Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Xinhe features a cold desert climate (BWk).Temperatures typically range between -7 °C (19 °F) and 26 °C (79 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -19 °C (-1 °F) or can rise to as high as 40 °C (103 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 84 mm (3.3 inches) and receives 18 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Xinhe enjoys an average of 3857 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 9 hours 13 minutes to 15 hours 6 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Xinhe are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 24 to 26 °C (76 - 79 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from -7 to -2 °C (19 - 29 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Xinhe experiences 126 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 126 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Maximum | 6°C (43°F) | 14°C (58°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 35°C (96°F) | 36°C (98°F) | 40°C (103°F) | 37°C (99°F) | 34°C (94°F) | 30°C (85°F) | 20°C (69°F) | 6°C (43°F) |
Mean maximum | 4°C (40°F) | 12°C (54°F) | 22°C (71°F) | 30°C (87°F) | 34°C (94°F) | 34°C (94°F) | 37°C (100°F) | 36°C (97°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 18°C (64°F) | 5°C (40°F) |
Average high | -0°C (32°F) | 6°C (43°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 30°C (87°F) | 33°C (91°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 9°C (49°F) | 1°C (34°F) |
Daily mean | -7°C (19°F) | -2°C (29°F) | 7°C (46°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 22°C (71°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 11°C (52°F) | 2°C (35°F) | -6°C (21°F) |
Average low | -13°C (10°F) | -8°C (18°F) | -0°C (32°F) | 9°C (48°F) | 14°C (58°F) | 17°C (64°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 17°C (64°F) | 12°C (55°F) | 5°C (40°F) | -4°C (25°F) | -11°C (13°F) |
Mean minimum | -17°C (2°F) | -13°C (9°F) | -6°C (22°F) | 2°C (36°F) | 8°C (46°F) | 13°C (56°F) | 15°C (58°F) | 13°C (55°F) | 8°C (46°F) | -1°C (30°F) | -9°C (16°F) | -15°C (6°F) |
Minimum | -19°C (-1°F) | -16°C (3°F) | -8°C (18°F) | 1°C (33°F) | 4°C (40°F) | 11°C (51°F) | 11°C (52°F) | 12°C (54°F) | 6°C (44°F) | -3°C (27°F) | -10°C (15°F) | -19°C (-1°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in Xinhe, Xinjiang, China with other places around the world.
Xinhe usually has the most precipitation in June, July and August, with an average of 3 rainy days and 13 mm (0.5 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Xinhe are January, March and December. On average, 1 mm (0.0 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) | 1 (0.0) | 5 (0.2) | 2 (0.1) | 9 (0.4) | 11 (0.4) | 13 (0.5) | 11 (0.4) | 14 (0.6) | 9 (0.4) | 5 (0.2) | 4 (0.2) | 0 (0.0) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
The sunniest months in Xinhe are May, July and August, when the sun shines an average of 12 hours 31 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Xinhe: January, November and December receive an average of 8 hours 2 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 211 | 270 | 327 | 336 | 378 | 376 | 404 | 380 | 338 | 303 | 267 | 261 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 9h 32m | 10h 35m | 11h 56m | 13h 20m | 14h 30m | 15h 6m | 14h 48m | 13h 46m | 12h 26m | 11h 3m | 9h 50m | 9h 13m |
Xinhe experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in May, July and August, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 10 - 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 Xinhe 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 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 |