Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Kizil features a cold desert climate (BWk).Temperatures typically range between -8 °C (18 °F) and 25 °C (78 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -21 °C (-6 °F) or can rise to as high as 38 °C (101 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 101 mm (4.0 inches) and receives 23 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Kizil enjoys an average of 3857 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 9 hours 10 minutes to 15 hours 8 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Kizil are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 23 to 25 °C (73 - 78 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from -8 to -2 °C (18 - 28 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Kizil experiences 114 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 135 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Maximum | 4°C (40°F) | 13°C (56°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 31°C (87°F) | 34°C (93°F) | 35°C (95°F) | 38°C (101°F) | 36°C (97°F) | 33°C (91°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 5°C (41°F) |
Mean maximum | 3°C (37°F) | 11°C (52°F) | 20°C (69°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 33°C (91°F) | 32°C (91°F) | 36°C (98°F) | 35°C (95°F) | 31°C (87°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 4°C (39°F) |
Average high | -1°C (30°F) | 4°C (40°F) | 13°C (56°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 26°C (80°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 31°C (89°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 8°C (46°F) | -0°C (31°F) |
Daily mean | -8°C (18°F) | -2°C (28°F) | 7°C (44°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 20°C (69°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 10°C (50°F) | 1°C (34°F) | -7°C (20°F) |
Average low | -13°C (8°F) | -9°C (16°F) | -1°C (31°F) | 7°C (45°F) | 12°C (55°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 16°C (62°F) | 11°C (52°F) | 2°C (37°F) | -5°C (23°F) | -11°C (12°F) |
Mean minimum | -18°C (-1°F) | -14°C (7°F) | -8°C (19°F) | 0°C (33°F) | 6°C (44°F) | 12°C (53°F) | 13°C (56°F) | 11°C (52°F) | 6°C (42°F) | -3°C (26°F) | -12°C (11°F) | -16°C (4°F) |
Minimum | -21°C (-6°F) | -18°C (-0°F) | -10°C (15°F) | -2°C (29°F) | 1°C (35°F) | 8°C (46°F) | 10°C (51°F) | 9°C (49°F) | 4°C (39°F) | -6°C (22°F) | -12°C (10°F) | -19°C (-3°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in Kizil, Xinjiang, China with other places around the world.
Kizil usually has the most precipitation in May, June and August, with an average of 3 rainy days and 15 mm (0.6 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Kizil are January, March and December. On average, 2 mm (0.1 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) | 2 (0.1) | 6 (0.2) | 3 (0.1) | 12 (0.5) | 13 (0.5) | 17 (0.7) | 10 (0.4) | 16 (0.6) | 10 (0.4) | 7 (0.3) | 4 (0.2) | 1 (0.0) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
The sunniest months in Kizil are May, July and August, when the sun shines an average of 12 hours 31 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Kizil: January, November and December receive an average of 8 hours 2 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 | 327 | 336 | 378 | 376 | 404 | 380 | 338 | 303 | 267 | 261 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 9h 30m | 10h 34m | 11h 56m | 13h 21m | 14h 32m | 15h 8m | 14h 50m | 13h 47m | 12h 26m | 11h 2m | 9h 49m | 9h 10m |
Kizil experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in May, July and August, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 10 - 10, which corresponds to the Very High 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 3. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Kizil 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 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 |