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Monthly climate in Zepu, Xinjiang, China

Last updated: March 2, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Zepu features a cold desert climate (BWk). Temperatures typically range between -4 °C (25 °F) and 26 °C (79 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -17 °C (1 °F) or can rise to as high as 37 °C (100 °F). The average annual precipitation amounts to about 97 mm (3.8 inches) and receives 16 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually. Zepu enjoys an average of 3830 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 9 hours 32 minutes to 14 hours 45 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Zepu, Xinjiang, China §

The warmest months in Zepu are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 24 to 26 °C (75 - 79 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from -4 to 2 °C (25 - 35 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Zepu experiences 132 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 100 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Zepu, Xinjiang, China. Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Data for period from January 2017 to June 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Maximum 16°C
(61°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 37°C
(100°F)		 36°C
(98°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 22°C
(73°F)		 15°C
(59°F)
Mean maximum 10°C
(49°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 37°C
(98°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 11°C
(52°F)
Average high 2°C
(35°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 31°C
(87°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 12°C
(53°F)		 3°C
(38°F)
Daily mean -4°C
(25°F)		 2°C
(35°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 17°C
(64°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 5°C
(40°F)		 -2°C
(28°F)
Average low -8°C
(17°F)		 -4°C
(26°F)		 5°C
(40°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 7°C
(46°F)		 -0°C
(32°F)		 -6°C
(22°F)
Mean minimum -12°C
(11°F)		 -8°C
(17°F)		 -1°C
(30°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 2°C
(35°F)		 -4°C
(25°F)		 -9°C
(16°F)
Minimum -17°C
(1°F)		 -13°C
(9°F)		 -3°C
(26°F)		 2°C
(36°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 -1°C
(31°F)		 -5°C
(22°F)		 -10°C
(14°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Zepu, Xinjiang, China §

Zepu usually has the most precipitation in May, June and July, with an average of 2 rainy days and 16 mm (0.6 inches) of precipitation per month. The driest months in Zepu are February, October and December. On average, 2 mm (0.1 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Zepu, Xinjiang, China. Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Average precipitation mm (inches) 3 (0.1) 2 (0.1) 4 (0.2) 11 (0.4) 14 (0.6) 16 (0.6) 19 (0.7) 10 (0.4) 8 (0.3) 2 (0.1) 6 (0.2) 2 (0.1)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 1 0 1 3 2 1 3 2 2 0 1 0

Monthly sunshine hours in Zepu, Xinjiang, China §

The sunniest months in Zepu are June, July and August, when the sun shines an average of 12 hours 30 minutes a day. Least sunny months in Zepu: January, November and December receive an average of 8 hours 10 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Zepu, Xinjiang, China. Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Mean monthly sunshine hours 217 270 314 331 369 378 399 373 331 309 270 264
Mean daily daylight hours 9h 49m 10h 45m 11h 57m 13h 11m 14h 14m 14h 45m 14h 29m 13h 34m 12h 23m 11h 10m 10h 5m 9h 32m

Solar UV radiation in Zepu, Xinjiang, China §

Zepu 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, February and December are in the Moderate exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 4. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Zepu UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Zepu, Xinjiang, China. Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Data for period from January 2022 to January 2023.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
UV Index (month maximum) 3 4 8 9 11 11 11 10 9 6 4 3

Detailed Monthly Weather Insights for Zepu, Xinjiang, China

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