Linxi County has a dry, monsoon-influenced humid continental climate (Köppen Dwb), with very cold and dry winters, hot, somewhat humid summers, and strong winds, especially in spring. The monthly 24-hour average temperature ranges from −13.6 °C (7.5 °F) in January to 21.6 °C (70.9 °F) in July, with the annual mean at 5.17 °C (41.3 °F). The annual precipitation is about 370 millimetres (14.6 in), with more than half of it falling in July and August alone. With monthly percent possible sunshine ranging from 54% in July to 74% in February, sunshine is abundant year-round, there are 2,949 hours of bright sunshine annually.
| Climate data for Linxi County, elevation 825 m (2,707 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1951–present) |
| Month |
Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
Jun |
Jul |
Aug |
Sep |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
Year |
| Record high °C (°F) |
7.5
(45.5) |
16.1
(61.0) |
24.8
(76.6) |
34.0
(93.2) |
36.2
(97.2) |
38.9
(102.0) |
40.4
(104.7) |
37.1
(98.8) |
35.0
(95.0) |
28.6
(83.5) |
22.0
(71.6) |
12.6
(54.7) |
40.4
(104.7) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) |
−6.9
(19.6) |
−2.5
(27.5) |
4.7
(40.5) |
14.4
(57.9) |
21.9
(71.4) |
26.0
(78.8) |
28.1
(82.6) |
26.8
(80.2) |
21.8
(71.2) |
13.3
(55.9) |
2.2
(36.0) |
−5.5
(22.1) |
12.0
(53.6) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) |
−13.5
(7.7) |
−9.7
(14.5) |
−2.1
(28.2) |
7.4
(45.3) |
15.0
(59.0) |
19.6
(67.3) |
22.1
(71.8) |
20.3
(68.5) |
14.3
(57.7) |
6.0
(42.8) |
−4.3
(24.3) |
−11.6
(11.1) |
5.3
(41.5) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) |
−19.1
(−2.4) |
−15.9
(3.4) |
−8.7
(16.3) |
0.1
(32.2) |
7.6
(45.7) |
12.9
(55.2) |
16.1
(61.0) |
14.0
(57.2) |
7.2
(45.0) |
−0.4
(31.3) |
−9.6
(14.7) |
−16.9
(1.6) |
−1.1
(30.1) |
| Record low °C (°F) |
−33.1
(−27.6) |
−29.1
(−20.4) |
−27.2
(−17.0) |
−12.5
(9.5) |
−4.4
(24.1) |
2.5
(36.5) |
6.7
(44.1) |
5.8
(42.4) |
−4.2
(24.4) |
−13.4
(7.9) |
−25.3
(−13.5) |
−29.6
(−21.3) |
−33.1
(−27.6) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) |
0.7
(0.03) |
1.6
(0.06) |
5.4
(0.21) |
12.8
(0.50) |
33.7
(1.33) |
78.5
(3.09) |
101.7
(4.00) |
75.7
(2.98) |
30.3
(1.19) |
14.9
(0.59) |
5.2
(0.20) |
1.6
(0.06) |
362.1
(14.24) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) |
1.1 |
1.9 |
3.3 |
4.1 |
7.4 |
12.4 |
14.4 |
10.6 |
7.8 |
4.6 |
2.7 |
1.7 |
72 |
| Average snowy days |
2.3 |
3.1 |
5.5 |
3.3 |
0.3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.1 |
2.5 |
3.9 |
2.9 |
23.9 |
| Average relative humidity (%) |
48 |
43 |
40 |
35 |
38 |
53 |
64 |
64 |
55 |
47 |
49 |
50 |
49 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours |
212.7 |
219.7 |
268.0 |
271.6 |
287.2 |
261.4 |
256.7 |
271.9 |
254.4 |
244.2 |
204.1 |
198.0 |
2,949.9 |
| Percentage possible sunshine |
73 |
74 |
72 |
67 |
63 |
57 |
55 |
64 |
69 |
73 |
71 |
72 |
68 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[2][3][4] all-time extreme temperature[5] |
