Kaqun climate — normals and trends
Kaqun (China) has a cold desert climate (BWk) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 9.9 °C and it receives 132 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 (23.7 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-6.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Kaqun averages 132 frost days, 23 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 29 rainy days per year.
No statistically significant temperature trend emerges for Kaqun between 1940 and 2025: over this span, year-to-year swings outweigh the climate signal.
The hottest day of the period reached 37.4 °C (on 12 July 1958) and the coldest -25.9 °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
KaqunXinjiang
- coords
- 37.98°, 76.87°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
9.9°C
Average daily high
14.9°C
Average daily low
4.6°C
Annual rainfall
132mm
Sunshine / day
10.8h
Mean relative humidity
42%
Average peak wind
12.1km/h
Seasonal range
30.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
132 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
23 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
29 d/yr
Annual snowfall
18.3 cm
Average feels-like high
11.9 °C
Average feels-like low
1.0 °C
Average peak gust
27.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
15 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.9 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
37.4 °C
12 July 1958
Coldest day
-25.9 °C
27 January 2008
Wettest day
45 mm
28 May 2013
Windiest day
65.8 km/h
6 July 1993
Strongest gust
67.7 km/h
31 May 1951
Hottest feels-like
35.1 °C
7 July 1953
Coldest feels-like
-31.8 °C
27 January 2008
Snowiest day
13.7 cm
28 March 1968
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 | 0.2 °C | +1.9 °C | 3 mm | +1 mm |
| Feb | 3.2 °C | +1.0 °C | 1 mm | -5 mm |
| Mar | 11.5 °C | +0.9 °C | 5 mm | -5 mm |
| Apr | 20.6 °C | +2.3 °C | 15 mm | +5 mm |
| May | 25.8 °C | +3.3 °C | 11 mm | -9 mm |
| Jun | 28.7 °C | +2.4 °C | 4 mm | -11 mm |
| Jul | 29.9 °C | +1.5 °C | 11 mm | -5 mm |
| Aug | 28.7 °C | +1.7 °C | 9 mm | -12 mm |
| Sep | 24.5 °C | +2.1 °C | 2 mm | -14 mm |
| Oct | 17.7 °C | +2.1 °C | 3 mm | -5 mm |
| Nov | 9.8 °C | +2.6 °C | 1 mm | -4 mm |
| Dec | 2.9 °C | +2.7 °C | 6 mm | +4 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Kaqun?
Kaqun has a cold desert climate (Köppen BWk). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 9.9 °C and it receives 132 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Kaqun?
The hottest day measured in Kaqun between 1940 and 2025 was 12 July 1958, reaching 37.4 °C.
What is the coldest day in Kaqun?
The coldest day measured in Kaqun between 1940 and 2025 was 27 January 2008, at -25.9 °C.
Does it snow in Kaqun?
Yes. Kaqun gets on average 18.3 cm of snow per year and has around 132 frost days.
Has the climate of Kaqun warmed?
Between 1940 and 2025, no statistically significant temperature trend emerges in Kaqun.
What is the wettest day in Kaqun?
The wettest day measured in Kaqun between 1940 and 2025 was 28 May 2013, with 45 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Kaqun?
The windiest day measured in Kaqun between 1940 and 2025 was 6 July 1993, with winds reaching 65.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Kaqun?
The warmest month in Kaqun is July (23.7 °C on average); the coldest is January (-6.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Kaqun?
Kaqun receives on average 132 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 29 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Kaqun?
Kaqun gets on average 10.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,942 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Kaqun?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Kaqun between 1940 and 2025 was 28 March 1968, with 13.7 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Kaqun?
Yes: Kaqun has on average 15 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Kaqun?
In Kaqun, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 35.1 °C on 7 July 1953, and the lowest was -31.8 °C on 27 January 2008.
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