Cherchen (Qiemo) climate

Name: Cherchen (Qiemo)
Address: Xinjiang (southern Tarim/Taklamakan), China

China · Xinjiang (southern Tarim/Taklamakan) · 38.140° N, 85.529° E

Köppen BWkhyper-arid cold desertArid

Remote dune-buried oasis with almost no precipitation and frequent choking sandstorms.

Dry — evaporation outpaces what little rain arrives.

What the year looks like

Average monthly temperature — °F / °C

Average high Average low

Average monthly precipitation — in / mm

Rain Snowfall

Warmest month

July, 94°F / 34°C

Coldest month

January, 12°F / -11°C

Annual swing

82°F / 46°C

Wettest month

May

Driest month

October

Rain per year

0.9" / 24 mm

Snow per year

1.1" / 28 mm

Elevation

4104 ft / 1251 m

Time zone

Asia/Shanghai

2019-2023 averages from Open-Meteo Historical Weather API (ERA5 reanalysis). Imperial / metric.
Month	High °F/°C	Low °F/°C	Rain in/mm	Snow in/mm	Humidity	Wind mph/km/h	Cloud
January	30 / -1	12 / -11	0.00 / 0	0.2 / 6	52%	5.3 / 8.5	46%
February	42 / 6	23 / -5	0.00 / 0	0.4 / 11	37%	6.2 / 10.0	56%
March	60 / 15	36 / 2	0.05 / 1	0.1 / 3	25%	7.9 / 12.7	51%
April	73 / 23	48 / 9	0.12 / 3	0.0 / 0	22%	9.2 / 14.8	48%
May	81 / 27	58 / 14	0.27 / 7	0.0 / 1	24%	9.4 / 15.1	55%
June	89 / 32	68 / 20	0.26 / 7	0.0 / 0	23%	9.1 / 14.6	53%
July	94 / 34	72 / 22	0.14 / 4	0.0 / 0	25%	9.3 / 15.0	38%
August	91 / 33	69 / 21	0.10 / 3	0.0 / 0	27%	8.7 / 14.0	40%
September	83 / 28	59 / 15	0.01 / 0	0.0 / 0	24%	7.9 / 12.7	25%
October	65 / 18	42 / 6	0.00 / 0	0.0 / 0	30%	7.3 / 11.7	32%
November	46 / 8	27 / -3	0.00 / 0	0.2 / 4	38%	6.0 / 9.7	42%
December	31 / 0	15 / -9	0.00 / 0	0.1 / 3	50%	4.9 / 7.9	47%

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