Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Qahurt features a cold semi-arid climate (BSk).Temperatures typically range between -16 °C (4 °F) and 24 °C (76 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -36 °C (-32 °F) or can rise to as high as 38 °C (101 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 135 mm (5.3 inches) and receives 31 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Qahurt enjoys an average of 3895 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 8 hours 39 minutes to 15 hours 43 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Qahurt are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 22 to 24 °C (72 - 76 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from -16 to -10 °C (4 - 14 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Qahurt experiences 83 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 150 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Maximum | 2°C (36°F) | 7°C (45°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 32°C (91°F) | 37°C (98°F) | 35°C (96°F) | 38°C (101°F) | 36°C (96°F) | 32°C (89°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 4°C (39°F) |
Mean maximum | -2°C (28°F) | 3°C (38°F) | 16°C (62°F) | 27°C (80°F) | 33°C (91°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 36°C (98°F) | 34°C (93°F) | 30°C (87°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 0°C (33°F) |
Average high | -10°C (14°F) | -4°C (25°F) | 6°C (42°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 27°C (82°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 22°C (71°F) | 13°C (55°F) | 1°C (34°F) | -8°C (18°F) |
Daily mean | -16°C (4°F) | -10°C (14°F) | 0°C (32°F) | 11°C (53°F) | 17°C (64°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 7°C (45°F) | -4°C (25°F) | -13°C (8°F) |
Average low | -21°C (-6°F) | -16°C (3°F) | -5°C (22°F) | 5°C (41°F) | 11°C (52°F) | 16°C (62°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 10°C (50°F) | 2°C (35°F) | -8°C (17°F) | -18°C (0°F) |
Mean minimum | -30°C (-22°F) | -27°C (-16°F) | -16°C (4°F) | -3°C (27°F) | 2°C (36°F) | 9°C (49°F) | 13°C (56°F) | 11°C (52°F) | 1°C (33°F) | -6°C (22°F) | -19°C (-2°F) | -26°C (-14°F) |
Minimum | -36°C (-32°F) | -32°C (-25°F) | -19°C (-1°F) | -7°C (20°F) | -1°C (31°F) | 7°C (44°F) | 11°C (51°F) | 10°C (50°F) | -3°C (27°F) | -9°C (17°F) | -22°C (-7°F) | -30°C (-22°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in Qahurt, Xinjiang, China with other places around the world.
Qahurt usually has the most precipitation in April, June and July, with an average of 3 rainy days and 16 mm (0.6 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Qahurt are January, February and December. On average, 6 mm (0.2 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) | 4 (0.2) | 8 (0.3) | 10 (0.4) | 16 (0.6) | 13 (0.5) | 14 (0.5) | 18 (0.7) | 10 (0.4) | 12 (0.5) | 13 (0.5) | 12 (0.5) | 7 (0.3) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
The sunniest months in Qahurt are May, June and July, when the sun shines an average of 13 hours 2 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Qahurt: January, November and December receive an average of 7 hours 37 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 198 | 262 | 331 | 359 | 392 | 395 | 412 | 385 | 344 | 310 | 254 | 248 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 9h 2m | 10h 19m | 11h 55m | 13h 34m | 14h 59m | 15h 43m | 15h 20m | 14h 5m | 12h 30m | 10h 52m | 9h 25m | 8h 39m |
Qahurt experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in May, July 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 exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 2. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Qahurt 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 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 |