Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Tost features a cold desert climate (BWk).Temperatures typically range between -15 °C (6 °F) and 18 °C (65 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -33 °C (-28 °F) or can rise to as high as 31 °C (88 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 613 mm (24.2 inches) and receives 116 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Tost enjoys an average of 3854 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 8 hours 31 minutes to 15 hours 51 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Tost are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 16 to 18 °C (61 - 65 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from -15 to -12 °C (6 - 11 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Tost experiences 17 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 169 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Maximum | -0°C (32°F) | 4°C (39°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 30°C (87°F) | 27°C (80°F) | 21°C (69°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 3°C (38°F) |
Mean maximum | -4°C (24°F) | -0°C (31°F) | 11°C (52°F) | 22°C (71°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 9°C (48°F) | -1°C (30°F) |
Average high | -11°C (13°F) | -7°C (19°F) | 1°C (34°F) | 11°C (53°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 21°C (69°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 22°C (71°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 8°C (46°F) | -2°C (29°F) | -8°C (18°F) |
Daily mean | -15°C (6°F) | -12°C (11°F) | -4°C (26°F) | 7°C (44°F) | 12°C (54°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 17°C (62°F) | 11°C (51°F) | 3°C (37°F) | -6°C (21°F) | -12°C (11°F) |
Average low | -18°C (-0°F) | -16°C (4°F) | -8°C (18°F) | 2°C (35°F) | 7°C (45°F) | 11°C (52°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 12°C (54°F) | 6°C (43°F) | -1°C (30°F) | -9°C (15°F) | -15°C (5°F) |
Mean minimum | -26°C (-14°F) | -24°C (-10°F) | -18°C (0°F) | -8°C (18°F) | -1°C (30°F) | 6°C (42°F) | 10°C (50°F) | 7°C (46°F) | -3°C (27°F) | -9°C (17°F) | -19°C (-2°F) | -22°C (-7°F) |
Minimum | -33°C (-28°F) | -28°C (-18°F) | -22°C (-7°F) | -12°C (11°F) | -5°C (24°F) | 3°C (37°F) | 8°C (47°F) | 6°C (44°F) | -6°C (21°F) | -10°C (14°F) | -22°C (-8°F) | -24°C (-11°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in Tost, Xinjiang, China with other places around the world.
Tost usually has the most precipitation in June, July and August, with an average of 18 rainy days and 116 mm (4.6 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Tost are January, February and December. On average, 12 mm (0.5 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) | 10 (0.4) | 13 (0.5) | 21 (0.8) | 39 (1.5) | 60 (2.4) | 121 (4.8) | 122 (4.8) | 105 (4.2) | 59 (2.3) | 31 (1.2) | 21 (0.8) | 11 (0.4) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 2 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 4 |
The sunniest months in Tost are May, June and July, when the sun shines an average of 13 hours 4 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Tost: January, November and December receive an average of 7 hours 13 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 187 | 254 | 328 | 363 | 397 | 395 | 409 | 393 | 344 | 302 | 243 | 233 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 8h 56m | 10h 15m | 11h 55m | 13h 37m | 15h 5m | 15h 51m | 15h 27m | 14h 9m | 12h 31m | 10h 49m | 9h 19m | 8h 31m |
Tost 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 exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 2. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Tost UV Index data.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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UV Index (month maximum) | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 |