Dunhuang climate

Name: Dunhuang
Address: Gansu, China

China · Gansu · 40.142° N, 94.662° E

Köppen BWkcold desertArid

Desert oasis of sand dunes and grottoes: hot dry summers, cold winters.

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, 93°F / 34°C

Coldest month

January, 11°F / -11°C

Annual swing

82°F / 46°C

Wettest month

July

Driest month

October

Rain per year

1.5" / 37 mm

Snow per year

1.3" / 32 mm

Elevation

3743 ft / 1141 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	28 / -2	11 / -11	0.00 / 0	0.2 / 6	47%	5.2 / 8.4	40%
February	41 / 5	21 / -6	0.00 / 0	0.1 / 3	33%	6.0 / 9.7	46%
March	57 / 14	32 / 0	0.07 / 2	0.1 / 2	25%	6.8 / 10.9	43%
April	70 / 21	45 / 7	0.18 / 5	0.0 / 1	22%	8.1 / 13.0	44%
May	80 / 27	56 / 14	0.30 / 8	0.0 / 0	22%	8.9 / 14.3	51%
June	89 / 32	67 / 19	0.22 / 6	0.0 / 0	23%	7.6 / 12.2	49%
July	93 / 34	71 / 22	0.45 / 11	0.0 / 0	26%	7.6 / 12.2	37%
August	91 / 33	69 / 21	0.13 / 3	0.0 / 0	26%	7.4 / 11.9	37%
September	83 / 28	59 / 15	0.10 / 3	0.0 / 0	26%	6.4 / 10.3	27%
October	63 / 17	41 / 5	0.01 / 0	0.0 / 0	31%	5.9 / 9.5	32%
November	44 / 6	26 / -3	0.00 / 0	0.4 / 9	36%	5.9 / 9.5	37%
December	29 / -1	15 / -10	0.00 / 0	0.4 / 10	47%	5.2 / 8.4	38%

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