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Winter Weather in Hotan China

Daily high temperatures increase by 7°F, from 42°F to 49°F, rarely falling below 23°F or exceeding 59°F. The lowest daily average high temperature is 33°F on January 10.

Daily low temperatures increase by 7°F, from 26°F to 33°F, rarely falling below 10°F or exceeding 40°F. The lowest daily average low temperature is 18°F on January 11.

For reference, on July 23, the hottest day of the year, temperatures in Hotan typically range from 70°F to 89°F, while on January 11, the coldest day of the year, they range from 18°F to 33°F.

Average High and Low Temperature in the Winter in Hotan

Average High and Low Temperature in the Winter in HotanDecJanFeb10°F10°F20°F20°F30°F30°F40°F40°F50°F50°F60°F60°F70°F70°F80°F80°FFallSpringJan 1033°FJan 1033°F18°F18°FDec 142°FDec 142°F26°F26°FFeb 2849°FFeb 2849°F33°F33°FFeb 137°FFeb 137°F22°F22°FNowNow
The daily average high (red line) and low (blue line) temperature, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted lines are the corresponding average perceived temperatures.

The figure below shows you a compact characterization of the hourly average winter temperatures. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the color is the average temperature for that hour and day.

Average Hourly Temperature in the Winter in Hotan

Average Hourly Temperature in the Winter in HotanDecJanFeb12 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AMFallSpringNowNowfreezingfreezingvery coldcoldcoldcoolcoolcoldcool
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
The average hourly temperature, color coded into bands. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.

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The winter in Hotan experiences very rapidly increasing cloud cover, with the percentage of time that the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy increasing from 37% to 57%.

The clearest day of the winter is December 1, with clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy conditions 63% of the time.

For reference, on March 23, the cloudiest day of the year, the chance of overcast or mostly cloudy conditions is 59%, while on July 26, the clearest day of the year, the chance of clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy skies is 88%.

Cloud Cover Categories in the Winter in Hotan

Cloud Cover Categories in the Winter in HotanDecJanFeb0%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%FallSpringDec 163%Dec 163%Feb 2843%Feb 2843%Jan 153%Jan 153%Feb 149%Feb 149%NowNowclearmostly clearpartly cloudyovercastmostly cloudy
0% clear 20% mostly clear 40% partly cloudy 60% mostly cloudy 80% overcast 100%
The percentage of time spent in each cloud cover band, categorized by the percentage of the sky covered by clouds.

Over the course of the winter in Hotan, the length of the day is rapidly increasing. From the start to the end of the season, the length of the day increases by 1 hour, 32 minutes, implying an average daily increase of 1 minute, 2 seconds, and weekly increase of 7 minutes, 16 seconds.

The shortest day of the winter is December 21, with 9 hours, 37 minutes of daylight and the longest day is February 28, with 11 hours, 21 minutes of daylight.

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in the Winter in Hotan

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in the Winter in HotanDecJanFeb0 hr24 hr4 hr20 hr8 hr16 hr12 hr12 hr16 hr8 hr20 hr4 hr24 hr0 hrFallSpringDec 219 hr, 37 minDec 219 hr, 37 minnightnightdaydayFeb 2811 hr, 21 minFeb 2811 hr, 21 minFeb 110 hr, 22 minFeb 110 hr, 22 minNowNow
The number of hours during which the Sun is visible (black line). From bottom (most yellow) to top (most gray), the color bands indicate: full daylight, twilight (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and full night.

The latest sunrise of the winter in Hotan is 9:54 AM on January 6 and the earliest sunrise is 42 minutes earlier at 9:12 AM on February 28.

The earliest sunset is 7:22 PM on December 6 and the latest sunset is 1 hour, 10 minutes later at 8:33 PM on February 28.

Daylight saving time is not observed in Hotan during 2024.

For reference, on June 20, the longest day of the year, the Sun rises at 7:20 AM and sets 14 hours, 43 minutes later, at 10:03 PM, while on December 21, the shortest day of the year, it rises at 9:50 AM and sets 9 hours, 37 minutes later, at 7:26 PM.

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight in the Winter in Hotan

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight in the Winter in HotanDecJanFeb4 AM6 AM8 AM10 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM6 PM8 PM10 PM12 AM2 AMFallSpring9:12 AM9:12 AMFeb 288:33 PMFeb 288:33 PM9:39 AM9:39 AMDec 67:22 PMDec 67:22 PM9:54 AM9:54 AMJan 67:38 PMJan 67:38 PM9:43 AM9:43 AMFeb 18:05 PMFeb 18:05 PMSolarMidnightSolarMidnightSolarNoonSunriseSunsetNowNow
The solar day in the winter. From bottom to top, the black lines are the previous solar midnight, sunrise, solar noon, sunset, and the next solar midnight. The day, twilights (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and night are indicated by the color bands from yellow to gray.

The figure below presents a compact representation of the sun's elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon) and azimuth (its compass bearing) for every hour of every day in the reporting period. The horizontal axis is the day of the year and the vertical axis is the hour of the day. For a given day and hour of that day, the background color indicates the azimuth of the sun at that moment. The black isolines are contours of constant solar elevation.

