Hotan climate — normals and trends
Hotan (China) has a cold desert climate (BWk) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 12.3 °C and it receives 63 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 (26.0 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-4.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Hotan averages 117 frost days, 67 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 12 rainy days per year.
No statistically significant temperature trend emerges for Hotan between 1940 and 2025: over this span, year-to-year swings outweigh the climate signal.
The hottest day of the period reached 40.7 °C (on 7 July 1953) and the coldest -22.9 °C (on 27 January 2008).
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
HotanXinjiang
- coords
- 37.11°, 79.93°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
12.3°C
Average daily high
18.1°C
Average daily low
6.6°C
Annual rainfall
63mm
Sunshine / day
10.9h
Mean relative humidity
36%
Average peak wind
14.2km/h
Seasonal range
30.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
117 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
67 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
12 d/yr
Annual snowfall
6.4 cm
Average feels-like high
14.8 °C
Average feels-like low
3.2 °C
Average peak gust
30.6 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
32 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.7 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
40.7 °C
7 July 1953
Coldest day
-22.9 °C
27 January 2008
Wettest day
48 mm
5 June 2010
Windiest day
50.2 km/h
6 April 1946
Strongest gust
91.4 km/h
6 April 1946
Hottest feels-like
38.2 °C
7 July 1953
Coldest feels-like
-27.7 °C
26 January 2008
Snowiest day
8.4 cm
8 March 1998
Sunniest day
14.1 h
17 June 2023
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 | 2.2 °C | +2.0 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
| Feb | 6.1 °C | +1.0 °C | 0 mm | -3 mm |
| Mar | 14.6 °C | +0.1 °C | 2 mm | -1 mm |
| Apr | 23.6 °C | +1.5 °C | 4 mm | +1 mm |
| May | 29.0 °C | +2.6 °C | 1 mm | -8 mm |
| Jun | 32.2 °C | +2.3 °C | 0 mm | -9 mm |
| Jul | 33.1 °C | +1.4 °C | 1 mm | -10 mm |
| Aug | 30.6 °C | +0.2 °C | 23 mm | +12 mm |
| Sep | 28.4 °C | +2.5 °C | 0 mm | -7 mm |
| Oct | 20.7 °C | +1.8 °C | 1 mm | -1 mm |
| Nov | 12.1 °C | +2.4 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
| Dec | 4.2 °C | +2.2 °C | 2 mm | +0 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Hotan?
Hotan has a cold desert climate (Köppen BWk). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 12.3 °C and it receives 63 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Hotan?
The hottest day measured in Hotan between 1940 and 2025 was 7 July 1953, reaching 40.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Hotan?
The coldest day measured in Hotan between 1940 and 2025 was 27 January 2008, at -22.9 °C.
Does it snow in Hotan?
Yes. Hotan gets on average 6.4 cm of snow per year and has around 117 frost days.
Has the climate of Hotan warmed?
Between 1940 and 2025, no statistically significant temperature trend emerges in Hotan.
What is the wettest day in Hotan?
The wettest day measured in Hotan between 1940 and 2025 was 5 June 2010, with 48 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Hotan?
The windiest day measured in Hotan between 1940 and 2025 was 6 April 1946, with winds reaching 50.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Hotan?
The warmest month in Hotan is July (26.0 °C on average); the coldest is January (-4.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Hotan?
Hotan receives on average 63 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 12 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Hotan?
Hotan 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 Hotan?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Hotan between 1940 and 2025 was 8 March 1998, with 8.4 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Hotan?
Yes: Hotan has on average 32 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Hotan?
In Hotan, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 38.2 °C on 7 July 1953, and the lowest was -27.7 °C on 26 January 2008.
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