Artux climate — normals and trends
Artux (China) has a cold desert climate (BWk) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 12.8 °C and it receives 92 mm of precipitation per year.
These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.
The warmest month is July (27.7 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-5.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in May.
Artux averages 114 frost days, 89 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 18 rainy days per year.
No statistically significant temperature trend emerges for Artux between 1940 and 2025: over this span, year-to-year swings outweigh the climate signal.
The hottest day of the period reached 43.0 °C (on 12 July 1944) and the coldest -23.1 °C (on 19 January 2012).
Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.
Climate normals · ERA5
ArtuxXinjiang
- coords
- 39.71°, 76.18°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
12.8°C
Average daily high
18.3°C
Average daily low
6.8°C
Annual rainfall
92mm
Sunshine / day
10.8h
Mean relative humidity
39%
Average peak wind
12.8km/h
Seasonal range
32.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
114 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
89 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
18 d/yr
Annual snowfall
13.3 cm
Average feels-like high
15.4 °C
Average feels-like low
3.4 °C
Average peak gust
26.4 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
41 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
No clear trend over this period
Over a short window, year-to-year swings outweigh the climate signal. Try 86 years.
Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).
A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.
Records for the period
Hottest day
43.0 °C
12 July 1944
Coldest day
-23.1 °C
19 January 2012
Wettest day
43 mm
13 September 1998
Windiest day
63.2 km/h
23 April 1999
Strongest gust
122.4 km/h
4 November 1984
Hottest feels-like
41.0 °C
7 July 1953
Coldest feels-like
-29.1 °C
19 January 2012
Snowiest day
17.4 cm
13 March 1992
Sunniest day
14.0 h
17 May 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 1.2 °C | +2.2 °C | 2 mm | -0 mm |
| Feb | 5.3 °C | +1.3 °C | 2 mm | -5 mm |
| Mar | 15.4 °C | +1.6 °C | 5 mm | -6 mm |
| Apr | 24.6 °C | +2.0 °C | 20 mm | +11 mm |
| May | 30.4 °C | +3.0 °C | 18 mm | +4 mm |
| Jun | 33.8 °C | +2.3 °C | 3 mm | -4 mm |
| Jul | 35.1 °C | +1.5 °C | 2 mm | -5 mm |
| Aug | 33.5 °C | +1.6 °C | 2 mm | -9 mm |
| Sep | 29.4 °C | +2.4 °C | 1 mm | -11 mm |
| Oct | 21.7 °C | +2.5 °C | 1 mm | -6 mm |
| Nov | 11.6 °C | +2.4 °C | 1 mm | -3 mm |
| Dec | 4.1 °C | +3.4 °C | 7 mm | +4 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Artux?
Artux has a cold desert climate (Köppen BWk). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 12.8 °C and it receives 92 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Artux?
The hottest day measured in Artux between 1940 and 2025 was 12 July 1944, reaching 43.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Artux?
The coldest day measured in Artux between 1940 and 2025 was 19 January 2012, at -23.1 °C.
Does it snow in Artux?
Yes. Artux gets on average 13.3 cm of snow per year and has around 114 frost days.
Has the climate of Artux warmed?
Between 1940 and 2025, no statistically significant temperature trend emerges in Artux.
What is the wettest day in Artux?
The wettest day measured in Artux between 1940 and 2025 was 13 September 1998, with 43 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Artux?
The windiest day measured in Artux between 1940 and 2025 was 23 April 1999, with winds reaching 63.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Artux?
The warmest month in Artux is July (27.7 °C on average); the coldest is January (-5.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Artux?
Artux receives on average 92 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 18 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Artux?
Artux gets on average 10.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,942 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Artux?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Artux between 1940 and 2025 was 13 March 1992, with 17.4 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Artux?
Yes: Artux has on average 41 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Artux?
In Artux, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 41.0 °C on 7 July 1953, and the lowest was -29.1 °C on 19 January 2012.
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