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in the Winter in Hotan

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in the Winter in HotanDecJanFeb12 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AMFallSpring001020203030500010102030NowNow
northeastsouthwest
Solar elevation and azimuth in the the winter of 2024. The black lines are lines of constant solar elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon, in degrees). The background color fills indicate the azimuth (the compass bearing) of the sun. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries of the cardinal compass points indicate the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

The figure below presents a compact representation of key lunar data for the winter of 2024. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the colored areas indicate when the moon is above the horizon. The vertical gray bars (new Moons) and blue bars (full Moons) indicate key Moon phases. The label associated with each bar indicates the date and time that the phase is obtained, and the companion time labels indicate the rise and set times of the Moon for the nearest time interval in which the moon is above the horizon.

Moon Rise, Set & Phases in the Winter in Hotan

Moon Rise, Set & Phases in the Winter in HotanDecJanFeb12 AM12 AM4 AM4 AM8 AM8 AM12 PM12 PM4 PM4 PM8 PM8 PM12 AM12 AMFallSpringNov 18:48 PMNov 18:48 PMNov 165:29 AMNov 165:29 AMDec 12:22 PMDec 12:22 PMDec 155:02 PMDec 155:02 PMDec 316:28 AMDec 316:28 AMJan 146:28 AMJan 146:28 AMJan 298:37 PMJan 298:37 PMFeb 129:54 PMFeb 129:54 PMFeb 288:45 AMFeb 288:45 AMMar 142:55 PMMar 142:55 PMMar 296:58 PMMar 296:58 PM7:23 PM7:23 PM6:50 PM6:50 PM9:47 AM9:47 AM9:42 AM9:42 AM7:06 PM7:06 PM7:03 PM7:03 PM10:55 AM10:55 AM10:28 AM10:28 AM7:44 PM7:44 PM9:50 AM9:50 AM7:46 PM7:46 PM8:02 PM8:02 PM10:02 AM10:02 AM9:24 AM9:24 AM9:02 PM9:02 PM8:55 PM8:55 PM9:14 AM9:14 AM9:03 PM9:03 PMNowNow
The time in which the moon is above the horizon (light blue area), with new moons (dark gray lines) and full moons (blue lines) indicated. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.

We base the humidity comfort level on the dew point, as it determines whether perspiration will evaporate from the skin, thereby cooling the body. Lower dew points feel drier and higher dew points feel more humid. Unlike temperature, which typically varies significantly between night and day, dew point tends to change more slowly, so while the temperature may drop at night, a muggy day is typically followed by a muggy night.

The chance that a given day will be muggy in Hotan is essentially constant during the winter, remaining around 0% throughout.

For reference, on July 19, the muggiest day of the year, there are muggy conditions 0% of the time, while on January 1, the least muggy day of the year, there are muggy conditions 0% of the time.

Humidity Comfort Levels in the Winter in Hotan

Humidity Comfort Levels in the Winter in HotanDecJanFeb0%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%FallSpringJan 150%Jan 150%Dec 10%Dec 10%Feb 280%Feb 280%Jan 10%Jan 10%Feb 10%Feb 10%drydry
dry 55°F comfortable 60°F humid 65°F muggy 70°F oppressive 75°F miserable
The percentage of time spent at various humidity comfort levels, categorized by dew point.

This section discusses the wide-area hourly average wind vector (speed and direction) at 10 meters above the ground. The wind experienced at any given location is highly dependent on local topography and other factors, and instantaneous wind speed and direction vary more widely than hourly averages.

The average hourly wind speed in Hotan is increasing during the winter, increasing from 5.4 miles per hour to 6.7 miles per hour over the course of the season.

For reference, on May 20, the windiest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 8.5 miles per hour, while on December 22, the calmest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 5.2 miles per hour.

The lowest daily average wind speed during the winter is 5.2 miles per hour on December 23.

Average Wind Speed in the Winter in Hotan

Average Wind Speed in the Winter in HotanDecJanFeb0 mph0 mph2 mph2 mph4 mph4 mph6 mph6 mph8 mph8 mph10 mph10 mph12 mph12 mphFallSpringDec 235.2 mphDec 235.2 mphDec 15.4 mphDec 15.4 mphFeb 286.7 mphFeb 286.7 mphFeb 15.9 mphFeb 15.9 mphNowNow
The average of mean hourly wind speeds (dark gray line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

The hourly average wind direction in Hotan throughout the winter is predominantly from the east, with a peak proportion of 52% on January 19.

Wind Direction in the Winter in Hotan

Wind Direction in the Winter in HotanDecJanFeb0%100%20%80%40%60%60%40%80%20%100%0%FallSpringNowNowwesteastnorthsouth
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The percentage of hours in which the mean wind direction is from each of the four cardinal wind directions, excluding hours in which the mean wind speed is less than 1.0 mph. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries are the percentage of hours spent in the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

Definitions of the growing season vary throughout the world, but for the purposes of this report, we define it as the longest continuous period of non-freezing temperatures (≥ 32°F) in the year (the calendar year in the Northern Hemisphere, or from July 1 until June 30 in the Southern Hemisphere).

