Annual mean 6°C · wettest around June · prevailing wind NW
Warmest
23.4 °C
Coldest
-3.1 °C
Wettest
16%
Windiest
3.4 m/s
Prevailing
NW
2.6 m/s average
When this place is good five ratings · thirty-six ten-day sections · click a cell to read it
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The average temperature in Golmud over the whole year is 6°C. July is the hottest month, with highs of about 23°C; January is the coldest, with lows of about -13°C. Golmud has no sharply defined rainy season: the chance of rain on a given day runs from 1% in December, the driest month, to 11% in June, the wettest. Winds in Golmud are highest in May, averaging 2.7 m/s (10 km/h), and lightest in December, at 1.5 m/s (5 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the NW. The clearest skies in Golmud come in December, when the sky is typically 54% covered; June is the cloudiest month, at 76%.
Month by month Golmud climate by month: average temperatures year round · click a month to read it
Month
High
Low
Feels like
Chance of rain
Cloud
Wind
Being outside
Sun
Walking
January
-3°C
-13°C
-8°C
1%
62%
1.6 m/s
0
0
0
February
1°C
-10°C
-4°C
1%
66%
1.9 m/s
0
0
2
March
8°C
-4°C
2°C
2%
69%
2.2 m/s
0
0
23
April
13°C
3°C
7°C
4%
71%
2.5 m/s
9
0
58
May
17°C
8°C
12°C
5%
72%
2.7 m/s
35
0
79
June
20°C
12°C
16°C
11%
76%
2.5 m/s
68
2
84
July
23°C
15°C
20°C
9%
68%
2.3 m/s
81
14
70
August
22°C
14°C
19°C
6%
72%
2.1 m/s
82
11
76
September
18°C
9°C
15°C
7%
70%
1.8 m/s
54
0
86
October
12°C
1°C
7°C
1%
64%
1.7 m/s
6
0
56
November
4°C
-6°C
-1°C
1%
61%
1.6 m/s
0
0
9
December
-2°C
-12°C
-7°C
1%
54%
1.5 m/s
0
0
0
High and low are the warmest and coolest of four readings a day — midnight, 6am, noon and 6pm — so a true overnight low can sit a degree or two under them. Chance of rain, cloud and wind are the day’s average; feels-like and the three ratings (each out of 100: Good from 55, Ideal from 80) are read at midday.
Seasons, and the year in short Golmud weather by season
Year round, Golmud has days of about -3°C at their warmest in January, its coolest month, and 23°C in July, its warmest; the coolest hours of the day run from -13°C to 15°C through the year, and the average temperature over the year is 6°C around the clock. Rain is most likely around June and least likely around December. Every figure here is a decade of observations blended into one representative year, so it reads as what this date is usually like, not a forecast for one particular day.
Golmud weather in winterDecember to February
High -1°CLow -11°CRain 1%
Winter in Golmud has typical daily highs of about -1°C and lows of about -11°C, with a 1% chance of rain on a given day.
Golmud weather in springMarch to May
High 12°CLow 2°CRain 3%
Spring in Golmud has typical daily highs of about 12°C and lows of about 2°C, with a 3% chance of rain on a given day.
Golmud weather in summerJune to August
High 22°CLow 13°CRain 9%
Summer in Golmud has typical daily highs of about 22°C and lows of about 13°C, with a 9% chance of rain on a given day.
Golmud weather in autumnSeptember to November
High 12°CLow 1°CRain 3%
Autumn in Golmud has typical daily highs of about 12°C and lows of about 1°C, with a 3% chance of rain on a given day.
When is the rainy season in Golmud?
Golmud has no sharply defined rainy season: the chance of rain on a given day runs from 1% in December, the driest month, to 11% in June, the wettest.
What time of year is Golmud windiest?
Winds in Golmud are highest in May, averaging 2.7 m/s (10 km/h), and lightest in December, at 1.5 m/s (5 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the NW.
What is the average temperature in Golmud year round?
The average temperature in Golmud over the whole year is 6°C. July is the hottest month, with highs of about 23°C; January is the coldest, with lows of about -13°C.