Huoshilafu climate — normals and trends
Huoshilafu (China) has a cold desert climate (BWk) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 8.5 °C and it receives 179 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 (22.1 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-7.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Huoshilafu averages 144 frost days, 12 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 39 rainy days per year.
No statistically significant temperature trend emerges for Huoshilafu between 1940 and 2025: over this span, year-to-year swings outweigh the climate signal.
The hottest day of the period reached 35.6 °C (on 24 July 1956) and the coldest -30.4 °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
HuoshilafuXinjiang
- coords
- 37.87°, 76.70°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
8.5°C
Average daily high
13.6°C
Average daily low
3.1°C
Annual rainfall
179mm
Sunshine / day
10.7h
Mean relative humidity
46%
Average peak wind
12.0km/h
Seasonal range
29.4°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
144 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
12 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
39 d/yr
Annual snowfall
28.7 cm
Average feels-like high
10.7 °C
Average feels-like low
-0.6 °C
Average peak gust
27.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
6 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
35.6 °C
24 July 1956
Coldest day
-30.4 °C
27 January 2008
Wettest day
37 mm
2 May 1971
Windiest day
62.4 km/h
6 July 1993
Strongest gust
65.5 km/h
16 April 2009
Hottest feels-like
33.4 °C
1 August 1983
Coldest feels-like
-36.3 °C
27 January 2008
Snowiest day
18.8 cm
17 March 1966
Sunniest day
14.0 h
23 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 | -0.1 °C | +2.0 °C | 5 mm | +0 mm |
| Feb | 2.2 °C | +1.1 °C | 3 mm | -7 mm |
| Mar | 9.9 °C | +0.8 °C | 12 mm | -2 mm |
| Apr | 18.9 °C | +2.1 °C | 22 mm | +9 mm |
| May | 24.4 °C | +3.5 °C | 18 mm | -7 mm |
| Jun | 27.1 °C | +2.4 °C | 7 mm | -11 mm |
| Jul | 28.3 °C | +1.5 °C | 14 mm | -6 mm |
| Aug | 27.2 °C | +1.9 °C | 10 mm | -20 mm |
| Sep | 23.1 °C | +2.3 °C | 6 mm | -17 mm |
| Oct | 16.5 °C | +2.3 °C | 6 mm | -6 mm |
| Nov | 9.1 °C | +2.9 °C | 1 mm | -6 mm |
| Dec | 3.1 °C | +3.2 °C | 8 mm | +4 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Huoshilafu?
Huoshilafu has a cold desert climate (Köppen BWk). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 8.5 °C and it receives 179 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Huoshilafu?
The hottest day measured in Huoshilafu between 1940 and 2025 was 24 July 1956, reaching 35.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Huoshilafu?
The coldest day measured in Huoshilafu between 1940 and 2025 was 27 January 2008, at -30.4 °C.
Does it snow in Huoshilafu?
Yes. Huoshilafu gets on average 28.7 cm of snow per year and has around 144 frost days.
Has the climate of Huoshilafu warmed?
Between 1940 and 2025, no statistically significant temperature trend emerges in Huoshilafu.
What is the wettest day in Huoshilafu?
The wettest day measured in Huoshilafu between 1940 and 2025 was 2 May 1971, with 37 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Huoshilafu?
The windiest day measured in Huoshilafu between 1940 and 2025 was 6 July 1993, with winds reaching 62.4 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Huoshilafu?
The warmest month in Huoshilafu is July (22.1 °C on average); the coldest is January (-7.3 °C).
How much does it rain in Huoshilafu?
Huoshilafu receives on average 179 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 39 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Huoshilafu?
Huoshilafu gets on average 10.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,905 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Huoshilafu?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Huoshilafu between 1940 and 2025 was 17 March 1966, with 18.8 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Huoshilafu?
Yes: Huoshilafu has on average 6 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Huoshilafu?
In Huoshilafu, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 33.4 °C on 1 August 1983, and the lowest was -36.3 °C on 27 January 2008.
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