Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Wugongtai features a cold desert climate (BWk).Temperatures typically range between -18 °C (0 °F) and 30 °C (86 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -36 °C (-32 °F) or can rise to as high as 44 °C (111 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 161 mm (6.4 inches) and receives 35 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Wugongtai enjoys an average of 3686 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 8 hours 54 minutes to 15 hours 26 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Wugongtai are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 26 to 30 °C (80 - 86 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from -18 to -11 °C (0 - 12 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Wugongtai experiences 120 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 125 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Maximum | -2°C (29°F) | 10°C (51°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 36°C (98°F) | 39°C (102°F) | 40°C (104°F) | 44°C (111°F) | 41°C (106°F) | 38°C (101°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 1°C (34°F) |
Mean maximum | -5°C (24°F) | 4°C (40°F) | 20°C (69°F) | 33°C (91°F) | 37°C (99°F) | 37°C (98°F) | 41°C (106°F) | 39°C (103°F) | 35°C (96°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 16°C (60°F) | -1°C (31°F) |
Average high | -13°C (8°F) | -6°C (21°F) | 9°C (49°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 31°C (89°F) | 35°C (95°F) | 33°C (91°F) | 26°C (80°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 3°C (38°F) | -10°C (14°F) |
Daily mean | -18°C (-0°F) | -11°C (12°F) | 4°C (40°F) | 16°C (62°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 26°C (80°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 10°C (51°F) | -2°C (29°F) | -14°C (7°F) |
Average low | -22°C (-7°F) | -16°C (3°F) | -1°C (31°F) | 10°C (50°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 20°C (69°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 14°C (58°F) | 5°C (42°F) | -6°C (22°F) | -18°C (1°F) |
Mean minimum | -29°C (-20°F) | -25°C (-13°F) | -12°C (11°F) | 2°C (35°F) | 8°C (46°F) | 13°C (56°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 6°C (44°F) | -2°C (29°F) | -15°C (5°F) | -25°C (-13°F) |
Minimum | -36°C (-32°F) | -29°C (-19°F) | -18°C (-1°F) | 1°C (33°F) | 4°C (40°F) | 9°C (49°F) | 11°C (52°F) | 12°C (55°F) | 2°C (37°F) | -3°C (27°F) | -17°C (1°F) | -32°C (-25°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in Wugongtai, Xinjiang, China with other places around the world.
Wugongtai usually has the most precipitation in April, May and June, with an average of 4 rainy days and 20 mm (0.8 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Wugongtai are January, February and December. On average, 6 mm (0.2 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) | 5 (0.2) | 6 (0.2) | 11 (0.4) | 20 (0.8) | 24 (0.9) | 17 (0.7) | 8 (0.3) | 17 (0.7) | 16 (0.6) | 16 (0.6) | 14 (0.6) | 7 (0.3) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 |
The sunniest months in Wugongtai are May, July and August, when the sun shines an average of 12 hours 22 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Wugongtai: January, February and December receive an average of 6 hours 52 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 175 | 241 | 316 | 340 | 375 | 370 | 397 | 377 | 336 | 298 | 246 | 209 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 9h 16m | 10h 26m | 11h 56m | 13h 27m | 14h 46m | 15h 26m | 15h 5m | 13h 56m | 12h 28m | 10h 57m | 9h 36m | 8h 54m |
Wugongtai experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in May, June and July, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 9 - 10, which corresponds to the Very High category of sun exposure.January, February 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 Wugongtai 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 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 |