Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Wushi features a cold desert climate (BWk).Temperatures typically range between -8 °C (18 °F) and 22 °C (72 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -23 °C (-9 °F) or can rise to as high as 34 °C (94 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 244 mm (9.6 inches) and receives 49 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Wushi enjoys an average of 3897 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 9 hours 15 minutes to 15 hours 4 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Wushi are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 19 to 22 °C (67 - 72 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from -8 to -3 °C (18 - 26 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Wushi experiences 57 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 130 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Maximum | 8°C (46°F) | 12°C (54°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 26°C (80°F) | 31°C (87°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 34°C (94°F) | 32°C (89°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 8°C (47°F) |
Mean maximum | 4°C (39°F) | 9°C (48°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 33°C (91°F) | 31°C (87°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 13°C (56°F) | 5°C (41°F) |
Average high | -2°C (29°F) | 2°C (37°F) | 10°C (51°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 22°C (71°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 27°C (82°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 22°C (71°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 6°C (43°F) | -1°C (31°F) |
Daily mean | -8°C (18°F) | -3°C (26°F) | 5°C (41°F) | 12°C (53°F) | 16°C (62°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 16°C (60°F) | 8°C (47°F) | -0°C (32°F) | -6°C (21°F) |
Average low | -13°C (8°F) | -9°C (16°F) | -1°C (30°F) | 6°C (42°F) | 10°C (51°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 10°C (50°F) | 3°C (38°F) | -5°C (24°F) | -11°C (13°F) |
Mean minimum | -19°C (-3°F) | -15°C (5°F) | -8°C (17°F) | -1°C (31°F) | 4°C (40°F) | 10°C (49°F) | 12°C (54°F) | 10°C (50°F) | 5°C (42°F) | -2°C (29°F) | -11°C (12°F) | -16°C (4°F) |
Minimum | -23°C (-9°F) | -20°C (-4°F) | -14°C (7°F) | -6°C (21°F) | -0°C (32°F) | 8°C (47°F) | 11°C (52°F) | 9°C (48°F) | 4°C (39°F) | -4°C (25°F) | -16°C (4°F) | -19°C (-1°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in Wushi, Xinjiang, China with other places around the world.
Wushi usually has the most precipitation in June, August and September, with an average of 7 rainy days and 37 mm (1.5 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Wushi are January, March and December. On average, 5 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) | 4 (0.2) | 9 (0.4) | 8 (0.3) | 32 (1.2) | 25 (1.0) | 34 (1.3) | 19 (0.7) | 42 (1.7) | 36 (1.4) | 22 (0.9) | 10 (0.4) | 3 (0.1) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
The sunniest months in Wushi are June, July and August, when the sun shines an average of 12 hours 37 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Wushi: January, February and December receive an average of 8 hours 21 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 219 | 272 | 329 | 339 | 374 | 375 | 403 | 382 | 344 | 308 | 278 | 268 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 9h 34m | 10h 36m | 11h 57m | 13h 19m | 14h 29m | 15h 4m | 14h 46m | 13h 44m | 12h 26m | 11h 4m | 9h 52m | 9h 15m |
Wushi experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in May, June and July, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 11 - 11, which corresponds to the Extreme 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 Wushi UV Index data.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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UV Index (month maximum) | 3 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 2 |