Kashgar climate — normals and trends
Kashgar (China) has a cold desert climate (BWk) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 12.0 °C and it receives 137 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 (26.8 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-6.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Kashgar averages 122 frost days, 80 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 29 rainy days per year.
No statistically significant temperature trend emerges for Kashgar between 1940 and 2025: over this span, year-to-year swings outweigh the climate signal.
The hottest day of the period reached 42.7 °C (on 7 July 1953) and the coldest -26.0 °C (on 23 January 2012).
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
KashgarXinjiang
- coords
- 39.47°, 75.99°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
12.0°C
Average daily high
18.2°C
Average daily low
6.5°C
Annual rainfall
137mm
Sunshine / day
10.8h
Mean relative humidity
42%
Average peak wind
12.5km/h
Seasonal range
32.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
122 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
80 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
29 d/yr
Annual snowfall
17.5 cm
Average feels-like high
15.6 °C
Average feels-like low
3.0 °C
Average peak gust
27.3 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
42 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.5 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
42.7 °C
7 July 1953
Coldest day
-26.0 °C
23 January 2012
Wettest day
43 mm
13 September 1998
Windiest day
51.7 km/h
6 April 1946
Strongest gust
113.0 km/h
13 April 2017
Hottest feels-like
40.9 °C
6 July 2025
Coldest feels-like
-30.7 °C
23 January 2012
Snowiest day
17.3 cm
22 March 1990
Sunniest day
14.0 h
17 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 | 1.9 °C | +2.3 °C | 3 mm | -1 mm |
| Feb | 5.7 °C | +1.4 °C | 2 mm | -7 mm |
| Mar | 15.0 °C | +1.4 °C | 7 mm | -6 mm |
| Apr | 24.0 °C | +1.7 °C | 27 mm | +17 mm |
| May | 30.3 °C | +3.0 °C | 22 mm | +3 mm |
| Jun | 33.7 °C | +2.3 °C | 6 mm | -6 mm |
| Jul | 35.0 °C | +2.0 °C | 5 mm | -8 mm |
| Aug | 33.3 °C | +2.4 °C | 5 mm | -15 mm |
| Sep | 29.5 °C | +3.3 °C | 0 mm | -18 mm |
| Oct | 22.1 °C | +2.9 °C | 3 mm | -6 mm |
| Nov | 12.7 °C | +3.0 °C | 1 mm | -6 mm |
| Dec | 4.6 °C | +3.4 °C | 14 mm | +10 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Kashgar?
Kashgar has a cold desert climate (Köppen BWk). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 12.0 °C and it receives 137 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Kashgar?
The hottest day measured in Kashgar between 1940 and 2025 was 7 July 1953, reaching 42.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Kashgar?
The coldest day measured in Kashgar between 1940 and 2025 was 23 January 2012, at -26.0 °C.
Does it snow in Kashgar?
Yes. Kashgar gets on average 17.5 cm of snow per year and has around 122 frost days.
Has the climate of Kashgar warmed?
Between 1940 and 2025, no statistically significant temperature trend emerges in Kashgar.
What is the wettest day in Kashgar?
The wettest day measured in Kashgar between 1940 and 2025 was 13 September 1998, with 43 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Kashgar?
The windiest day measured in Kashgar between 1940 and 2025 was 6 April 1946, with winds reaching 51.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Kashgar?
The warmest month in Kashgar is July (26.8 °C on average); the coldest is January (-6.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Kashgar?
Kashgar receives on average 137 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 29 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Kashgar?
Kashgar 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 Kashgar?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Kashgar between 1940 and 2025 was 22 March 1990, with 17.3 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Kashgar?
Yes: Kashgar has on average 42 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Kashgar?
In Kashgar, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 40.9 °C on 6 July 2025, and the lowest was -30.7 °C on 23 January 2012.
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