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Xining, Qinghai

China · 1.7M people · 2274 m elevation · Northern Hemisphere

Every month in detail

Thirty-year averages for each calendar month.

Monthly climate normals. Values shown as an em dash are missing from the source data.
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high32°F (0°C)38°F (4°C)48°F (9°C)58°F (15°C)65°F (19°C)71°F (22°C)74°F (23°C)73°F (23°C)64°F (18°C)55°F (13°C)43°F (6°C)34°F (1°C)
Average low10°F (-12°C)17°F (-8°C)26°F (-3°C)34°F (1°C)43°F (6°C)51°F (11°C)55°F (13°C)55°F (13°C)47°F (9°C)36°F (2°C)23°F (-5°C)13°F (-11°C)
Dew point0°F (-18°C)5°F (-15°C)12°F (-11°C)21°F (-6°C)32°F (0°C)43°F (6°C)49°F (10°C)49°F (10°C)44°F (6°C)30°F (-1°C)14°F (-10°C)2°F (-17°C)
Rainfall0.1 in (3 mm)0.2 in (5 mm)0.6 in (15 mm)1.2 in (30 mm)2.1 in (54 mm)2.6 in (67 mm)3.4 in (86 mm)3.5 in (89 mm)3.3 in (84 mm)1.6 in (41 mm)0.4 in (9 mm)0.1 in (2 mm)
Rainy days12571011121414931
Snowfall1.5 in (3.8 cm)1.9 in (4.9 cm)4.3 in (10.8 cm)3.9 in (10 cm)1.1 in (2.9 cm)0 in (0 cm)0 in (0 cm)0 in (0 cm)0 in (0.1 cm)2.8 in (7.2 cm)2.7 in (6.9 cm)0.9 in (2.4 cm)
Sunshine276 h276 h313 h318 h327 h322 h330 h310 h257 h268 h274 h275 h

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Projected change, 2031–2050

Model projection, not an observation

How this city’s climate may change, measured against the same models’ own 1995–2014 output. Nothing here affects the match score above.

Change in summer afternoon highs

+2.3°F (+1.3°C)

Models range from +1.4°F (+0.8°C) to +3.0°F (+1.6°C)

Days above 90°F (32°C) a year

Too few hot days today to project a reliable change

Warming by month
  • January: +2.9°F (+1.6°C)
  • February: +1.7°F (+0.9°C)
  • March: +1.9°F (+1.0°C)
  • April: +2.6°F (+1.4°C)
  • May: +1.7°F (+0.9°C)
  • June: +2.1°F (+1.2°C)
  • July: +2.1°F (+1.2°C)
  • August: +2.8°F (+1.5°C)
  • September: +3.3°F (+1.8°C)
  • October: +2.3°F (+1.3°C)
  • November: +2.3°F (+1.3°C)
  • December: +3.3°F (+1.8°C)
Scenario
SSP5-8.5 (high emissions)
Models
4 · CMIP6 HighResMIP, downscaled

This is a high-emissions pathway — the upper end of plausible futures, not a central estimate. Changes are measured by each model against its own past output and then applied to the observed record, which cancels each model’s bias but not the genuine uncertainty about how much warming occurs. Where the models disagree widely, the range above is the honest answer.