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Wuzhong, China climate
BWk Cold desert
Wuzhong has a strongly seasonal cool-temperate climate (Cold desert, Köppen BWk). The hottest month is July with an average daily high near 30°C, while the coldest is January averaging around −12°C at night. Precipitation totals about 188 mm a year and is strongly seasonal — August alone averages 42 mm while December barely receives 1 mm.
Temperature & precipitation
Daily high–low temperature range with the monthly average, plus monthly precipitation · 1991–2020 normals · hover a month for the exact figuresClear vs cloudy days
Share of days each month that are clear, partly cloudy or cloudy · 1991–2020 · hover a month for the day countsWuzhong climate normals (1991–2020)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 0 | 5 | 12 | 20 | 25 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 24 | 17 | 8 | 1 |
| Avg temp (°C) | −6 | −1 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 17 | 11 | 3 | −4 |
| Avg low (°C) | −12 | −8 | −1 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 11 | 4 | −3 | −10 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 23 | 27 | 41 | 42 | 27 | 9 | 4 | 1 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 0 | 5 | 12 | 20 | 25 | 29 |
| Avg temp (°C) | −6 | −1 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 23 |
| Avg low (°C) | −12 | −8 | −1 | 5 | 11 | 16 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 23 | 27 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 30 | 28 | 24 | 17 | 8 | 1 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 24 | 23 | 17 | 11 | 3 | −4 |
| Avg low (°C) | 18 | 17 | 11 | 4 | −3 | −10 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 41 | 42 | 27 | 9 | 4 | 1 |
How often — frequency of weather events
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | — | — | — | 0.2 | 0.7 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 0.6 | — | — | — |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (days) | 29 | 26 | 18 | 3 | 0.1 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 22 | 29 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | — | — | — | 0.2 | 0.7 | 5 |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (days) | 29 | 26 | 18 | 3 | 0.1 | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 7 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | 9 | 4 | 0.6 | — | — | — |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (days) | — | — | — | 5 | 22 | 29 |
Sky & atmosphere
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 45 | 50 | 54 | 56 | 56 | 58 | 59 | 56 | 55 | 44 | 37 | 40 |
| Clear days (≤ 30% cloud) | 11 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 15 | 13 |
| Partly cloudy days (30–70%) | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 13 |
| Cloudy days (≥ 70%) | 7 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 5 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 54 | 46 | 38 | 33 | 33 | 37 | 45 | 49 | 51 | 48 | 49 | 53 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 4.6 | 5.4 | 6.4 | 7.0 | 6.9 | 6.0 | 5.4 | 5.1 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 5.3 | 5.1 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 45 | 50 | 54 | 56 | 56 | 58 |
| Clear days (≤ 30% cloud) | 11 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 |
| Partly cloudy days (30–70%) | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
| Cloudy days (≥ 70%) | 7 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 54 | 46 | 38 | 33 | 33 | 37 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 4.6 | 5.4 | 6.4 | 7.0 | 6.9 | 6.0 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 59 | 56 | 55 | 44 | 37 | 40 |
| Clear days (≤ 30% cloud) | 7 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 15 | 13 |
| Partly cloudy days (30–70%) | 11 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 13 |
| Cloudy days (≥ 70%) | 13 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 5 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 45 | 49 | 51 | 48 | 49 | 53 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 5.4 | 5.1 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 5.3 | 5.1 |
Methodology & sources
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 25 years of daily observations at Yinchuan, a weather station, about 53 km from the city centre. The underlying daily records come from NOAA's global station network.
Cloud, humidity, wind & sunshine — modelled estimates from NASA POWER, NASA's satellite-and-reanalysis climatology. This is the standard global source for atmospheric variables, which are not measured at most weather stations.