Climatological Information (Reference) for Qilian Shan, China
Data Period
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Mean Maximum Temperature (deg. C)
1961-1990
-2.0
1.4
9.2
17.2
23.1
26.7
28.4
27.9
22.4
15.3
6.1
-0.6
Mean Temperature (deg. C)
1961-1990
-9.3
-6.0
1.6
9.3
15.8
19.7
21.4
20.4
14.7
7.4
-1.0
-7.7
Mean Minimum Temperature (deg. C)
1961-1990
-15.2
-12.1
-4.5
2.4
8.5
12.3
14.5
13.5
8.2
1.3
-6.3
-13.2
Rainfall Amount (mm)
1961-1990
1.6
1.7
4.0
4.5
10.2
13.7
19.5
17.3
10.4
2.4
1.6
1.1
Days with Rain*
1961-1990
0.6
0.5
1.1
1.1
1.6
2.7
4.2
3.1
2.4
0.7
0.5
0.3
Mean Daily Sunshine Duration (hours)
1961-1990
7.1
7.6
7.8
8.7
9.4
9.7
9.1
9.2
9.0
8.6
7.5
6.8
* denotes number of days with at least 1.0 mm of rainfall
Climatological information for Qilian Shan is not available. For reference, climatological information of the nearest available station, Jiuquan (75 km northwest of Qilian Shan) is given above.
Location of weather station in Jiuquan : 39.8 N, 98.5 E, altitude : 1477 m
