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Monthly climate in Shache, Xinjiang, China

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Shache features a cold desert climate (BWk).Temperatures typically range between -4 °C (24 °F) and 27 °C (81 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -17 °C (2 °F) or can rise to as high as 38 °C (101 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 102 mm (4.0 inches) and receives 15 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Shache enjoys an average of 3830 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 9 hours 30 minutes to 14 hours 47 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Shache, Xinjiang, China §

The warmest months in Shache are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 25 to 27 °C (77 - 81 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from -4 to 2 °C (24 - 35 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Shache experiences 135 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 96 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Shache, Xinjiang, China.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to June 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Maximum 16°C
(62°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 38°C
(101°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 15°C
(59°F)
Mean maximum 9°C
(49°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 38°C
(100°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 10°C
(51°F)
Average high 1°C
(35°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 31°C
(87°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 12°C
(53°F)		 3°C
(37°F)
Daily mean -4°C
(24°F)		 2°C
(35°F)		 11°C
(53°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 -3°C
(28°F)
Average low -9°C
(17°F)		 -4°C
(26°F)		 5°C
(42°F)		 12°C
(53°F)		 16°C
(60°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 0°C
(32°F)		 -6°C
(21°F)
Mean minimum -13°C
(9°F)		 -9°C
(16°F)		 -1°C
(30°F)		 7°C
(44°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 3°C
(37°F)		 -5°C
(24°F)		 -10°C
(15°F)
Minimum -17°C
(2°F)		 -14°C
(8°F)		 -3°C
(26°F)		 2°C
(35°F)		 8°C
(46°F)		 11°C
(53°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 0°C
(33°F)		 -6°C
(21°F)		 -11°C
(13°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Shache, Xinjiang, China §

Shache usually has the most precipitation in May, June and July, with an average of 2 rainy days and 16 mm (0.6 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Shache are February, October and December. On average, 2 mm (0.1 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Shache, Xinjiang, China.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Average precipitation mm (inches) 3 (0.1) 2 (0.1) 4 (0.2) 13 (0.5) 15 (0.6) 14 (0.5) 20 (0.8) 11 (0.4) 11 (0.4) 2 (0.1) 6 (0.2) 2 (0.1)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 1 0 1 3 2 1 3 2 2 0 0 0

Monthly sunshine hours in Shache, Xinjiang, China §

The sunniest months in Shache are June, July and August, when the sun shines an average of 12 hours 30 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Shache: January, November and December receive an average of 8 hours 10 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Shache, Xinjiang, China.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Mean monthly sunshine hours 217 270 314 331 369 378 399 373 331 309 270 264
Mean daily daylight hours 9h 47m 10h 44m 11h 57m 13h 12m 14h 16m 14h 47m 14h 31m 13h 35m 12h 24m 11h 9m 10h 4m 9h 30m

Solar UV radiation in Shache, Xinjiang, China §

Shache experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in May, June and July, 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 Shache UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Shache, Xinjiang, China.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2022 to January 2023.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
UV Index (month maximum) 3 4 8 9 11 11 11 10 9 6 4 3