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Monthly climate in Qaraqash, Xinjiang, China

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Qaraqash features a cold desert climate (BWk).Temperatures typically range between -4 °C (26 °F) and 27 °C (80 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -13 °C (9 °F) or can rise to as high as 40 °C (104 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 57 mm (2.3 inches) and receives 6 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Qaraqash enjoys an average of 3862 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 9 hours 37 minutes to 14 hours 40 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Qaraqash, Xinjiang, China §

The warmest months in Qaraqash are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 24 to 27 °C (76 - 80 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from -4 to 2 °C (26 - 36 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Qaraqash experiences 142 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 99 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Qaraqash, Xinjiang, China.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to June 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Maximum 17°C
(63°F)		 20°C
(67°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 39°C
(103°F)		 40°C
(104°F)		 38°C
(101°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 15°C
(59°F)
Mean maximum 10°C
(51°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 39°C
(102°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 11°C
(52°F)
Average high 3°C
(37°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 4°C
(39°F)
Daily mean -4°C
(26°F)		 2°C
(36°F)		 11°C
(53°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 -2°C
(28°F)
Average low -8°C
(17°F)		 -4°C
(26°F)		 4°C
(40°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 7°C
(44°F)		 -0°C
(32°F)		 -6°C
(21°F)
Mean minimum -12°C
(11°F)		 -8°C
(18°F)		 -1°C
(30°F)		 4°C
(40°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 2°C
(35°F)		 -5°C
(23°F)		 -10°C
(14°F)
Minimum -13°C
(9°F)		 -12°C
(10°F)		 -4°C
(25°F)		 0°C
(33°F)		 7°C
(44°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 1°C
(34°F)		 -6°C
(21°F)		 -12°C
(10°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Qaraqash, Xinjiang, China §

Qaraqash usually has the most precipitation in June, July and August, with an average of 1 rainy days and 10 mm (0.4 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Qaraqash are January, October and December. On average, 1 mm (0.0 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Qaraqash, Xinjiang, China.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Average precipitation mm (inches) 1 (0.0) 4 (0.1) 1 (0.1) 5 (0.2) 4 (0.2) 16 (0.6) 8 (0.3) 6 (0.2) 5 (0.2) 0 (0.0) 6 (0.2) 1 (0.0)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 0

Monthly sunshine hours in Qaraqash, Xinjiang, China §

The sunniest months in Qaraqash are May, June and July, when the sun shines an average of 12 hours 12 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Qaraqash: January, November and December receive an average of 8 hours 33 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Qaraqash, Xinjiang, China.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Mean monthly sunshine hours 228 280 325 338 371 368 383 361 331 315 280 277
Mean daily daylight hours 9h 54m 10h 48m 11h 58m 13h 9m 14h 10m 14h 40m 14h 24m 13h 31m 12h 23m 11h 12m 10h 9m 9h 37m

Solar UV radiation in Qaraqash, Xinjiang, China §

Qaraqash experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in May, June and July, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 11 - 11, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.January, November 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 Qaraqash UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Qaraqash, Xinjiang, China.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2022 to January 2023.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
UV Index (month maximum) 3 5 8 10 11 11 11 10 9 7 4 3