Alxa Right Banner has a typical Taklamakan/Gobi cool arid climate (Köppen BWk) characterised by hot summers, freezing winters, large diurnal temperature swings and very little precipitation mostly falling from summer thunderstorms.
| Climate data for Alxa Right Banner, elevation 1,510 m (4,950 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1991–present) |
| Month |
Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
Jun |
Jul |
Aug |
Sep |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
Year |
| Record high °C (°F) |
15.3
(59.5) |
17.8
(64.0) |
25.1
(77.2) |
33.2
(91.8) |
35.2
(95.4) |
37.2
(99.0) |
41.5
(106.7) |
38.2
(100.8) |
35.2
(95.4) |
28.1
(82.6) |
20.7
(69.3) |
13.6
(56.5) |
41.5
(106.7) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) |
−1.2
(29.8) |
3.6
(38.5) |
10.5
(50.9) |
18.2
(64.8) |
24.1
(75.4) |
29.0
(84.2) |
31.0
(87.8) |
29.1
(84.4) |
23.3
(73.9) |
16.0
(60.8) |
7.6
(45.7) |
0.4
(32.7) |
16.0
(60.7) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) |
−7.8
(18.0) |
−3.2
(26.2) |
3.8
(38.8) |
11.5
(52.7) |
17.6
(63.7) |
22.9
(73.2) |
24.9
(76.8) |
23.0
(73.4) |
17.3
(63.1) |
9.4
(48.9) |
0.9
(33.6) |
−6.1
(21.0) |
9.5
(49.1) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) |
−13.7
(7.3) |
−9.4
(15.1) |
−2.4
(27.7) |
4.9
(40.8) |
10.8
(51.4) |
16.5
(61.7) |
19.0
(66.2) |
17.4
(63.3) |
11.7
(53.1) |
3.4
(38.1) |
−4.9
(23.2) |
−11.7
(10.9) |
3.5
(38.2) |
| Record low °C (°F) |
−28.2
(−18.8) |
−27.0
(−16.6) |
−17.6
(0.3) |
−9.0
(15.8) |
−2.0
(28.4) |
5.6
(42.1) |
11.6
(52.9) |
8.4
(47.1) |
1.6
(34.9) |
−11.7
(10.9) |
−21.4
(−6.5) |
−27.2
(−17.0) |
−28.2
(−18.8) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) |
1.0
(0.04) |
0.4
(0.02) |
2.1
(0.08) |
5.0
(0.20) |
10.2
(0.40) |
17.6
(0.69) |
31.6
(1.24) |
23.4
(0.92) |
22.5
(0.89) |
6.2
(0.24) |
1.1
(0.04) |
0.8
(0.03) |
121.9
(4.79) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) |
1.9 |
0.9 |
2.2 |
2.5 |
4.2 |
5.3 |
7.4 |
6.6 |
5.6 |
2.2 |
1.6 |
1.4 |
41.8 |
| Average snowy days |
3.5 |
2.2 |
2.6 |
1.1 |
0.2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1.1 |
2.6 |
2.8 |
16.1 |
| Average relative humidity (%) |
46 |
36 |
29 |
25 |
25 |
30 |
37 |
40 |
41 |
36 |
40 |
46 |
36 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours |
242.8 |
235.8 |
272.4 |
288.3 |
310.5 |
299.0 |
295.7 |
288.5 |
264.1 |
274.0 |
246.5 |
237.9 |
3,255.5 |
| Percentage possible sunshine |
80 |
77 |
73 |
72 |
70 |
67 |
66 |
69 |
72 |
81 |
83 |
82 |
74 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[3][4] |
| Climate data for Yabulai Town, Alxa Right Banner, elevation 1,240 m (4,070 ft), (1991–2020 normals) |
| Month |
Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
Jun |
Jul |
Aug |
Sep |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) |
−1.1
(30.0) |
4.3
(39.7) |
11.9
(53.4) |
20.0
(68.0) |
26.1
(79.0) |
31.3
(88.3) |
33.2
(91.8) |
31.1
(88.0) |
25.1
(77.2) |
17.4
(63.3) |
8.2
(46.8) |
0.5
(32.9) |
17.3
(63.2) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) |
−9.0
(15.8) |
−4.0
(24.8) |
3.8
(38.8) |
12.3
(54.1) |
18.8
(65.8) |
24.3
(75.7) |
26.4
(79.5) |
24.2
(75.6) |
18.0
(64.4) |
9.5
(49.1) |
0.4
(32.7) |
−7.1
(19.2) |
9.8
(49.6) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) |
−15.5
(4.1) |
−11.2
(11.8) |
−3.4
(25.9) |
4.6
(40.3) |
10.6
(51.1) |
16.6
(61.9) |
19.4
(66.9) |
17.7
(63.9) |
11.7
(53.1) |
2.9
(37.2) |
−5.9
(21.4) |
−13.4
(7.9) |
2.8
(37.1) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) |
0.5
(0.02) |
0.5
(0.02) |
1.6
(0.06) |
3.6
(0.14) |
5.7
(0.22) |
12.1
(0.48) |
20.6
(0.81) |
24.7
(0.97) |
14.8
(0.58) |
3.8
(0.15) |
1.1
(0.04) |
0.3
(0.01) |
89.3
(3.5) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) |
1.1 |
0.8 |
1.0 |
1.5 |
2.9 |
4.0 |
5.8 |
5.6 |
4.2 |
1.7 |
0.8 |
0.5 |
29.9 |
| Average snowy days |
1.9 |
1.2 |
1.1 |
0.5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.5 |
1.1 |
1.2 |
7.5 |
| Average relative humidity (%) |
46 |
37 |
29 |
25 |
25 |
30 |
37 |
41 |
42 |
39 |
42 |
46 |
37 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours |
235.9 |
229.9 |
267.9 |
284.9 |
311.5 |
296.9 |
289.6 |
279.8 |
250.9 |
263.4 |
237.8 |
231.0 |
3,179.5 |
| Percentage possible sunshine |
78 |
75 |
72 |
71 |
70 |
67 |
65 |
67 |
68 |
77 |
80 |
79 |
72 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[3][4] |
