Last updated: May 6, 2024
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, Xinjiang, 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 |