Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Qira features a cold desert climate (BWk).Temperatures typically range between -4 °C (26 °F) and 28 °C (82 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -14 °C (6 °F) or can rise to as high as 40 °C (104 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 65 mm (2.6 inches) and receives 12 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Qira enjoys an average of 3821 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 9 hours 39 minutes to 14 hours 38 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Qira are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 25 to 28 °C (77 - 82 °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, Qira experiences 136 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 95 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Maximum | 20°C (68°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 35°C (96°F) | 39°C (102°F) | 40°C (104°F) | 38°C (101°F) | 34°C (93°F) | 32°C (89°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 13°C (56°F) |
Mean maximum | 11°C (52°F) | 15°C (60°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 34°C (94°F) | 35°C (95°F) | 39°C (102°F) | 37°C (99°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 11°C (52°F) |
Average high | 2°C (36°F) | 8°C (47°F) | 18°C (64°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 32°C (89°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 20°C (69°F) | 11°C (53°F) | 3°C (39°F) |
Daily mean | -4°C (26°F) | 2°C (36°F) | 12°C (53°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 26°C (80°F) | 22°C (73°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 5°C (41°F) | -3°C (28°F) |
Average low | -8°C (17°F) | -3°C (26°F) | 5°C (42°F) | 11°C (52°F) | 16°C (60°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 22°C (71°F) | 20°C (69°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 7°C (45°F) | -0°C (32°F) | -7°C (20°F) |
Mean minimum | -12°C (10°F) | -9°C (15°F) | -1°C (31°F) | 5°C (42°F) | 9°C (49°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 16°C (62°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 11°C (51°F) | 2°C (35°F) | -7°C (20°F) | -11°C (13°F) |
Minimum | -14°C (6°F) | -14°C (8°F) | -4°C (26°F) | 1°C (33°F) | 7°C (45°F) | 12°C (55°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 9°C (48°F) | 1°C (34°F) | -9°C (16°F) | -14°C (8°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in Qira, Xinjiang, China with other places around the world.
Qira usually has the most precipitation in April, June and July, with an average of 2 rainy days and 10 mm (0.4 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Qira are January, March and October. 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) | 7 (0.3) | 3 (0.1) | 8 (0.3) | 4 (0.2) | 15 (0.6) | 7 (0.3) | 6 (0.2) | 4 (0.1) | 1 (0.0) | 5 (0.2) | 3 (0.1) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
The sunniest months in Qira are May, June and July, when the sun shines an average of 12 hours 7 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Qira: January, November and December receive an average of 8 hours 25 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 226 | 276 | 318 | 331 | 366 | 364 | 385 | 361 | 331 | 312 | 274 | 273 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 9h 55m | 10h 49m | 11h 58m | 13h 9m | 14h 8m | 14h 38m | 14h 23m | 13h 31m | 12h 23m | 11h 12m | 10h 10m | 9h 39m |
Qira experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in May, July and August, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 11 - 11, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.January, February 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 Qira UV Index data.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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UV Index (month maximum) | 3 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 3 |