Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Tekes features a cold semi-arid climate (BSk).Temperatures typically range between -13 °C (9 °F) and 17 °C (62 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -31 °C (-24 °F) or can rise to as high as 29 °C (85 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1011 mm (39.8 inches) and receives 159 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Tekes enjoys an average of 3789 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 9 hours 1 minutes to 15 hours 18 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Tekes are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 14 to 17 °C (57 - 62 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from -13 to -8 °C (9 - 17 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Tekes experiences 11 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 172 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Maximum | 3°C (37°F) | 5°C (41°F) | 15°C (60°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 26°C (80°F) | 26°C (78°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 21°C (71°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 1°C (34°F) |
Mean maximum | -1°C (30°F) | 3°C (38°F) | 11°C (52°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 27°C (80°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 13°C (56°F) | -0°C (32°F) |
Average high | -7°C (20°F) | -3°C (27°F) | 4°C (39°F) | 13°C (55°F) | 18°C (64°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 22°C (73°F) | 22°C (71°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 11°C (51°F) | 1°C (34°F) | -6°C (22°F) |
Daily mean | -13°C (9°F) | -8°C (17°F) | -1°C (30°F) | 7°C (44°F) | 12°C (53°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 17°C (62°F) | 16°C (60°F) | 12°C (53°F) | 3°C (39°F) | -6°C (21°F) | -12°C (11°F) |
Average low | -18°C (-0°F) | -13°C (8°F) | -6°C (21°F) | 0°C (33°F) | 5°C (42°F) | 8°C (48°F) | 11°C (51°F) | 10°C (50°F) | 5°C (42°F) | -2°C (28°F) | -11°C (12°F) | -17°C (2°F) |
Mean minimum | -25°C (-13°F) | -21°C (-5°F) | -15°C (6°F) | -6°C (21°F) | -1°C (30°F) | 4°C (40°F) | 7°C (45°F) | 6°C (43°F) | 1°C (33°F) | -10°C (15°F) | -22°C (-7°F) | -24°C (-12°F) |
Minimum | -31°C (-24°F) | -24°C (-11°F) | -18°C (0°F) | -10°C (15°F) | -7°C (20°F) | 1°C (34°F) | 3°C (38°F) | 5°C (42°F) | -1°C (31°F) | -15°C (5°F) | -27°C (-16°F) | -26°C (-14°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in Tekes, Xinjiang, China with other places around the world.
Tekes usually has the most precipitation in May, June and July, with an average of 21 rainy days and 153 mm (6.0 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Tekes are January, February and December. On average, 23 mm (0.9 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) | 14 (0.6) | 31 (1.2) | 50 (2.0) | 109 (4.3) | 140 (5.5) | 182 (7.2) | 136 (5.3) | 129 (5.1) | 87 (3.4) | 65 (2.6) | 44 (1.8) | 23 (0.9) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 3 | 7 | 11 | 15 | 19 | 24 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 10 | 8 | 5 |
The sunniest months in Tekes are May, July and August, when the sun shines an average of 12 hours 29 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Tekes: January, November and December receive an average of 7 hours 46 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 207 | 262 | 321 | 329 | 371 | 359 | 404 | 386 | 340 | 299 | 260 | 246 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 9h 22m | 10h 30m | 11h 56m | 13h 25m | 14h 40m | 15h 18m | 14h 59m | 13h 52m | 12h 27m | 10h 59m | 9h 41m | 9h 1m |
Tekes experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in June, July and August, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 10 - 11, which corresponds to the Very High / Extreme 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 Tekes UV Index data.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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UV Index (month maximum) | 3 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 |