Nagqu climate — normals and trends
Nagqu (China) has a tundra climate (ET) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is -2.8 °C and it receives 664 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 (8.8 °C on average) and the coldest is December (-14.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Nagqu averages 266 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 143 rainy days per year.
Nagqu has warmed by +4.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.58 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 289 to 243 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 23.5 °C (on 14 July 1972) and the coldest -38.8 °C (on 16 January 1954).
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
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- coords
- 31.48°, 92.06°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
-2.8°C
Average daily high
4.1°C
Average daily low
-9.0°C
Annual rainfall
664mm
Sunshine / day
10.9h
Mean relative humidity
61%
Average peak wind
17.3km/h
Seasonal range
23.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
266 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
143 d/yr
Annual snowfall
122.0 cm
Average feels-like high
0.5 °C
Average feels-like low
-12.8 °C
Average peak gust
36.6 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
21.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+4.9 °C
since 1940
+0.6 °C per decade · r² = 0.60 · p = < 0.001
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
23.5 °C
14 July 1972
Coldest day
-38.8 °C
16 January 1954
Wettest day
29 mm
6 August 2021
Windiest day
59.9 km/h
23 February 1984
Strongest gust
111.2 km/h
23 February 1984
Hottest feels-like
22.3 °C
14 July 1972
Coldest feels-like
-43.8 °C
16 January 1954
Snowiest day
14.5 cm
17 May 2001
Sunniest day
13.9 h
10 July 2025
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 | 0.9 °C | +7.5 °C | 1 mm | -6 mm |
| Feb | 0.4 °C | +4.4 °C | 8 mm | +1 mm |
| Mar | 4.0 °C | +4.2 °C | 6 mm | -7 mm |
| Apr | 7.7 °C | +3.6 °C | 24 mm | -5 mm |
| May | 10.4 °C | +1.0 °C | 81 mm | +13 mm |
| Jun | 13.3 °C | 0.0 °C | 127 mm | +11 mm |
| Jul | 16.8 °C | +2.4 °C | 83 mm | -61 mm |
| Aug | 16.4 °C | +2.6 °C | 81 mm | -44 mm |
| Sep | 14.2 °C | +2.6 °C | 81 mm | -16 mm |
| Oct | 8.8 °C | +4.3 °C | 60 mm | +18 mm |
| Nov | 2.4 °C | +6.7 °C | 7 mm | -4 mm |
| Dec | 1.4 °C | +7.9 °C | 0 mm | -6 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Nagqu?
Nagqu has a tundra climate (Köppen ET). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is -2.8 °C and it receives 664 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Nagqu?
The hottest day measured in Nagqu between 1940 and 2025 was 14 July 1972, reaching 23.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in Nagqu?
The coldest day measured in Nagqu between 1940 and 2025 was 16 January 1954, at -38.8 °C.
Does it snow in Nagqu?
Yes. Nagqu gets on average 122.0 cm of snow per year and has around 266 frost days.
Has the climate of Nagqu warmed?
Yes: Nagqu warmed by +4.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Nagqu?
The wettest day measured in Nagqu between 1940 and 2025 was 6 August 2021, with 29 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Nagqu?
The windiest day measured in Nagqu between 1940 and 2025 was 23 February 1984, with winds reaching 59.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Nagqu?
The warmest month in Nagqu is July (8.8 °C on average); the coldest is December (-14.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Nagqu?
Nagqu receives on average 664 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 143 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Nagqu?
Nagqu 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 Nagqu?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Nagqu between 1940 and 2025 was 17 May 2001, with 14.5 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Nagqu?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Nagqu.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Nagqu?
In Nagqu, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 22.3 °C on 14 July 1972, and the lowest was -43.8 °C on 16 January 1954.
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