Last updated: July 31, 2025
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, 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 |