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Summer Weather in Kuqa China

Daily high temperatures are around 89°F, rarely falling below 77°F or exceeding 101°F. The highest daily average high temperature is 94°F on July 25.

Daily low temperatures are around 66°F, rarely falling below 55°F or exceeding 75°F. The highest daily average low temperature is 70°F on July 25.

For reference, on July 23, the hottest day of the year, temperatures in Kuqa typically range from 70°F to 94°F, while on January 12, the coldest day of the year, they range from 16°F to 31°F.

Average High and Low Temperature in the Summer in Kuqa

Average High and Low Temperature in the Summer in KuqaJunJulAug45°F45°F50°F50°F55°F55°F60°F60°F65°F65°F70°F70°F75°F75°F80°F80°F85°F85°F90°F90°F95°F95°F100°F100°F105°F105°FSpringFallJul 2394°FJul 2394°F70°F70°FJun 185°FJun 185°F62°F62°FAug 3187°FAug 3187°F63°F63°FJul 192°FJul 192°F68°F68°F
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 summer 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 Summer in Kuqa

Average Hourly Temperature in the Summer in KuqaJunJulAug12 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 AMSpringFallcoolcoolcoolcoolcomfortablewarmhotcoldcold
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.

Fairbury, Nebraska, United States (6,788 miles away) is the far-away foreign place with temperatures most similar to Kuqa (view comparison).

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The summer in Kuqa experiences very rapidly decreasing cloud cover, with the percentage of time that the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy decreasing from 44% to 18%. The lowest chance of overcast or mostly cloudy conditions is 17% on August 10.

The clearest day of the summer is August 10, with clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy conditions 83% of the time.

For reference, on March 23, the cloudiest day of the year, the chance of overcast or mostly cloudy conditions is 55%, while on August 10, the clearest day of the year, the chance of clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy skies is 83%.

Cloud Cover Categories in the Summer in Kuqa

Cloud Cover Categories in the Summer in KuqaJunJulAug0%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%SpringFallMar 2345%Mar 2345%Jun 156%Jun 156%Aug 3182%Aug 3182%Jul 170%Jul 170%Aug 181%Aug 181%clearmostly 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.

A wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. In Kuqa, the chance of a wet day over the course of the summer is essentially constant, remaining around 7% throughout.

For reference, the year's highest daily chance of a wet day is 9% on June 26, and its lowest chance is 0% on December 29.

Probability of Precipitation in the Summer in Kuqa

Probability of Precipitation in the Summer in KuqaJunJulAug0%0%1%1%2%2%3%3%4%4%5%5%6%6%7%7%8%8%9%9%SpringFallJun 269%Jun 269%Jun 16%Jun 16%Aug 315%Aug 315%Aug 15%Aug 15%rain
The percentage of days in which various types of precipitation are observed, excluding trace quantities: rain alone, snow alone, and mixed (both rain and snow fell in the same day).

Rainfall

To show variation within the season and not just the monthly totals, we show the rainfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day.

The average sliding 31-day rainfall during the summer in Kuqa is essentially constant, remaining about 0.4 inches throughout, and rarely exceeding 1.1 inches.

The highest average 31-day accumulation is 0.5 inches on June 16.

Average Monthly Rainfall in the Summer in Kuqa

Average Monthly Rainfall in the Summer in KuqaJunJulAug0.0 in0.0 in0.2 in0.2 in0.4 in0.4 in0.6 in0.6 in0.8 in0.8 in1.0 in1.0 in1.2 in1.2 inSpringFallJun 160.5 inJun 160.5 inJun 10.4 inJun 10.4 inAug 310.3 inAug 310.3 inJul 10.4 inJul 10.4 inAug 10.3 inAug 10.3 in
The average rainfall (solid line) accumulated over the course of a sliding 31-day period centered on the day in question, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted line is the corresponding average snowfall.

Over the course of the summer in Kuqa, the length of the day is rapidly decreasing. From the start to the end of the season, the length of the day decreases by 1 hour, 51 minutes, implying an average daily decrease of 1 minute, 13 seconds, and weekly decrease of 8 minutes, 31 seconds.

The shortest day of the summer is August 31, with 13 hours, 10 minutes of daylight and the longest day is June 21, with 15 hours, 13 minutes of daylight.

