Elixku climate — normals and trends
Elixku (China) has a cold desert climate (BWk) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 13.8 °C and it receives 71 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 (28.6 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-4.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Elixku averages 110 frost days, 102 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 15 rainy days per year.
No statistically significant temperature trend emerges for Elixku between 1940 and 2025: over this span, year-to-year swings outweigh the climate signal.
The hottest day of the period reached 44.0 °C (on 7 July 1953) and the coldest -25.4 °C (on 21 December 1974).
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
ElixkuXinjiang
- coords
- 38.71°, 77.37°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
13.8°C
Average daily high
19.8°C
Average daily low
8.2°C
Annual rainfall
71mm
Sunshine / day
10.9h
Mean relative humidity
40%
Average peak wind
14.7km/h
Seasonal range
33.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
110 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
102 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
15 d/yr
Annual snowfall
4.6 cm
Average feels-like high
17.2 °C
Average feels-like low
4.8 °C
Average peak gust
27.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
70 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.0 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
44.0 °C
7 July 1953
Coldest day
-25.4 °C
21 December 1974
Wettest day
49 mm
26 August 1982
Windiest day
60.8 km/h
7 May 1940
Strongest gust
101.5 km/h
7 May 1940
Hottest feels-like
41.9 °C
11 July 1944
Coldest feels-like
-30.6 °C
21 December 1974
Snowiest day
8.0 cm
26 February 1976
Sunniest day
14.0 h
22 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 | 2.7 °C | +1.9 °C | 1 mm | +0 mm |
| Feb | 7.1 °C | +0.6 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
| Mar | 16.4 °C | +0.5 °C | 1 mm | -3 mm |
| Apr | 25.6 °C | +1.5 °C | 15 mm | +10 mm |
| May | 31.4 °C | +2.7 °C | 2 mm | -9 mm |
| Jun | 34.4 °C | +2.0 °C | 0 mm | -8 mm |
| Jul | 34.8 °C | +0.5 °C | 8 mm | -3 mm |
| Aug | 33.4 °C | +0.6 °C | 9 mm | -5 mm |
| Sep | 29.7 °C | +1.5 °C | 0 mm | -9 mm |
| Oct | 22.7 °C | +1.8 °C | 1 mm | -2 mm |
| Nov | 13.1 °C | +2.0 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
| Dec | 3.3 °C | +1.0 °C | 9 mm | +8 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Elixku?
Elixku has a cold desert climate (Köppen BWk). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 13.8 °C and it receives 71 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Elixku?
The hottest day measured in Elixku between 1940 and 2025 was 7 July 1953, reaching 44.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Elixku?
The coldest day measured in Elixku between 1940 and 2025 was 21 December 1974, at -25.4 °C.
Does it snow in Elixku?
Yes. Elixku gets on average 4.6 cm of snow per year and has around 110 frost days.
Has the climate of Elixku warmed?
Between 1940 and 2025, no statistically significant temperature trend emerges in Elixku.
What is the wettest day in Elixku?
The wettest day measured in Elixku between 1940 and 2025 was 26 August 1982, with 49 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Elixku?
The windiest day measured in Elixku between 1940 and 2025 was 7 May 1940, with winds reaching 60.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Elixku?
The warmest month in Elixku is July (28.6 °C on average); the coldest is January (-4.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Elixku?
Elixku receives on average 71 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 15 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Elixku?
Elixku gets on average 10.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,979 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Elixku?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Elixku between 1940 and 2025 was 26 February 1976, with 8.0 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Elixku?
Yes: Elixku has on average 70 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Elixku?
In Elixku, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 41.9 °C on 11 July 1944, and the lowest was -30.6 °C on 21 December 1974.
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