Hotan climate

Name: Hotan
Address: Tarim Basin, China

China · Tarim Basin · 37.111° N, 79.925° E

Köppen BWkcold desertArid

Dusty Silk Road oasis on the rim of the Taklamakan, hot and intensely dry.

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, 18°F / -8°C

Annual swing

76°F / 42°C

Wettest month

June

Driest month

March

Rain per year

2.0" / 50 mm

Snow per year

2.4" / 60 mm

Elevation

4531 ft / 1381 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	34 / 1	18 / -8	0.00 / 0	0.8 / 21	46%	4.0 / 6.4	48%
February	47 / 8	27 / -3	0.05 / 1	0.6 / 15	37%	4.7 / 7.6	51%
March	64 / 18	39 / 4	0.05 / 1	0.1 / 2	24%	5.4 / 8.7	50%
April	75 / 24	51 / 10	0.31 / 8	0.0 / 0	25%	6.6 / 10.6	48%
May	82 / 28	59 / 15	0.25 / 6	0.0 / 0	26%	7.3 / 11.7	55%
June	87 / 31	66 / 19	0.65 / 17	0.0 / 0	30%	7.1 / 11.4	51%
July	93 / 34	72 / 22	0.13 / 3	0.0 / 0	27%	6.3 / 10.1	36%
August	89 / 32	69 / 21	0.24 / 6	0.0 / 0	33%	6.3 / 10.1	41%
September	84 / 29	61 / 16	0.22 / 6	0.0 / 0	28%	5.7 / 9.2	23%
October	68 / 20	46 / 8	0.06 / 2	0.0 / 0	29%	5.1 / 8.2	30%
November	51 / 11	32 / 0	0.02 / 1	0.5 / 12	35%	4.6 / 7.4	41%
December	37 / 3	21 / -6	0.00 / 0	0.4 / 10	45%	3.7 / 6.0	40%

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