Climate averages 1991–2020
Yushu (Qinghai), China weather
in October.
A cold, moderately wet month: the 6th warmest and the 7th driest of the year.
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.
October is a cold month in Yushu (Qinghai), China: daytime highs average 6.2°C and nights cool to about -5.4°C. By daytime temperature it is the 6th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 63 mm of rain on roughly 15 days, which makes October a moderately wet month (the 7th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 23 min on an average October day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Gengqing (198 km away). In October its highs average 2.9°C, 3.3°C cooler than Yushu (Qinghai), China, with 79 mm of rain.
Among the 884 cities listed in China, Yushu (Qinghai), China ranks 880th of 884 for the warmest October highs and joint 592nd of 884 for the driest October (rainfall, lowest first). The mean October high of those 884 cities is 20.4°C; Yushu (Qinghai), China is 14.2°C cooler than that mean.
From October to November, average highs fall by 9.4°C to -3.2°C, and monthly precipitation falls from 63 mm to 12 mm.
The annual picture
October in context
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, selected | 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
October in nearby cities
- Gengqing in OctoberChina · 198 kmHigh 2.9°C · Low -8.0°C · 79 mm rain
- Qamdo (approximate) in OctoberChina · 209 kmHigh 13.7°C · Low 2.0°C · 46 mm rain
- Tongren (Qinghai), China in OctoberChina · 538 kmHigh 10.6°C · Low -1.0°C · 107 mm rain
- Kangding in OctoberChina · 575 kmHigh 10.8°C · Low 3.9°C · 102 mm rain
- Xining in OctoberChina · 592 kmHigh 12.5°C · Low 2.0°C · 41 mm rain
- Qiaotou in OctoberChina · 610 kmHigh 10.8°C · Low -0.9°C · 59 mm rain
- Nianbo in OctoberChina · 627 kmHigh 13.3°C · Low 3.0°C · 50 mm rain
- Tinsukia in OctoberIndia · 633 kmHigh 28.8°C · Low 22.0°C · 111 mm rain
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 limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Yushu) is explained once on the Yushu (Qinghai), China year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.