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Monthly climate in Kashgar, Xinjiang, China

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Kashgar features a cold desert climate (BWk).Temperatures typically range between -5 °C (22 °F) and 26 °C (80 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -17 °C (2 °F) or can rise to as high as 38 °C (101 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 166 mm (6.5 inches) and receives 34 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Kashgar enjoys an average of 3915 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 9 hours 25 minutes to 14 hours 53 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Kashgar, Xinjiang, China §

The warmest months in Kashgar are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 24 to 26 °C (76 - 80 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from -5 to 0 °C (22 - 32 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Kashgar experiences 124 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 103 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Kashgar, 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 13°C
(55°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 31°C
(87°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 38°C
(101°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 31°C
(87°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 14°C
(58°F)
Mean maximum 8°C
(46°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 33°C
(93°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 37°C
(98°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 18°C
(66°F)		 9°C
(48°F)
Average high -0°C
(32°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 1°C
(34°F)
Daily mean -5°C
(22°F)		 0°C
(32°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 25°C
(76°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 4°C
(39°F)		 -4°C
(25°F)
Average low -9°C
(16°F)		 -4°C
(25°F)		 4°C
(39°F)		 11°C
(51°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 7°C
(46°F)		 -1°C
(31°F)		 -7°C
(19°F)
Mean minimum -13°C
(9°F)		 -9°C
(15°F)		 -2°C
(28°F)		 5°C
(42°F)		 10°C
(49°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 2°C
(35°F)		 -7°C
(20°F)		 -12°C
(11°F)
Minimum -17°C
(2°F)		 -16°C
(4°F)		 -7°C
(20°F)		 1°C
(35°F)		 7°C
(44°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 -1°C
(30°F)		 -13°C
(9°F)		 -13°C
(9°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Kashgar, Xinjiang, China §

Kashgar usually has the most precipitation in May, July and August, with an average of 4 rainy days and 22 mm (0.9 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Kashgar are January, February and December. On average, 6 mm (0.2 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Kashgar, 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) 6 (0.2) 7 (0.3) 10 (0.4) 17 (0.7) 24 (0.9) 20 (0.8) 23 (0.9) 21 (0.8) 18 (0.7) 7 (0.3) 9 (0.4) 4 (0.1)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 1 1 2 4 4 4 5 4 4 1 3 1

Monthly sunshine hours in Kashgar, Xinjiang, China §

The sunniest months in Kashgar are June, July and August, when the sun shines an average of 12 hours 56 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Kashgar: January, February and December receive an average of 8 hours 12 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Kashgar, 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 214 268 324 344 384 390 412 387 338 311 273 264
Mean daily daylight hours 9h 43m 10h 42m 11h 57m 13h 15m 14h 20m 14h 53m 14h 36m 13h 39m 12h 24m 11h 7m 10h 0m 9h 25m

Solar UV radiation in Kashgar, Xinjiang, China §

Kashgar experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in May, June and July, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 11 - 11, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.January, February and December are in the Low / 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 Kashgar UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Kashgar, 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 11 11 11 10 8 6 4 2