Last updated: July 31, 2025
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Qingyanghu features a cold desert climate (BWk). Temperatures typically range between -11 °C (13 °F) and 23 °C (74 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -27 °C (-16 °F) or can rise to as high as 36 °C (96 °F). The average annual precipitation amounts to about 334 mm (13.1 inches) and receives 55 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually. Qingyanghu enjoys an average of 3828 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 8 hours 55 minutes to 15 hours 25 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Qingyanghu are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 21 to 23 °C (69 - 74 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from -11 to -7 °C (13 - 20 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Qingyanghu experiences 67 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 127 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Maximum | 5°C (40°F) | 9°C (48°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 32°C (91°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 36°C (96°F) | 35°C (95°F) | 31°C (87°F) | 22°C (73°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 9°C (49°F) |
Mean maximum | -0°C (32°F) | 6°C (42°F) | 18°C (64°F) | 27°C (80°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 30°C (87°F) | 34°C (94°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 21°C (69°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 3°C (37°F) |
Average high | -7°C (19°F) | -3°C (28°F) | 7°C (45°F) | 16°C (62°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 12°C (55°F) | 3°C (37°F) | -5°C (23°F) |
Daily mean | -11°C (13°F) | -7°C (20°F) | 3°C (37°F) | 12°C (53°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 21°C (69°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 21°C (71°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 8°C (46°F) | -1°C (30°F) | -8°C (17°F) |
Average low | -14°C (7°F) | -10°C (14°F) | -1°C (30°F) | 7°C (44°F) | 12°C (54°F) | 16°C (60°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 12°C (53°F) | 4°C (39°F) | -4°C (25°F) | -11°C (12°F) |
Mean minimum | -20°C (-5°F) | -18°C (0°F) | -10°C (15°F) | -1°C (30°F) | 4°C (39°F) | 10°C (50°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 12°C (54°F) | 4°C (40°F) | -3°C (27°F) | -13°C (10°F) | -16°C (3°F) |
Minimum | -27°C (-16°F) | -21°C (-5°F) | -14°C (7°F) | -4°C (25°F) | 0°C (33°F) | 7°C (44°F) | 10°C (50°F) | 10°C (50°F) | 2°C (36°F) | -5°C (23°F) | -16°C (4°F) | -19°C (-1°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in Qingyanghu, China with other places around the world.
Qingyanghu usually has the most precipitation in June, August and September, with an average of 6 rainy days and 46 mm (1.8 inches) of precipitation per month. The driest months in Qingyanghu are January, February and December. On average, 7 mm (0.3 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) | 5 (0.2) | 9 (0.4) | 25 (1.0) | 32 (1.3) | 33 (1.3) | 45 (1.8) | 38 (1.5) | 54 (2.1) | 39 (1.5) | 27 (1.0) | 20 (0.8) | 7 (0.3) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 2 |
The sunniest months in Qingyanghu are May, July and August, when the sun shines an average of 12 hours 26 minutes a day. Least sunny months in Qingyanghu: January, February and December receive an average of 7 hours 45 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 202 | 260 | 327 | 348 | 380 | 375 | 396 | 381 | 341 | 310 | 261 | 243 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 9h 16m | 10h 27m | 11h 56m | 13h 27m | 14h 45m | 15h 25m | 15h 4m | 13h 56m | 12h 28m | 10h 57m | 9h 37m | 8h 55m |
Qingyanghu experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in May, June and July, 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 Qingyanghu 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 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 |