Golmud climate

Name: Golmud
Address: Qinghai (Tibetan Plateau edge), China

China · Qinghai (Tibetan Plateau edge) · 36.402° N, 94.906° E

Köppen BWkcold desertArid

High cold desert basin on the rim of the Tibetan Plateau: arid and sunny.

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, 78°F / 25°C

Coldest month

January, 7°F / -14°C

Annual swing

70°F / 39°C

Wettest month

June

Driest month

December

Rain per year

3.1" / 79 mm

Snow per year

5.0" / 128 mm

Elevation

9245 ft / 2818 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	27 / -3	7 / -14	0.00 / 0	0.7 / 17	32%	6.0 / 9.7	45%
February	36 / 2	16 / -9	0.00 / 0	0.6 / 14	26%	6.8 / 10.9	53%
March	49 / 9	27 / -3	0.01 / 0	0.8 / 22	19%	7.6 / 12.2	52%
April	57 / 14	35 / 2	0.07 / 2	1.4 / 37	21%	8.7 / 14.0	55%
May	65 / 18	44 / 7	0.37 / 9	0.3 / 6	24%	9.7 / 15.6	58%
June	71 / 22	52 / 11	0.96 / 24	0.1 / 1	31%	9.1 / 14.6	67%
July	78 / 25	57 / 14	0.75 / 19	0.0 / 0	29%	8.8 / 14.2	48%
August	76 / 25	56 / 13	0.53 / 13	0.0 / 0	30%	8.8 / 14.2	45%
September	68 / 20	48 / 9	0.35 / 9	0.1 / 2	27%	7.7 / 12.4	38%
October	54 / 12	34 / 1	0.08 / 2	0.4 / 11	27%	7.0 / 11.3	38%
November	41 / 5	21 / -6	0.00 / 0	0.4 / 11	28%	6.3 / 10.1	36%
December	28 / -2	9 / -13	0.00 / 0	0.3 / 8	34%	5.4 / 8.7	37%

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