Last updated: July 31, 2025
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Qarqi features a cold desert climate (BWk). Temperatures typically range between -7 °C (19 °F) and 25 °C (78 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -18 °C (-1 °F) or can rise to as high as 38 °C (101 °F). The average annual precipitation amounts to about 149 mm (5.8 inches) and receives 29 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually. Qarqi enjoys an average of 3896 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 9 hours 12 minutes to 15 hours 7 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Qarqi are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 23 to 25 °C (73 - 78 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from -7 to -2 °C (19 - 29 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Qarqi experiences 106 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 123 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Maximum | 4°C (39°F) | 13°C (56°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 30°C (87°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 34°C (94°F) | 38°C (101°F) | 36°C (98°F) | 33°C (91°F) | 27°C (82°F) | 18°C (64°F) | 4°C (40°F) |
Mean maximum | 2°C (37°F) | 10°C (51°F) | 20°C (69°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 32°C (91°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 36°C (97°F) | 35°C (95°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 15°C (60°F) | 3°C (38°F) |
Average high | -2°C (29°F) | 4°C (39°F) | 13°C (56°F) | 20°C (69°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 17°C (62°F) | 7°C (45°F) | -1°C (31°F) |
Daily mean | -7°C (19°F) | -2°C (29°F) | 7°C (45°F) | 15°C (58°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 18°C (66°F) | 10°C (50°F) | 1°C (34°F) | -6°C (21°F) |
Average low | -12°C (11°F) | -7°C (20°F) | 1°C (33°F) | 8°C (46°F) | 13°C (55°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 16°C (62°F) | 11°C (52°F) | 4°C (39°F) | -4°C (26°F) | -10°C (14°F) |
Mean minimum | -16°C (4°F) | -13°C (9°F) | -5°C (24°F) | 3°C (37°F) | 7°C (44°F) | 12°C (54°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 12°C (53°F) | 7°C (44°F) | -2°C (29°F) | -9°C (15°F) | -14°C (7°F) |
Minimum | -18°C (-1°F) | -17°C (2°F) | -8°C (19°F) | -1°C (31°F) | 2°C (36°F) | 10°C (51°F) | 12°C (53°F) | 10°C (50°F) | 5°C (40°F) | -4°C (25°F) | -12°C (11°F) | -18°C (-1°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in Qarqi, China with other places around the world.
Qarqi usually has the most precipitation in April, June and August, with an average of 5 rainy days and 23 mm (0.9 inches) of precipitation per month. The driest months in Qarqi are January, March and December. 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 (0.2) | 4 (0.2) | 26 (1.0) | 17 (0.7) | 18 (0.7) | 16 (0.6) | 26 (1.0) | 13 (0.5) | 15 (0.6) | 5 (0.2) | 1 (0.1) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
The sunniest months in Qarqi are May, July and August, when the sun shines an average of 12 hours 32 minutes a day. Least sunny months in Qarqi: January, February and December receive an average of 8 hours 20 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 217 | 272 | 332 | 336 | 378 | 376 | 403 | 384 | 341 | 306 | 275 | 268 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 9h 31m | 10h 35m | 11h 57m | 13h 20m | 14h 31m | 15h 7m | 14h 49m | 13h 46m | 12h 26m | 11h 3m | 9h 50m | 9h 12m |
Qarqi experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in May, July and August, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 10 - 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 Qarqi 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 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 |