Last updated: May 6, 2024
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, Xinjiang, 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 |