Last updated: July 31, 2025
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Luntai features a cold desert climate (BWk). Temperatures typically range between -8 °C (18 °F) and 29 °C (84 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -19 °C (-2 °F) or can rise to as high as 42 °C (108 °F). The average annual precipitation amounts to about 69 mm (2.7 inches) and receives 11 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually. Luntai enjoys an average of 3809 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 9 hours 11 minutes to 15 hours 8 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Luntai are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 26 to 29 °C (80 - 84 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from -8 to -1 °C (18 - 30 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Luntai experiences 138 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 111 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Maximum | 5°C (41°F) | 16°C (60°F) | 27°C (80°F) | 34°C (94°F) | 37°C (99°F) | 39°C (102°F) | 42°C (108°F) | 40°C (104°F) | 36°C (98°F) | 31°C (89°F) | 22°C (71°F) | 6°C (43°F) |
Mean maximum | 4°C (39°F) | 13°C (55°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 36°C (96°F) | 36°C (98°F) | 40°C (104°F) | 39°C (102°F) | 34°C (94°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 4°C (40°F) |
Average high | -1°C (30°F) | 6°C (43°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 35°C (95°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 30°C (85°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 9°C (49°F) | -1°C (31°F) |
Daily mean | -8°C (18°F) | -1°C (30°F) | 9°C (49°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 26°C (80°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 22°C (73°F) | 13°C (55°F) | 2°C (36°F) | -7°C (20°F) |
Average low | -13°C (9°F) | -7°C (20°F) | 3°C (37°F) | 11°C (52°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 20°C (69°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 6°C (43°F) | -3°C (27°F) | -11°C (12°F) |
Mean minimum | -17°C (2°F) | -12°C (10°F) | -5°C (23°F) | 4°C (40°F) | 9°C (48°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 14°C (58°F) | 10°C (50°F) | 0°C (33°F) | -9°C (16°F) | -16°C (4°F) |
Minimum | -18°C (-0°F) | -16°C (4°F) | -7°C (20°F) | 2°C (36°F) | 5°C (41°F) | 12°C (54°F) | 11°C (52°F) | 12°C (54°F) | 9°C (48°F) | -2°C (28°F) | -11°C (13°F) | -19°C (-2°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in Luntai, China with other places around the world.
Luntai usually has the most precipitation in May, June and August, with an average of 1 rainy days and 12 mm (0.5 inches) of precipitation per month. The driest months in Luntai are January, March and December. On average, 1 mm (0.0 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) | 1 (0.0) | 5 (0.2) | 2 (0.1) | 7 (0.3) | 15 (0.6) | 11 (0.4) | 7 (0.3) | 10 (0.4) | 4 (0.2) | 3 (0.1) | 3 (0.1) | 0 (0.0) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
The sunniest months in Luntai are June, July and August, when the sun shines an average of 12 hours 26 minutes a day. Least sunny months in Luntai: January, November and December receive an average of 7 hours 59 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 | 267 | 318 | 336 | 370 | 374 | 397 | 371 | 334 | 303 | 264 | 259 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 9h 30m | 10h 35m | 11h 56m | 13h 21m | 14h 32m | 15h 8m | 14h 50m | 13h 47m | 12h 26m | 11h 2m | 9h 49m | 9h 11m |
Luntai experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in May, June and August, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 9 - 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 Luntai 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 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 |