Kageleke climate — normals and trends
Kageleke (China) has a cold desert climate (BWk) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 13.0 °C and it receives 46 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 (27.0 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-4.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Kageleke averages 115 frost days, 87 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 10 rainy days per year.
No statistically significant temperature trend emerges for Kageleke between 1940 and 2025: over this span, year-to-year swings outweigh the climate signal.
The hottest day of the period reached 42.3 °C (on 14 July 1952) and the coldest -22.1 °C (on 17 January 1978).
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
KagelekeXinjiang
- coords
- 37.30°, 79.60°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
13.0°C
Average daily high
19.3°C
Average daily low
7.0°C
Annual rainfall
46mm
Sunshine / day
10.9h
Mean relative humidity
37%
Average peak wind
15.1km/h
Seasonal range
31.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
115 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
87 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
10 d/yr
Annual snowfall
3.5 cm
Average feels-like high
16.3 °C
Average feels-like low
3.4 °C
Average peak gust
29.6 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
42 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.5 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
42.3 °C
14 July 1952
Coldest day
-22.1 °C
17 January 1978
Wettest day
36 mm
5 June 2010
Windiest day
55.5 km/h
6 April 1946
Strongest gust
93.6 km/h
6 April 1946
Hottest feels-like
40.6 °C
22 July 1976
Coldest feels-like
-27.4 °C
17 January 1978
Snowiest day
6.4 cm
8 March 1998
Sunniest day
14.1 h
22 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 | 3.0 °C | +1.9 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Feb | 7.2 °C | +0.7 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Mar | 16.0 °C | +0.1 °C | 1 mm | -1 mm |
| Apr | 25.0 °C | +1.5 °C | 4 mm | +2 mm |
| May | 30.8 °C | +3.0 °C | 0 mm | -7 mm |
| Jun | 33.9 °C | +2.5 °C | 0 mm | -6 mm |
| Jul | 34.7 °C | +1.6 °C | 0 mm | -6 mm |
| Aug | 32.5 °C | +0.6 °C | 10 mm | +2 mm |
| Sep | 29.6 °C | +2.2 °C | 0 mm | -5 mm |
| Oct | 22.0 °C | +1.8 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
| Nov | 12.7 °C | +2.0 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
| Dec | 4.6 °C | +1.9 °C | 3 mm | +3 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Kageleke?
Kageleke has a cold desert climate (Köppen BWk). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 13.0 °C and it receives 46 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Kageleke?
The hottest day measured in Kageleke between 1940 and 2025 was 14 July 1952, reaching 42.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Kageleke?
The coldest day measured in Kageleke between 1940 and 2025 was 17 January 1978, at -22.1 °C.
Does it snow in Kageleke?
Yes. Kageleke gets on average 3.5 cm of snow per year and has around 115 frost days.
Has the climate of Kageleke warmed?
Between 1940 and 2025, no statistically significant temperature trend emerges in Kageleke.
What is the wettest day in Kageleke?
The wettest day measured in Kageleke between 1940 and 2025 was 5 June 2010, with 36 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Kageleke?
The windiest day measured in Kageleke between 1940 and 2025 was 6 April 1946, with winds reaching 55.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Kageleke?
The warmest month in Kageleke is July (27.0 °C on average); the coldest is January (-4.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Kageleke?
Kageleke receives on average 46 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 10 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Kageleke?
Kageleke 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 Kageleke?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Kageleke between 1940 and 2025 was 8 March 1998, with 6.4 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Kageleke?
Yes: Kageleke has on average 42 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Kageleke?
In Kageleke, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 40.6 °C on 22 July 1976, and the lowest was -27.4 °C on 17 January 1978.
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