Climate averages 1991–2020
Yushu (Qinghai), China weather
by month.
See how the year changes. July has the highest average daily maximum; December has the lowest average monthly precipitation.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
Approximate: the model cell is 479 m higher than the city, so the temperatures are adjusted up by 3.1°C. For places not marked Approximate, the cell is within 400 m of the place's elevation.
Across the year Yushu (Qinghai), China averages a daytime high of 4.9°C and a nighttime low of -6.8°C, with about 741 mm of precipitation on roughly 144 days. July is the warmest month (average high 17.6°C) and January the coolest (-8.6°C). June is the wettest month with 142 mm; December is the driest with 7.4 mm.
The annual picture
A year in Yushu
Monthly precipitation
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Yushu (Qinghai), China climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Precipitation mm/month | Wet days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | -8.6°C-21.2°C | -21.2°C | 9.7 | 3.3 | 10.210 h |
| February | -5.4°C-17.7°C | -17.7°C | 11 | 3.8 | 11.011 h |
| March | -2.0°C-13.6°C | -13.6°C | 21 | 6.5 | 12.012 h |
| April | 3.0°C-8.3°C | -8.3°C | 29 | 9.5 | 13.013 h |
| May | 10.9°C-1.3°C | -1.3°C | 72 | 15.1 | 13.814 h |
| June | 15.5°C4.5°C | 4.5°C | 142 | 21.7 | 14.314 h |
| July | 17.6°C7.8°C | 7.8°C | 136 | 21.2 | 14.114 h |
| August | 17.4°C7.5°C | 7.5°C | 119 | 19.7 | 13.413 h |
| September | 14.6°C4.4°C | 4.4°C | 118 | 20.7 | 12.412 h |
| October | 6.2°C-5.4°C | -5.4°C | 63 | 15.1 | 11.411 h |
| November | -3.2°C-17.0°C | -17.0°C | 12 | 4.5 | 10.510 h |
| December | -7.7°C-21.3°C | -21.3°C | 7.4 | 2.5 | 10.010 h |
Precipitation (rain or snow, as water) is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A wet day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
Nearby cities
- GengqingChina · 198 kmHigh 0.2°C · Low -10.8°C · 948 mm precipitation a year
- Qamdo (approximate)China · 209 kmHigh 12.1°C · Low 0.1°C · 681 mm rain a year
- Tongren (Qinghai), ChinaChina · 538 kmHigh 10.7°C · Low -1.1°C · 1,016 mm precipitation a year
- KangdingChina · 575 kmHigh 10.1°C · Low 1.6°C · 1,494 mm rain a year
- XiningChina · 592 kmHigh 12.6°C · Low 1.3°C · 480 mm rain a year
- QiaotouChina · 610 kmHigh 10.5°C · Low -2.6°C · 689 mm precipitation a year
- NianboChina · 627 kmHigh 13.2°C · Low 2.2°C · 534 mm rain a year
- TinsukiaIndia · 633 kmHigh 27.4°C · Low 20.1°C · 2,589 mm rain a year
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsWhat do the high and low temperatures mean?
We average the daily maximum and daily minimum for each calendar month over 1991–2020. They are not record extremes, a forecast range or temperatures at a fixed time of day.
How is a rain day counted?
A local calendar day (standard time, UTC+8, no daylight saving) with at least 1 mm of total precipitation counts as one rain day. We count these for each year and month, then average across 30 years. The average does not predict which days will be wet.
Where do the numbers come from?
ERA5-Land (temperature) and ERA5 (precipitation) reanalysis from the Copernicus Climate Change Service, read from the Open-Meteo open-data archive. Temperature comes from the 0.1° model cell at 33.00°, 97.20° (18 km from the city centre), adjusted up by 3.1°C for the difference between the city's elevation (3,688 m) and the cell's (4,167 m). Rain comes from the 0.25° cell at 33.00°, 97.00°. These are model estimates, not weather-station readings; coast, hills and city streets can differ.
Does this page show sunshine, humidity or sea temperature?
No. The data used here contain air temperature and precipitation only. Daylight hours are calculated from the city's latitude (sunrise to sunset), not measured sunshine.