The climate of Yumen (China)
Yumen is located in the westerly province of Gansu. The city is known
for its oil production. The largest attraction is the Yumen Pass. This
valley used to form an important staging post on the Silk Route. At
the beginning of the pass an entry gate can be found. The gates and
the valley where an important area for trading and the defense of the
empire. Yumen has a cold desert climate, type BwK according to the
Köppen climate classification with cold and dry winters. Because of
the drought and open plains it is also very windy. The Siberian winds
cause extremely cold temperatures. Summers are cold and reasonably
wet. During spring sandstorms may occur because of the drought.
Climate information
The figures below are based on long term weather and climate records.
They are an average for Yumen :
average maximum
temperature (°C)
average
minimum
temperature (°C)
average
hours of sunshine
per day
average days with
precipitation
per month
average
mm precipitation
per month
average
sea
temperature (°C)
January
-7
-21
8
3
n/a
February
-4
-18
8
3
n/a
March
4
-1
8
3
n/a
April
11
-4
9
3
n/a
May
16
2
10
5
n/a
June
20
6
10
8
n/a
July
22
8
9
10
n/a
August
21
7
9
8
n/a
September
16
2
9
5
n/a
October
9
-5
9
5
n/a
November
0
-13
8
3
n/a
December
-6
-19
7
2
n/a
= 0-5 mm ●
= 6-30 mm ●
= 31-60 mm ●
= 61-100 mm ●
= 101-200 mm ●
=
over 200 mm = 0-0.2 inches ● = 0.2-1.2 inches ● = 1.2-2.4 inches ● = 2.5-4 inches ● = 4.1-8 inches ● = over 8 inches
More climate information
Climate figures are very useful but don’t present a general impression
of the climate and the eventual weather circumstances within a certain
period. The figures don’t always reflect the chance of wintry weather,
extreme heat or hurricanes. That is why we offer useful extra climate
information for each month of the year:
Disclaimer
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