Qiemo climate — normals and trends
Qiemo (China) has a cold desert climate (BWk) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 12.1 °C and it receives 24 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 (28.4 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-8.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Qiemo averages 137 frost days, 106 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 6 rainy days per year.
No statistically significant temperature trend emerges for Qiemo between 1940 and 2025: over this span, year-to-year swings outweigh the climate signal.
The hottest day of the period reached 43.9 °C (on 10 July 1942) and the coldest -25.8 °C (on 7 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
QiemoXinjiang
- coords
- 38.13°, 85.53°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
12.1°C
Average daily high
19.2°C
Average daily low
4.8°C
Annual rainfall
24mm
Sunshine / day
10.9h
Mean relative humidity
33%
Average peak wind
21.7km/h
Seasonal range
36.4°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
137 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
106 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
6 d/yr
Annual snowfall
2.3 cm
Average feels-like high
14.9 °C
Average feels-like low
0.3 °C
Average peak gust
35.3 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
40 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
43.9 °C
10 July 1942
Coldest day
-25.8 °C
7 January 1978
Wettest day
22 mm
6 May 1988
Windiest day
83.7 km/h
6 April 1946
Strongest gust
116.6 km/h
6 April 1946
Hottest feels-like
41.1 °C
28 July 2022
Coldest feels-like
-30.6 °C
7 January 1978
Snowiest day
6.0 cm
19 October 1972
Sunniest day
14.3 h
24 June 1971
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 | +1.1 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Feb | 5.8 °C | +0.6 °C | 1 mm | -0 mm |
| Mar | 15.1 °C | -0.3 °C | 4 mm | +3 mm |
| Apr | 24.9 °C | +1.4 °C | 1 mm | -1 mm |
| May | 31.7 °C | +2.9 °C | 0 mm | -4 mm |
| Jun | 34.9 °C | +2.2 °C | 1 mm | -5 mm |
| Jul | 36.3 °C | +1.5 °C | 0 mm | -4 mm |
| Aug | 34.0 °C | +0.2 °C | 10 mm | +8 mm |
| Sep | 29.8 °C | +1.3 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Oct | 21.4 °C | +1.5 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Nov | 11.0 °C | +2.1 °C | 1 mm | -1 mm |
| Dec | 1.5 °C | +1.4 °C | 1 mm | 0 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Qiemo?
Qiemo has a cold desert climate (Köppen BWk). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 12.1 °C and it receives 24 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Qiemo?
The hottest day measured in Qiemo between 1940 and 2025 was 10 July 1942, reaching 43.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Qiemo?
The coldest day measured in Qiemo between 1940 and 2025 was 7 January 1978, at -25.8 °C.
Does it snow in Qiemo?
Yes. Qiemo gets on average 2.3 cm of snow per year and has around 137 frost days.
Has the climate of Qiemo warmed?
Between 1940 and 2025, no statistically significant temperature trend emerges in Qiemo.
What is the wettest day in Qiemo?
The wettest day measured in Qiemo between 1940 and 2025 was 6 May 1988, with 22 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Qiemo?
The windiest day measured in Qiemo between 1940 and 2025 was 6 April 1946, with winds reaching 83.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Qiemo?
The warmest month in Qiemo is July (28.4 °C on average); the coldest is January (-8.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Qiemo?
Qiemo receives on average 24 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 6 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Qiemo?
Qiemo 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 Qiemo?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Qiemo between 1940 and 2025 was 19 October 1972, with 6.0 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Qiemo?
Yes: Qiemo has on average 40 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Qiemo?
In Qiemo, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 41.1 °C on 28 July 2022, and the lowest was -30.6 °C on 7 January 1978.
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