| Average climate data for Zhangye, China | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average maximum temperature (°F) | 32 | 39 | 50 | 64 | 74 | 81 | 85 | 83 | 74 | 61 | 46 | 35 | 85 |
| Average minimum temperature (°F) | 3 | 10 | 23 | 36 | 46 | 53 | 58 | 56 | 46 | 32 | 20 | 7 | 3 |
| Average precipitation (inch) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Average rainfall days (days) | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 52 |
| Average daily daylight hours (h) | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 12 |
The warmest month, with the highest average maximum temperature, is July (84.7 °F). The month with the lowest average maximum temperature is January (32.3 °F). Overall, the average maximum temperature over the whole year is 60.3 °F.
The month with the highest average minimum temperature is July (57.7 °F). The coldest month, with the lowest average minimum temperature, is January (3.1 °F). Overall, the average minimum temperature over the whole year is 32.5 °F.
The wettest month, with the highest amount of precipitation, is July (1.2 inch). The driest month, with the least amount of precipitation, is February (0 inch). Over the whole year there are 5.1 inch of rainfall on average.
The month with the most days of rain is July (9.3 days). The month with the fewest days of rain is November (1.9 days). Over the whole year there are 52 days of rain on average.
The month with the longest days, so the most daylight, is June (Average daylight: 14.1 h). The month with the shortest days, so the least daylight, is December (Average daylight: 9 h). Over the whole year there are 11.8 h of daylight per day on average.
