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Xining, China climate
Dwb Monsoon-influenced warm-summer humid continental
Xining has a seasonal cold-temperate climate (Monsoon-influenced warm-summer humid continental, Köppen Dwb). The hottest month is July with an average daily high near 25°C, while the coldest is January averaging around −15°C at night. Precipitation totals about 431 mm a year and is strongly seasonal — August alone averages 92 mm while December barely receives 2 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 countsXining climate normals (1991–2020)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 2 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 20 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 20 | 14 | 9 | 3 |
| Avg temp (°C) | −6 | −2 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 8 | 1 | −5 |
| Avg low (°C) | −15 | −10 | −5 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 1 | −6 | −13 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 2 | 2 | 10 | 20 | 54 | 68 | 82 | 92 | 71 | 22 | 5 | 2 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 2 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 20 | 23 |
| Avg temp (°C) | −6 | −2 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 16 |
| Avg low (°C) | −15 | −10 | −5 | 1 | 6 | 9 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 2 | 2 | 10 | 20 | 54 | 68 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 25 | 24 | 20 | 14 | 9 | 3 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 18 | 17 | 14 | 8 | 1 | −5 |
| Avg low (°C) | 11 | 11 | 7 | 1 | −6 | −13 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 82 | 92 | 71 | 22 | 5 | 2 |
How often — frequency of weather events
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 2 |
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.7 | 0.5 | — | — | — | — |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (days) | 29 | 27 | 26 | 11 | 0.9 | — | — | — | 0.2 | 13 | 27 | 29 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 14 |
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (days) | 29 | 27 | 26 | 11 | 0.9 | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 15 | 15 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 2 |
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | 0.7 | 0.5 | — | — | — | — |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (days) | — | — | 0.2 | 13 | 27 | 29 |
Sky & atmosphere
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 47 | 54 | 63 | 67 | 72 | 74 | 69 | 69 | 71 | 60 | 45 | 43 |
| Clear days (≤ 30% cloud) | 10 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 12 |
| Partly cloudy days (30–70%) | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 13 |
| Cloudy days (≥ 70%) | 7 | 9 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 13 | 6 | 6 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 51 | 47 | 43 | 42 | 47 | 54 | 60 | 63 | 66 | 59 | 50 | 50 |
| Wind speed (km/h) | 6.3 | 7.2 | 8.0 | 7.8 | 7.1 | 6.0 | 5.7 | 5.4 | 5.1 | 5.2 | 6.1 | 6.4 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 47 | 54 | 63 | 67 | 72 | 74 |
| Clear days (≤ 30% cloud) | 10 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| Partly cloudy days (30–70%) | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
| Cloudy days (≥ 70%) | 7 | 9 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 18 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 51 | 47 | 43 | 42 | 47 | 54 |
| Wind speed (km/h) | 6.3 | 7.2 | 8.0 | 7.8 | 7.1 | 6.0 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 69 | 69 | 71 | 60 | 45 | 43 |
| Clear days (≤ 30% cloud) | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 12 |
| Partly cloudy days (30–70%) | 10 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 13 |
| Cloudy days (≥ 70%) | 18 | 18 | 18 | 13 | 6 | 6 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 60 | 63 | 66 | 59 | 50 | 50 |
| Wind speed (km/h) | 5.7 | 5.4 | 5.1 | 5.2 | 6.1 | 6.4 |
Methodology & sources
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 25 years of daily observations at Xining, a weather station, about 1 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.