Last updated: May 6, 2024
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, Xinjiang, 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 |