Tawakule climate — normals and trends
Tawakule (China) has a cold desert climate (BWk) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 13.7 °C and it receives 36 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 (28.9 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-5.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Tawakule averages 121 frost days, 106 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 7 rainy days per year.
No statistically significant temperature trend emerges for Tawakule between 1940 and 2025: over this span, year-to-year swings outweigh the climate signal.
The hottest day of the period reached 43.3 °C (on 24 July 1956) and the coldest -24.5 °C (on 6 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
TawakuleXinjiang
- coords
- 37.76°, 80.22°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
13.7°C
Average daily high
20.0°C
Average daily low
7.1°C
Annual rainfall
36mm
Sunshine / day
10.9h
Mean relative humidity
33%
Average peak wind
18.5km/h
Seasonal range
34.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
121 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
106 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
7 d/yr
Annual snowfall
2.4 cm
Average feels-like high
16.5 °C
Average feels-like low
3.0 °C
Average peak gust
29.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
69 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.7 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
43.3 °C
24 July 1956
Coldest day
-24.5 °C
6 January 1978
Wettest day
32 mm
30 July 1981
Windiest day
58.8 km/h
16 April 2009
Strongest gust
91.8 km/h
3 June 1980
Hottest feels-like
42.2 °C
25 July 1956
Coldest feels-like
-29.4 °C
5 January 1967
Snowiest day
6.7 cm
20 February 1995
Sunniest day
14.2 h
18 June 2017
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 | +1.2 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Feb | 7.3 °C | +0.6 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Mar | 16.0 °C | -0.6 °C | 2 mm | +1 mm |
| Apr | 25.8 °C | +1.4 °C | 2 mm | +0 mm |
| May | 31.7 °C | +2.7 °C | 0 mm | -5 mm |
| Jun | 34.7 °C | +2.1 °C | 0 mm | -6 mm |
| Jul | 35.3 °C | +0.8 °C | 1 mm | -6 mm |
| Aug | 33.4 °C | 0.0 °C | 4 mm | -2 mm |
| Sep | 30.2 °C | +1.5 °C | 1 mm | -3 mm |
| Oct | 22.2 °C | +1.5 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
| Nov | 11.8 °C | +1.4 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Dec | 3.6 °C | +1.7 °C | 3 mm | +2 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Tawakule?
Tawakule has a cold desert climate (Köppen BWk). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 13.7 °C and it receives 36 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Tawakule?
The hottest day measured in Tawakule between 1940 and 2025 was 24 July 1956, reaching 43.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Tawakule?
The coldest day measured in Tawakule between 1940 and 2025 was 6 January 1978, at -24.5 °C.
Does it snow in Tawakule?
Yes. Tawakule gets on average 2.4 cm of snow per year and has around 121 frost days.
Has the climate of Tawakule warmed?
Between 1940 and 2025, no statistically significant temperature trend emerges in Tawakule.
What is the wettest day in Tawakule?
The wettest day measured in Tawakule between 1940 and 2025 was 30 July 1981, with 32 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Tawakule?
The windiest day measured in Tawakule between 1940 and 2025 was 16 April 2009, with winds reaching 58.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Tawakule?
The warmest month in Tawakule is July (28.9 °C on average); the coldest is January (-5.8 °C).
How much does it rain in Tawakule?
Tawakule receives on average 36 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 7 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Tawakule?
Tawakule 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 Tawakule?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Tawakule between 1940 and 2025 was 20 February 1995, with 6.7 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Tawakule?
Yes: Tawakule has on average 69 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Tawakule?
In Tawakule, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 42.2 °C on 25 July 1956, and the lowest was -29.4 °C on 5 January 1967.
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