Lanzhou
Weather
Located inland in north-western China, Lanzhou has a semi-arid continental monsoon climate. With an average yearly rainfall of around 360 millimeters (14.2 inches), it is very dry with sufficient sunshine. It is most likely to rain in July, August and September. The weather here is mild, and neither extreme cold nor extreme heat occurs in the region.
The mean annual temperature hovers around 10oC (50oF). The average temperature is 18-23oC (64-73oF) in July, and ranges between -7oC (19.4oF) and -9oC (15.8oF) in January. The diurnal temperature varies between 10-15oC (50-59oF) on average.
|
Months
|
Average Temperature
oC / oF
|
Max
oC / oF
|
Mini oC / oF |
Rainfall
(mm)
|
Rainy Days
|
|
January
|
-6.1/21.02
|
1.5/34.7
|
-11.3/11.7 |
1
|
2
|
|
February
|
-2.0/28.4
|
5.4/41.7
|
-7.2/19.0 |
2
|
3
|
|
March
|
5.0/41
|
12.1/53.8
|
-0.4/31.3 |
9
|
4
|
|
April
|
11.7/53.1
|
19.2/66.6
|
5.5/41.9 |
19
|
6
|
|
May
|
16.8/62.2
|
23.9/75.0
|
10.4/50.7 |
38
|
8
|
|
June
|
20.1/68.2
|
27.1/80.8
|
13.6/56.5 |
37
|
9
|
|
July
|
22.1/71.8
|
29.0/84.2 | 16.2/61.2 |
57
|
12
|
|
August
|
21.0/69.8
|
27.9/82.2 |
15.4/59.7
|
76
|
11
|
|
September
|
15.7/60.3
|
22.0/71.6
|
10.9/51.6 |
46
|
11
|
|
October
|
9.7/49.5
|
16.6/61.9 |
4.7/40.5
|
24
|
7
|
|
November
|
1.9/35.4
|
8.9/48.0
|
-2.6/27.3
|
5
|
2
|
|
December
|
-4.8/23.4
|
2.3/36.1
|
-9.4/15.1
|
1
|
1
|
