Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Lop features a cold desert climate (BWk).Temperatures typically range between -3 °C (26 °F) and 27 °C (80 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -13 °C (8 °F) or can rise to as high as 39 °C (102 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 79 mm (3.1 inches) and receives 10 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Lop enjoys an average of 3832 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 9 hours 38 minutes to 14 hours 39 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Lop are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 24 to 27 °C (75 - 80 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from -3 to 2 °C (26 - 36 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Lop experiences 124 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 96 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Maximum | 19°C (66°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 35°C (95°F) | 38°C (101°F) | 39°C (102°F) | 37°C (99°F) | 33°C (91°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 13°C (56°F) |
Mean maximum | 10°C (50°F) | 14°C (58°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 34°C (93°F) | 38°C (100°F) | 36°C (97°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 27°C (82°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 10°C (50°F) |
Average high | 2°C (35°F) | 7°C (45°F) | 17°C (62°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 30°C (87°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 10°C (51°F) | 3°C (37°F) |
Daily mean | -3°C (26°F) | 2°C (36°F) | 11°C (52°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 21°C (71°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 27°C (80°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 21°C (71°F) | 13°C (56°F) | 5°C (41°F) | -2°C (29°F) |
Average low | -7°C (19°F) | -3°C (27°F) | 5°C (41°F) | 11°C (51°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 16°C (60°F) | 7°C (45°F) | 0°C (33°F) | -6°C (22°F) |
Mean minimum | -11°C (12°F) | -9°C (16°F) | -1°C (31°F) | 5°C (41°F) | 9°C (48°F) | 14°C (58°F) | 15°C (60°F) | 14°C (58°F) | 11°C (52°F) | 2°C (36°F) | -5°C (23°F) | -9°C (15°F) |
Minimum | -13°C (8°F) | -13°C (8°F) | -3°C (26°F) | -0°C (32°F) | 7°C (44°F) | 12°C (53°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 8°C (47°F) | 1°C (34°F) | -7°C (19°F) | -11°C (13°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in Lop, Xinjiang, China with other places around the world.
Lop usually has the most precipitation in June, July and August, with an average of 1 rainy days and 13 mm (0.5 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Lop are January, March and October. 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 (0.3) | 3 (0.1) | 8 (0.3) | 5 (0.2) | 18 (0.7) | 11 (0.4) | 9 (0.3) | 6 (0.2) | 1 (0.0) | 7 (0.3) | 3 (0.1) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
The sunniest months in Lop are May, June and July, when the sun shines an average of 12 hours 8 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Lop: January, November and December receive an average of 8 hours 27 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 227 | 277 | 319 | 332 | 366 | 365 | 384 | 362 | 330 | 313 | 276 | 274 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 9h 55m | 10h 48m | 11h 58m | 13h 9m | 14h 9m | 14h 39m | 14h 23m | 13h 31m | 12h 23m | 11h 12m | 10h 10m | 9h 38m |
Lop experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in May, July and August, 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 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 Lop UV Index data.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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UV Index (month maximum) | 3 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 3 |