Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Qilan features a cold desert climate (BWk).Temperatures typically range between -6 °C (22 °F) and 27 °C (81 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -17 °C (1 °F) or can rise to as high as 40 °C (104 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 79 mm (3.1 inches) and receives 14 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Qilan enjoys an average of 3802 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 9 hours 18 minutes to 15 hours 0 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Qilan are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 25 to 27 °C (76 - 81 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from -6 to 0 °C (22 - 33 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Qilan experiences 122 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 100 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Maximum | 5°C (41°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 31°C (89°F) | 36°C (96°F) | 36°C (98°F) | 40°C (104°F) | 38°C (101°F) | 34°C (94°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 11°C (52°F) |
Mean maximum | 4°C (39°F) | 12°C (54°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 30°C (87°F) | 34°C (94°F) | 34°C (93°F) | 38°C (101°F) | 37°C (98°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 16°C (62°F) | 6°C (43°F) |
Average high | -1°C (31°F) | 6°C (43°F) | 16°C (60°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 33°C (91°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 9°C (49°F) | 0°C (33°F) |
Daily mean | -6°C (22°F) | 0°C (33°F) | 10°C (50°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 25°C (76°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 12°C (55°F) | 3°C (38°F) | -5°C (23°F) |
Average low | -10°C (14°F) | -4°C (24°F) | 4°C (40°F) | 11°C (53°F) | 15°C (60°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 21°C (69°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 7°C (45°F) | -1°C (30°F) | -9°C (17°F) |
Mean minimum | -14°C (7°F) | -10°C (14°F) | -2°C (29°F) | 6°C (43°F) | 9°C (48°F) | 13°C (56°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 14°C (58°F) | 10°C (50°F) | 1°C (34°F) | -7°C (20°F) | -13°C (9°F) |
Minimum | -16°C (3°F) | -16°C (3°F) | -4°C (26°F) | 2°C (36°F) | 6°C (44°F) | 12°C (54°F) | 14°C (58°F) | 13°C (56°F) | 8°C (47°F) | -2°C (29°F) | -8°C (18°F) | -17°C (1°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in Qilan, Xinjiang, China with other places around the world.
Qilan usually has the most precipitation in April, May and July, with an average of 2 rainy days and 12 mm (0.5 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Qilan are January, March and December. On average, 1 mm (0.1 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 2 (0.1) | 3 (0.1) | 1 (0.0) | 13 (0.5) | 11 (0.4) | 10 (0.4) | 13 (0.5) | 11 (0.4) | 7 (0.3) | 3 (0.1) | 2 (0.1) | 2 (0.1) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
The sunniest months in Qilan are June, July and August, when the sun shines an average of 12 hours 32 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Qilan: 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 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean monthly sunshine hours | 208 | 267 | 318 | 322 | 365 | 376 | 401 | 376 | 335 | 305 | 266 | 259 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 9h 37m | 10h 38m | 11h 57m | 13h 17m | 14h 26m | 15h 0m | 14h 42m | 13h 42m | 12h 25m | 11h 5m | 9h 55m | 9h 18m |
Qilan experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in June, 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 Qilan UV Index data.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UV Index (month maximum) | 3 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 |