Lanzhou climate

Name: Lanzhou
Address: Gansu Corridor, China

China · Gansu Corridor · 36.061° N, 103.834° E

Köppen BSkcold semi-aridArid

Dry, dusty Yellow River valley city hemmed by arid mountains.

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, 86°F / 30°C

Coldest month

January, 17°F / -8°C

Annual swing

69°F / 38°C

Wettest month

August

Driest month

December

Rain per year

12.1" / 308 mm

Snow per year

5.7" / 145 mm

Elevation

4987 ft / 1520 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	36 / 2	17 / -8	0.00 / 0	0.8 / 20	47%	3.4 / 5.5	44%
February	44 / 7	24 / -5	0.02 / 1	2.0 / 51	45%	3.9 / 6.3	49%
March	59 / 15	35 / 2	0.18 / 5	0.4 / 10	37%	4.4 / 7.1	54%
April	67 / 19	43 / 6	0.80 / 20	0.4 / 10	40%	5.1 / 8.2	57%
May	75 / 24	52 / 11	1.36 / 35	0.0 / 0	43%	5.1 / 8.2	60%
June	83 / 28	61 / 16	1.57 / 40	0.0 / 0	46%	4.8 / 7.7	62%
July	86 / 30	64 / 18	2.27 / 58	0.0 / 0	54%	4.1 / 6.6	47%
August	83 / 28	64 / 18	2.33 / 59	0.0 / 0	57%	4.3 / 6.9	53%
September	75 / 24	56 / 13	1.84 / 47	0.0 / 0	62%	4.0 / 6.4	50%
October	62 / 16	44 / 7	1.66 / 42	0.7 / 18	62%	3.7 / 6.0	56%
November	48 / 9	30 / -1	0.10 / 3	1.1 / 27	55%	3.4 / 5.5	39%
December	37 / 3	20 / -7	0.00 / 0	0.4 / 9	49%	3.2 / 5.1	35%

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