Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Karatobe features a cold semi-arid climate (BSk).Temperatures typically range between -9 °C (16 °F) and 18 °C (66 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -26 °C (-15 °F) or can rise to as high as 31 °C (88 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 375 mm (14.8 inches) and receives 79 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Karatobe enjoys an average of 3783 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 8 hours 58 minutes to 15 hours 22 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Karatobe are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 16 to 18 °C (61 - 66 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from -9 to -5 °C (16 - 23 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Karatobe experiences 34 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 163 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Maximum | 8°C (46°F) | 12°C (54°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 27°C (80°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 30°C (87°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 8°C (47°F) |
Mean maximum | 4°C (40°F) | 8°C (47°F) | 15°C (60°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 27°C (80°F) | 21°C (69°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 5°C (41°F) |
Average high | -2°C (28°F) | 1°C (35°F) | 7°C (46°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 21°C (71°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 20°C (69°F) | 13°C (55°F) | 4°C (40°F) | -1°C (31°F) |
Daily mean | -9°C (16°F) | -5°C (23°F) | 1°C (35°F) | 8°C (47°F) | 13°C (56°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 18°C (66°F) | 17°C (64°F) | 13°C (56°F) | 5°C (42°F) | -2°C (29°F) | -7°C (20°F) |
Average low | -14°C (7°F) | -11°C (13°F) | -4°C (25°F) | 2°C (35°F) | 7°C (44°F) | 10°C (51°F) | 12°C (55°F) | 11°C (52°F) | 6°C (43°F) | -1°C (31°F) | -6°C (21°F) | -11°C (12°F) |
Mean minimum | -21°C (-5°F) | -17°C (2°F) | -10°C (14°F) | -4°C (25°F) | 1°C (34°F) | 6°C (43°F) | 8°C (47°F) | 6°C (44°F) | 0°C (33°F) | -5°C (23°F) | -13°C (10°F) | -17°C (1°F) |
Minimum | -26°C (-15°F) | -20°C (-3°F) | -12°C (10°F) | -5°C (23°F) | -1°C (30°F) | 3°C (37°F) | 4°C (40°F) | 5°C (41°F) | -1°C (30°F) | -10°C (14°F) | -15°C (6°F) | -18°C (-1°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in Karatobe, Xinjiang, China with other places around the world.
Karatobe usually has the most precipitation in April, May and June, with an average of 10 rainy days and 52 mm (2.0 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Karatobe are January, February and December. On average, 14 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) | 18 (0.7) | 25 (1.0) | 50 (2.0) | 47 (1.9) | 57 (2.3) | 35 (1.4) | 39 (1.5) | 27 (1.1) | 31 (1.2) | 21 (0.8) | 14 (0.6) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 3 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 |
The sunniest months in Karatobe are May, July and August, when the sun shines an average of 12 hours 27 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Karatobe: January, November and December receive an average of 7 hours 44 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 206 | 264 | 320 | 334 | 372 | 354 | 403 | 382 | 340 | 297 | 261 | 245 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 9h 19m | 10h 28m | 11h 56m | 13h 26m | 14h 43m | 15h 22m | 15h 2m | 13h 54m | 12h 28m | 10h 58m | 9h 39m | 8h 58m |
Karatobe 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 Karatobe 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 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 |