Hoxtolgay climate — normals and trends
Hoxtolgay (China) has a cold desert climate (BWk) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 6.5 °C and it receives 166 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 (24.3 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-14.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Hoxtolgay averages 157 frost days, 43 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 41 rainy days per year.
Hoxtolgay has warmed by +1.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.12 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 167 to 147 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 43.2 °C (on 22 July 2015) and the coldest -35.5 °C (on 26 February 1951).
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
HoxtolgayXinjiang
- coords
- 46.52°, 86.00°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
6.5°C
Average daily high
11.5°C
Average daily low
1.6°C
Annual rainfall
166mm
Sunshine / day
10.3h
Mean relative humidity
55%
Average peak wind
13.0km/h
Seasonal range
38.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
157 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
43 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
41 d/yr
Annual snowfall
20.0 cm
Average feels-like high
8.1 °C
Average feels-like low
-1.6 °C
Average peak gust
26.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
18 d/yr
Solar radiation
15.6 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.1 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.07 · p = 0.013
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
43.2 °C
22 July 2015
Coldest day
-35.5 °C
26 February 1951
Wettest day
46 mm
19 July 2004
Windiest day
55.4 km/h
18 April 1998
Strongest gust
99.4 km/h
18 April 1998
Hottest feels-like
41.5 °C
22 July 2015
Coldest feels-like
-40.7 °C
26 February 1951
Snowiest day
9.6 cm
20 October 1976
Sunniest day
15.0 h
3 June 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 | -9.5 °C | +0.5 °C | 4 mm | +1 mm |
| Feb | -5.8 °C | +0.5 °C | 0 mm | -4 mm |
| Mar | 4.9 °C | +1.0 °C | 18 mm | +9 mm |
| Apr | 21.0 °C | +5.0 °C | 8 mm | -10 mm |
| May | 26.3 °C | +3.2 °C | 13 mm | -9 mm |
| Jun | 31.9 °C | +3.7 °C | 11 mm | -12 mm |
| Jul | 33.4 °C | +3.3 °C | 4 mm | -22 mm |
| Aug | 29.0 °C | +0.6 °C | 9 mm | -12 mm |
| Sep | 20.6 °C | -0.8 °C | 34 mm | +19 mm |
| Oct | 9.4 °C | -2.2 °C | 22 mm | +9 mm |
| Nov | 1.0 °C | +1.0 °C | 26 mm | +18 mm |
| Dec | -6.3 °C | +1.9 °C | 10 mm | +7 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Hoxtolgay?
Hoxtolgay has a cold desert climate (Köppen BWk). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 6.5 °C and it receives 166 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Hoxtolgay?
The hottest day measured in Hoxtolgay between 1940 and 2025 was 22 July 2015, reaching 43.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Hoxtolgay?
The coldest day measured in Hoxtolgay between 1940 and 2025 was 26 February 1951, at -35.5 °C.
Does it snow in Hoxtolgay?
Yes. Hoxtolgay gets on average 20.0 cm of snow per year and has around 157 frost days.
Has the climate of Hoxtolgay warmed?
Yes: Hoxtolgay warmed by +1.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Hoxtolgay?
The wettest day measured in Hoxtolgay between 1940 and 2025 was 19 July 2004, with 46 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Hoxtolgay?
The windiest day measured in Hoxtolgay between 1940 and 2025 was 18 April 1998, with winds reaching 55.4 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Hoxtolgay?
The warmest month in Hoxtolgay is July (24.3 °C on average); the coldest is January (-14.3 °C).
How much does it rain in Hoxtolgay?
Hoxtolgay receives on average 166 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 41 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Hoxtolgay?
Hoxtolgay gets on average 10.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,760 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Hoxtolgay?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Hoxtolgay between 1940 and 2025 was 20 October 1976, with 9.6 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Hoxtolgay?
Yes: Hoxtolgay has on average 18 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Hoxtolgay?
In Hoxtolgay, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 41.5 °C on 22 July 2015, and the lowest was -40.7 °C on 26 February 1951.
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