Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Laotai features a cold desert climate (BWk).Temperatures typically range between -11 °C (12 °F) and 21 °C (70 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -27 °C (-16 °F) or can rise to as high as 33 °C (91 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 412 mm (16.2 inches) and receives 70 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Laotai enjoys an average of 3828 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 8 hours 55 minutes to 15 hours 25 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Laotai are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 18 to 21 °C (65 - 70 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from -11 to -8 °C (12 - 18 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Laotai experiences 30 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 143 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) | 9°C (48°F) | 16°C (62°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 33°C (91°F) | 32°C (89°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 7°C (45°F) |
Mean maximum | -1°C (30°F) | 4°C (40°F) | 14°C (58°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 17°C (64°F) | 11°C (52°F) | 1°C (34°F) |
Average high | -8°C (18°F) | -4°C (25°F) | 4°C (40°F) | 13°C (56°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 22°C (71°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 9°C (49°F) | 0°C (33°F) | -6°C (21°F) |
Daily mean | -11°C (12°F) | -8°C (18°F) | 1°C (33°F) | 9°C (49°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 5°C (42°F) | -3°C (26°F) | -10°C (14°F) |
Average low | -15°C (6°F) | -11°C (12°F) | -3°C (27°F) | 5°C (42°F) | 10°C (51°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 15°C (60°F) | 10°C (50°F) | 2°C (35°F) | -7°C (21°F) | -13°C (9°F) |
Mean minimum | -21°C (-5°F) | -18°C (-1°F) | -12°C (11°F) | -3°C (26°F) | 2°C (35°F) | 8°C (47°F) | 12°C (54°F) | 10°C (50°F) | 2°C (36°F) | -6°C (21°F) | -15°C (5°F) | -18°C (0°F) |
Minimum | -27°C (-16°F) | -22°C (-7°F) | -16°C (3°F) | -6°C (21°F) | -2°C (28°F) | 5°C (41°F) | 8°C (47°F) | 8°C (47°F) | -0°C (32°F) | -9°C (16°F) | -18°C (-1°F) | -20°C (-4°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in Laotai, Xinjiang, China with other places around the world.
Laotai usually has the most precipitation in June, July and August, with an average of 9 rainy days and 59 mm (2.3 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Laotai are January, February and December. On average, 8 mm (0.3 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) | 6 (0.2) | 10 (0.4) | 29 (1.1) | 40 (1.6) | 45 (1.8) | 60 (2.4) | 48 (1.9) | 70 (2.7) | 47 (1.8) | 29 (1.1) | 22 (0.9) | 8 (0.3) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 |
The sunniest months in Laotai are May, July and August, when the sun shines an average of 12 hours 26 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Laotai: January, February and December receive an average of 7 hours 45 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 202 | 260 | 327 | 348 | 380 | 375 | 396 | 381 | 341 | 310 | 261 | 243 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 9h 16m | 10h 27m | 11h 56m | 13h 27m | 14h 45m | 15h 25m | 15h 5m | 13h 56m | 12h 28m | 10h 57m | 9h 37m | 8h 55m |
Laotai 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 Laotai 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 |