Yengisar climate — normals and trends
Yengisar (China) has a cold desert climate (BWk) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 13.4 °C and it receives 84 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 (28.3 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-5.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in September.
Yengisar averages 109 frost days, 93 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 17 rainy days per year.
No statistically significant temperature trend emerges for Yengisar between 1940 and 2025: over this span, year-to-year swings outweigh the climate signal.
The hottest day of the period reached 43.1 °C (on 7 July 1953) and the coldest -23.5 °C (on 23 December 1974).
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
YengisarXinjiang
- coords
- 38.93°, 76.17°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
13.4°C
Average daily high
18.9°C
Average daily low
8.1°C
Annual rainfall
84mm
Sunshine / day
10.9h
Mean relative humidity
41%
Average peak wind
14.2km/h
Seasonal range
33.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
109 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
93 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
17 d/yr
Annual snowfall
9.9 cm
Average feels-like high
16.2 °C
Average feels-like low
4.6 °C
Average peak gust
26.6 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
66 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.7 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
43.1 °C
7 July 1953
Coldest day
-23.5 °C
23 December 1974
Wettest day
46 mm
13 September 1998
Windiest day
53.8 km/h
6 May 1940
Strongest gust
90.0 km/h
6 May 1940
Hottest feels-like
41.6 °C
6 July 2025
Coldest feels-like
-28.0 °C
23 December 1974
Snowiest day
8.1 cm
19 February 1993
Sunniest day
14.0 h
16 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 | 2.3 °C | +2.4 °C | 1 mm | -1 mm |
| Feb | 6.1 °C | +1.1 °C | 1 mm | -4 mm |
| Mar | 15.3 °C | +0.9 °C | 5 mm | -2 mm |
| Apr | 24.5 °C | +1.5 °C | 16 mm | +8 mm |
| May | 30.7 °C | +2.9 °C | 8 mm | -4 mm |
| Jun | 34.0 °C | +2.1 °C | 1 mm | -5 mm |
| Jul | 35.4 °C | +1.6 °C | 3 mm | -5 mm |
| Aug | 34.0 °C | +1.9 °C | 3 mm | -9 mm |
| Sep | 29.6 °C | +2.4 °C | 0 mm | -13 mm |
| Oct | 22.3 °C | +2.4 °C | 3 mm | -2 mm |
| Nov | 13.2 °C | +2.9 °C | 0 mm | -3 mm |
| Dec | 4.2 °C | +2.5 °C | 9 mm | +7 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Yengisar?
Yengisar has a cold desert climate (Köppen BWk). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 13.4 °C and it receives 84 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Yengisar?
The hottest day measured in Yengisar between 1940 and 2025 was 7 July 1953, reaching 43.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Yengisar?
The coldest day measured in Yengisar between 1940 and 2025 was 23 December 1974, at -23.5 °C.
Does it snow in Yengisar?
Yes. Yengisar gets on average 9.9 cm of snow per year and has around 109 frost days.
Has the climate of Yengisar warmed?
Between 1940 and 2025, no statistically significant temperature trend emerges in Yengisar.
What is the wettest day in Yengisar?
The wettest day measured in Yengisar between 1940 and 2025 was 13 September 1998, with 46 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Yengisar?
The windiest day measured in Yengisar between 1940 and 2025 was 6 May 1940, with winds reaching 53.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Yengisar?
The warmest month in Yengisar is July (28.3 °C on average); the coldest is January (-5.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Yengisar?
Yengisar receives on average 84 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 17 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Yengisar?
Yengisar 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 Yengisar?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Yengisar between 1940 and 2025 was 19 February 1993, with 8.1 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Yengisar?
Yes: Yengisar has on average 66 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Yengisar?
In Yengisar, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 41.6 °C on 6 July 2025, and the lowest was -28.0 °C on 23 December 1974.
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