Annual mean 9°C · wettest around August · prevailing wind N
Warmest
28.6 °C
Coldest
-3.0 °C
Wettest
14%
Windiest
4.7 m/s
Prevailing
N
3.6 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 Zhangye over the whole year is 9°C. July is the hottest month, with highs of about 28°C; January is the coldest, with lows of about -15°C. Zhangye has no sharply defined rainy season: the chance of rain on a given day runs from 1% in December, the driest month, to 13% in August, the wettest. Winds in Zhangye are highest in May, averaging 3.7 m/s (13 km/h), and lightest in January, at 2.5 m/s (9 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the N. The clearest skies in Zhangye come in December, when the sky is typically 55% covered; April is the cloudiest month, at 74%.
Month by month Zhangye 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
-15°C
-8°C
2%
62%
2.5 m/s
0
0
1
February
2°C
-11°C
-4°C
2%
62%
2.8 m/s
0
0
7
March
11°C
-2°C
5°C
1%
71%
3.1 m/s
3
0
41
April
17°C
7°C
11°C
5%
74%
3.6 m/s
29
1
75
May
22°C
13°C
17°C
8%
73%
3.7 m/s
67
10
72
June
26°C
18°C
22°C
9%
74%
3.2 m/s
77
39
45
July
28°C
20°C
26°C
11%
66%
3.0 m/s
55
60
24
August
26°C
18°C
24°C
13%
71%
2.8 m/s
65
48
35
September
23°C
12°C
19°C
10%
64%
2.6 m/s
80
17
68
October
15°C
3°C
10°C
4%
56%
2.6 m/s
22
0
74
November
7°C
-6°C
1°C
2%
55%
2.7 m/s
1
0
25
December
-1°C
-13°C
-6°C
1%
55%
2.5 m/s
0
0
2
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 Zhangye weather by season
Year round, Zhangye has days of about -2°C at their warmest in January, its coolest month, and 28°C in July, its warmest; the coolest hours of the day run from -15°C to 20°C through the year, and the average temperature over the year is 9°C around the clock. Rain is most likely around August 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.
Zhangye weather in winterDecember to February
High -0°CLow -13°CRain 2%
Winter in Zhangye has typical daily highs of about -0°C and lows of about -13°C, with a 2% chance of rain on a given day.
Zhangye weather in springMarch to May
High 17°CLow 6°CRain 5%
Spring in Zhangye has typical daily highs of about 17°C and lows of about 6°C, with a 5% chance of rain on a given day.
Zhangye weather in summerJune to August
High 27°CLow 18°CRain 11%
Summer in Zhangye has typical daily highs of about 27°C and lows of about 18°C, with a 11% chance of rain on a given day.
Zhangye weather in autumnSeptember to November
High 15°CLow 3°CRain 5%
Autumn in Zhangye has typical daily highs of about 15°C and lows of about 3°C, with a 5% chance of rain on a given day.
When is the rainy season in Zhangye?
Zhangye has no sharply defined rainy season: the chance of rain on a given day runs from 1% in December, the driest month, to 13% in August, the wettest.
What time of year is Zhangye windiest?
Winds in Zhangye are highest in May, averaging 3.7 m/s (13 km/h), and lightest in January, at 2.5 m/s (9 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the N.
What is the average temperature in Zhangye year round?
The average temperature in Zhangye over the whole year is 9°C. July is the hottest month, with highs of about 28°C; January is the coldest, with lows of about -15°C.