Annual mean 6°C · wettest around September · prevailing wind SE
Warmest
23.2 °C
Coldest
-2.1 °C
Wettest
30%
Windiest
3.7 m/s
Prevailing
SE
2.8 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 Xining 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. The rainy (wet) season in Xining runs from April to October, peaking in September with a 30% chance of rain on a given day. The dry season is November to March; December is the driest month, at 1%. Winds in Xining are highest in April, averaging 3.0 m/s (11 km/h), and lightest in January, at 2.1 m/s (8 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the SE. The clearest skies in Xining come in December, when the sky is typically 52% covered; June is the cloudiest month, at 79%.
Month by month Xining 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
-2°C
-13°C
-7°C
5%
58%
2.1 m/s
0
0
0
February
1°C
-10°C
-4°C
6%
64%
2.6 m/s
0
0
3
March
8°C
-3°C
3°C
7%
71%
2.8 m/s
1
0
27
April
13°C
3°C
8°C
16%
75%
3.0 m/s
14
0
55
May
17°C
8°C
12°C
21%
75%
2.8 m/s
42
1
72
June
20°C
12°C
17°C
25%
79%
2.5 m/s
65
5
73
July
23°C
14°C
21°C
27%
71%
2.3 m/s
73
25
56
August
21°C
13°C
20°C
30%
78%
2.3 m/s
72
19
60
September
17°C
8°C
15°C
30%
74%
2.2 m/s
55
1
79
October
11°C
2°C
7°C
18%
68%
2.2 m/s
7
0
56
November
6°C
-6°C
1°C
6%
57%
2.2 m/s
0
0
19
December
-0°C
-12°C
-5°C
1%
52%
2.1 m/s
0
0
1
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 Xining weather by season
Year round, Xining has days of about -2°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 14°C through the year, and the average temperature over the year is 6°C around the clock. Rain is most likely around September 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.
Xining weather in winterDecember to February
High -0°CLow -12°CRain 4%
Winter in Xining has typical daily highs of about -0°C and lows of about -12°C, with a 4% chance of rain on a given day.
Xining weather in springMarch to May
High 12°CLow 2°CRain 15%
Spring in Xining has typical daily highs of about 12°C and lows of about 2°C, with a 15% chance of rain on a given day.
Xining weather in summerJune to August
High 21°CLow 13°CRain 27%
Summer in Xining has typical daily highs of about 21°C and lows of about 13°C, with a 27% chance of rain on a given day.
Xining weather in autumnSeptember to November
High 11°CLow 2°CRain 18%
Autumn in Xining has typical daily highs of about 11°C and lows of about 2°C, with a 18% chance of rain on a given day.
When is the rainy season in Xining?
The rainy (wet) season in Xining runs from April to October, peaking in September with a 30% chance of rain on a given day. The dry season is November to March; December is the driest month, at 1%.
What time of year is Xining windiest?
Winds in Xining are highest in April, averaging 3.0 m/s (11 km/h), and lightest in January, at 2.1 m/s (8 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the SE.
What is the average temperature in Xining year round?
The average temperature in Xining 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.