Dunhuang is the typical continental climate with abundant sunshine and big temperature difference between morning and night. It has a warm and windy spring. A veil is a must if you travel in Dunhuang at this season. Summer is very hot and unbearable. Autumn is much better comparing to summer. Winter in Dunhuang lasts as long as 5 months with the minimum temperature of -29℃. The recorded maximum temperature was 43.6℃ in July. The annual average rainfall is 39.9mm and the free-frost period keeps for 144 days per year.
|
Time |
Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
June |
July |
Aug |
Sept |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
|
Average High(F) |
27/32 |
38/43 |
55/58 |
68/73 |
78/82 |
86/91 |
90/94 |
88/92 |
78/83 |
64/69 |
45/49 |
30/35 |
|
Average High(C) |
-2/10 |
3/5 |
12/15 |
20/23 |
26/29 |
30/33 |
31/34 |
31/34 |
26/29 |
17/20 |
7/10 |
-1/2 |
|
Average Low(F) |
3/8 |
10/15 |
24/29 |
37/42 |
47/52 |
54/59 |
59/64 |
57/61 |
44/49 |
31/36 |
20/24 |
7/12 |
|
Average Low(C) |
-15/-13 |
-12/-10 |
-4/-1 |
3/6 |
8/11 |
13/16 |
14/17 |
14/16 |
7/10 |
-0/3 |
-7/-4 |
-14/-12 |
|
Rain(in) |
﹤0.1 |
﹤0.1 |
﹤0.1 |
0.1/ 0.2 |
0.1/ |
0.2/ 0.3 |
0.4/ 0.5 |
0.2/ 0.3 |
﹤0.1 |
﹤0.1 |
﹤0.1 |
﹤0.1 |
|
Rain(mm) |
﹤5 |
﹤5 |
﹤5 |
﹤5 |
﹤5 |
4/ 10 |
10/ 16 |
5/ 9 |
﹤5 |
﹤5 |
﹤5 |
﹤5 |
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