Last updated: July 31, 2025
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Tiechanggou features a cold semi-arid climate (BSk). Temperatures typically range between -13 °C (8 °F) and 24 °C (75 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -31 °C (-23 °F) or can rise to as high as 38 °C (100 °F). The average annual precipitation amounts to about 180 mm (7.1 inches) and receives 48 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually. Tiechanggou enjoys an average of 3883 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 8 hours 40 minutes to 15 hours 41 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Tiechanggou are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 21 to 24 °C (70 - 75 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from -13 to -9 °C (8 - 16 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Tiechanggou experiences 74 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 148 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Maximum | -1°C (31°F) | 6°C (43°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 38°C (100°F) | 35°C (95°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 2°C (36°F) |
Mean maximum | -3°C (26°F) | 2°C (37°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 31°C (89°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 35°C (95°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 20°C (69°F) | 12°C (54°F) | -0°C (32°F) |
Average high | -9°C (16°F) | -5°C (24°F) | 5°C (41°F) | 16°C (62°F) | 22°C (73°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 27°C (82°F) | 21°C (69°F) | 11°C (52°F) | 0°C (33°F) | -7°C (19°F) |
Daily mean | -13°C (8°F) | -9°C (16°F) | 0°C (33°F) | 11°C (52°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 22°C (71°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 6°C (43°F) | -4°C (25°F) | -11°C (13°F) |
Average low | -17°C (2°F) | -13°C (8°F) | -4°C (24°F) | 5°C (41°F) | 11°C (52°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 18°C (64°F) | 15°C (60°F) | 8°C (48°F) | 1°C (34°F) | -8°C (18°F) | -14°C (7°F) |
Mean minimum | -25°C (-12°F) | -22°C (-7°F) | -14°C (7°F) | -4°C (26°F) | 2°C (36°F) | 8°C (47°F) | 12°C (53°F) | 9°C (48°F) | -1°C (30°F) | -7°C (19°F) | -19°C (-1°F) | -20°C (-3°F) |
Minimum | -31°C (-23°F) | -28°C (-18°F) | -20°C (-3°F) | -6°C (22°F) | -1°C (31°F) | 5°C (41°F) | 9°C (49°F) | 8°C (47°F) | -4°C (26°F) | -10°C (15°F) | -23°C (-9°F) | -24°C (-10°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in Tiechanggou, China with other places around the world.
Tiechanggou usually has the most precipitation in April, May and August, with an average of 5 rainy days and 19 mm (0.8 inches) of precipitation per month. The driest months in Tiechanggou are January, February and December. On average, 8 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) | 7 (0.3) | 8 (0.3) | 16 (0.6) | 19 (0.7) | 19 (0.7) | 17 (0.7) | 16 (0.6) | 21 (0.8) | 15 (0.6) | 14 (0.6) | 18 (0.7) | 10 (0.4) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 |
The sunniest months in Tiechanggou are May, July and August, when the sun shines an average of 12 hours 58 minutes a day. Least sunny months in Tiechanggou: January, November and December receive an average of 7 hours 26 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 199 | 260 | 327 | 353 | 397 | 394 | 414 | 395 | 348 | 305 | 246 | 239 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 9h 3m | 10h 19m | 11h 55m | 13h 34m | 14h 58m | 15h 41m | 15h 19m | 14h 4m | 12h 30m | 10h 52m | 9h 25m | 8h 40m |
Tiechanggou experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in May, July and August, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 9 - 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 Tiechanggou 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 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 |