The growing season in Hotan typically lasts for 8.2 months (252 days), from around March 6 to around November 13, rarely starting before February 16 or after March 23, and rarely ending before October 27 or after November 29.

The winter in Hotan is very likely fully outside of the growing season, with the chance that a given day is in the growing season reaching a low of 0% on January 14.

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in the Winter in Hotan

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in the Winter in HotanDecJanFeb0%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%FallSpringDec 17%Dec 17%Feb 2833%Feb 2833%Jan 10%Jan 10%Feb 11%Feb 11%50%Nov 1350%Nov 130%Jan 140%Jan 14NowNowfreezingvery coldcoldcoolcomfortable
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
The percentage of time spent in various temperature bands. The black line is the percentage chance that a given day is within the growing season.

Growing degree days are a measure of yearly heat accumulation used to predict plant and animal development, and defined as the integral of warmth above a base temperature, discarding any excess above a maximum temperature. In this report, we use a base of 50°F and a cap of 86°F.

The average accumulated growing degree days in Hotan are very rapidly decreasing during the winter, decreasing by 4,455°F, from 4,464°F to 9°F, over the course of the season.

Growing Degree Days in the Winter in Hotan

Growing Degree Days in the Winter in HotanDecJanFeb0°F0°F500°F500°F1,000°F1,000°F1,500°F1,500°F2,000°F2,000°F2,500°F2,500°F3,000°F3,000°F3,500°F3,500°F4,000°F4,000°F4,500°F4,500°FFallSpringDec 14,464°FDec 14,464°FFeb 289°FFeb 289°FNowNow
The average growing degree days accumulated over the course of the winter, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

This section discusses the total daily incident shortwave solar energy reaching the surface of the ground over a wide area, taking full account of seasonal variations in the length of the day, the elevation of the Sun above the horizon, and absorption by clouds and other atmospheric constituents. Shortwave radiation includes visible light and ultraviolet radiation.

The average daily incident shortwave solar energy in Hotan is rapidly increasing during the winter, rising by 1.6 kWh, from 3.0 kWh to 4.6 kWh, over the course of the season.

The lowest average daily incident shortwave solar energy during the winter is 2.8 kWh on December 22.

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in the Winter in Hotan

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in the Winter in HotanDecJanFeb0 kWh0 kWh1 kWh1 kWh2 kWh2 kWh3 kWh3 kWh4 kWh4 kWh5 kWh5 kWh6 kWh6 kWh7 kWh7 kWhFallSpringDec 222.8 kWhDec 222.8 kWhDec 13.0 kWhDec 13.0 kWhFeb 284.6 kWhFeb 284.6 kWhFeb 13.6 kWhFeb 13.6 kWhNowNow
The average daily shortwave solar energy reaching the ground per square meter (orange line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Hotan are 37.107 deg latitude, 79.935 deg longitude, and 4,541 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Hotan contains only modest variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 180 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 4,518 feet. Within 10 miles contains only modest variations in elevation (1,014 feet). Within 50 miles contains very significant variations in elevation (13,835 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Hotan is covered by cropland (38%), artificial surfaces (38%), water (11%), and grassland (11%), within 10 miles by cropland (49%) and grassland (14%), and within 50 miles by bare soil (42%) and grassland (36%).

This report illustrates the typical weather in Hotan, based on a statistical analysis of historical hourly weather reports and model reconstructions from January 1, 1980 to December 31, 2016.

Temperature and Dew Point

There is only a single weather station, Hotan Airport, in our network suitable to be used as a proxy for the historical temperature and dew point records of Hotan.

At a distance of 3 kilometers from Hotan, closer than our threshold of 150 kilometers, this station is deemed sufficiently nearby to be relied upon as our primary source for temperature and dew point records.

The station records are corrected for the elevation difference between the station and Hotan according to the International Standard Atmosphere , and by the relative change present in the MERRA-2 satellite-era reanalysis between the two locations.

Please note that the station records themselves may additionally have been back-filled using other nearby stations or the MERRA-2 reanalysis.

Other Data

All data relating to the Sun's position (e.g., sunrise and sunset) are computed using astronomical formulas from the book, Astronomical Algorithms 2nd Edition , by Jean Meeus.

All other weather data, including cloud cover, precipitation, wind speed and direction, and solar flux, come from NASA's MERRA-2 Modern-Era Retrospective Analysis . This reanalysis combines a variety of wide-area measurements in a state-of-the-art global meteorological model to reconstruct the hourly history of weather throughout the world on a 50-kilometer grid.

Land Use data comes from the Global Land Cover SHARE database , published by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

Elevation data comes from the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) , published by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

Names, locations, and time zones of places and some airports come from the GeoNames Geographical Database .

Time zones for airports and weather stations are provided by AskGeo.com .

Maps are © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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