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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 87°F, while the coldest is January averaging around 10°F at night. Precipitation totals about 7 inches a year and is strongly seasonal — August alone averages 1.7 inches while December barely receives 0.03 inches.
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 (°F) | 32 | 41 | 54 | 68 | 77 | 84 | 87 | 83 | 74 | 63 | 47 | 34 |
| Avg temp (°F) | 21 | 29 | 42 | 55 | 64 | 73 | 76 | 73 | 63 | 51 | 37 | 24 |
| Avg low (°F) | 10 | 17 | 30 | 42 | 52 | 61 | 65 | 62 | 52 | 39 | 27 | 14 |
| Precipitation (in) | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°F) | 32 | 41 | 54 | 68 | 77 | 84 |
| Avg temp (°F) | 21 | 29 | 42 | 55 | 64 | 73 |
| Avg low (°F) | 10 | 17 | 30 | 42 | 52 | 61 |
| Precipitation (in) | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 1.1 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°F) | 87 | 83 | 74 | 63 | 47 | 34 |
| Avg temp (°F) | 76 | 73 | 63 | 51 | 37 | 24 |
| Avg low (°F) | 65 | 62 | 52 | 39 | 27 | 14 |
| Precipitation (in) | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
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 ≥ 90°F (days) | — | — | — | 0.2 | 0.7 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 0.6 | — | — | — |
| Days with low ≤ 32°F (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 ≥ 90°F (days) | — | — | — | 0.2 | 0.7 | 5 |
| Days with low ≤ 32°F (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 ≥ 90°F (days) | 9 | 4 | 0.6 | — | — | — |
| Days with low ≤ 32°F (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.