2°C (36°F) | 10°C (51°F) | 11°C (52°F) | 11°C (51°F) | 7°C (44°F) | -2°C (29°F) | -9°C (15°F) | -17°C (1°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in Hoxut, China with other places around the world.
Hoxut usually has the most precipitation in April, May and November, with an average of 2 rainy days and 14 mm (0.6 inches) of precipitation per month. The driest months in Hoxut are January, September and December. On average, 4 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) | 3 (0.1) | 6 (0.2) | 9 (0.4) | 14 (0.5) | 19 (0.7) | 8 (0.3) | 6 (0.2) | 8 (0.3) | 5 (0.2) | 6 (0.2) | 10 (0.4) | 4 (0.2) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
The sunniest months in Hoxut are May, July and August, when the sun shines an average of 12 hours 32 minutes a day. Least sunny months in Hoxut: January, November and December receive an average of 8 hours 3 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 | 270 | 330 | 347 | 380 | 375 | 400 | 385 | 341 | 314 | 270 | 259 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 9h 28m | 10h 33m | 11h 56m | 13h 22m | 14h 35m | 15h 11m | 14h 53m | 13h 49m | 12h 26m | 11h 1m | 9h 46m | 9h 7m |
Hoxut 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 Hoxut 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 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 |