Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Ruoqiang features a cold desert climate (BWk).Temperatures typically range between -6 °C (21 °F) and 30 °C (86 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -18 °C (-1 °F) or can rise to as high as 43 °C (109 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 36 mm (1.4 inches) and receives 2 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Ruoqiang enjoys an average of 3808 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 9 hours 28 minutes to 14 hours 50 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Ruoqiang are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 27 to 30 °C (81 - 86 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from -6 to 1 °C (21 - 33 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Ruoqiang experiences 142 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 105 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Maximum | 7°C (45°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 37°C (99°F) | 38°C (101°F) | 43°C (109°F) | 41°C (105°F) | 37°C (99°F) | 34°C (93°F) | 20°C (69°F) | 9°C (49°F) |
Mean maximum | 5°C (42°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 36°C (97°F) | 36°C (97°F) | 41°C (106°F) | 39°C (103°F) | 35°C (95°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 6°C (44°F) |
Average high | -1°C (31°F) | 7°C (44°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 30°C (85°F) | 33°C (91°F) | 36°C (97°F) | 34°C (94°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 20°C (69°F) | 9°C (49°F) | 0°C (32°F) |
Daily mean | -6°C (21°F) | 1°C (33°F) | 10°C (51°F) | 18°C (64°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 13°C (55°F) | 3°C (38°F) | -5°C (23°F) |
Average low | -10°C (14°F) | -5°C (23°F) | 3°C (38°F) | 10°C (50°F) | 15°C (60°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 22°C (73°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 15°C (60°F) | 6°C (43°F) | -2°C (28°F) | -9°C (16°F) |
Mean minimum | -14°C (7°F) | -11°C (12°F) | -3°C (27°F) | 4°C (40°F) | 8°C (47°F) | 17°C (62°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 10°C (50°F) | 0°C (33°F) | -8°C (17°F) | -13°C (9°F) |
Minimum | -18°C (-1°F) | -16°C (4°F) | -5°C (23°F) | 2°C (35°F) | 5°C (41°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 14°C (58°F) | 7°C (46°F) | -0°C (32°F) | -11°C (13°F) | -15°C (5°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in Ruoqiang, Xinjiang, China with other places around the world.
Ruoqiang usually has the most precipitation in June, July and August, with an average of 0 rainy days and 6 mm (0.2 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Ruoqiang are January, September and October. On average, 1 mm (0.0 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) | 1 (0.1) | 3 (0.1) | 3 (0.1) | 3 (0.1) | 3 (0.1) | 5 (0.2) | 7 (0.3) | 6 (0.2) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (0.1) | 1 (0.1) | 1 (0.1) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
The sunniest months in Ruoqiang are May, July and August, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 54 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Ruoqiang: January, February and December receive an average of 8 hours 23 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 222 | 271 | 327 | 332 | 360 | 353 | 382 | 364 | 336 | 312 | 274 | 270 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 9h 45m | 10h 43m | 11h 57m | 13h 13m | 14h 18m | 14h 50m | 14h 34m | 13h 37m | 12h 24m | 11h 8m | 10h 2m | 9h 28m |
Ruoqiang 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, February and December are in the Low / 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 Ruoqiang 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 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 |