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in the Summer in Kuqa

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in the Summer in KuqaJunJulAug0 hr24 hr4 hr20 hr8 hr16 hr12 hr12 hr16 hr8 hr20 hr4 hr24 hr0 hrSpringFallJun 2115 hr, 13 minJun 2115 hr, 13 minnightnightdaydayAug 3113 hr, 10 minAug 3113 hr, 10 minAug 114 hr, 23 minAug 114 hr, 23 min
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 earliest sunrise of the summer in Kuqa is 4:53 AM on June 14 and the latest sunrise is 1 hour, 0 minutes later at 5:53 AM on August 31.

The latest sunset is 8:07 PM on June 26 and the earliest sunset is 1 hour, 4 minutes earlier at 7:03 PM on August 31.

Daylight saving time is not observed in Kuqa during 2024.

For reference, on June 20, the longest day of the year, the Sun rises at 4:53 AM and sets 15 hours, 13 minutes later, at 8:06 PM, while on December 21, the shortest day of the year, it rises at 7:52 AM and sets 9 hours, 9 minutes later, at 5:00 PM.

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight in the Summer in Kuqa

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight in the Summer in KuqaJunJulAug2 AM4 AM6 AM8 AM10 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM6 PM8 PM10 PM12 AMSpringFall4:53 AM4:53 AMJun 148:04 PMJun 148:04 PM5:53 AM5:53 AMAug 317:03 PMAug 317:03 PM4:57 AM4:57 AMJul 18:06 PMJul 18:06 PM5:22 AM5:22 AMAug 17:46 PMAug 17:46 PMSolarMidnightSolarMidnightSolarNoonSunriseSunset
The solar day in the summer. 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 Summer in Kuqa

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in the Summer in KuqaJunJulAug12 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 AMSpringFall001020203030405050606000101020303040405060
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Solar elevation and azimuth in the the summer 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 summer 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 Summer in Kuqa

Moon Rise, Set & Phases in the Summer in KuqaJunJulAug12 AM12 AM4 AM4 AM8 AM8 AM12 PM12 PM4 PM4 PM8 PM8 PM12 AM12 AMSpringFallMay 89:23 AMMay 89:23 AMMay 237:54 PMMay 237:54 PMJun 66:38 PMJun 66:38 PMJun 227:09 AMJun 227:09 AMJul 64:58 AMJul 64:58 AMJul 214:18 PMJul 214:18 PMAug 45:14 PMAug 45:14 PMAug 2012:26 AMAug 2012:26 AMSep 37:56 AMSep 37:56 AMSep 188:35 AMSep 188:35 AM5:00 AM5:00 AM8:10 PM8:10 PM7:57 PM7:57 PM4:59 AM4:59 AM8:18 PM8:18 PM7:57 PM7:57 PM4:29 AM4:29 AM4:43 AM4:43 AM8:55 PM8:55 PM8:23 PM8:23 PM5:42 AM5:42 AM8:02 PM8:02 PM7:27 PM7:27 PM5:56 AM5:56 AM7:14 PM7:14 PM6:19 PM6:19 PM6:06 AM6:06 AM
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 Kuqa is essentially constant during the summer, remaining around 0% throughout.

Humidity Comfort Levels in the Summer in Kuqa

Humidity Comfort Levels in the Summer in KuqaJunJulAug0%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%SpringFallJun 10%Jun 10%Aug 310%Aug 310%Jul 10%Jul 10%Aug 10%Aug 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 Kuqa is decreasing during the summer, decreasing from 8.5 miles per hour to 7.0 miles per hour over the course of the season.

For reference, on May 18, the windiest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 8.7 miles per hour, while on December 26, the calmest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 3.5 miles per hour.

Average Wind Speed in the Summer in Kuqa

Average Wind Speed in the Summer in KuqaJunJulAug0 mph0 mph2 mph2 mph4 mph4 mph6 mph6 mph8 mph8 mph10 mph10 mph12 mph12 mph14 mph14 mphSpringFallJun 18.5 mphJun 18.5 mphAug 317.0 mphAug 317.0 mphJul 17.8 mphJul 17.8 mphAug 17.5 mphAug 17.5 mph
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 Kuqa throughout the summer is predominantly from the north, with a peak proportion of 48% on June 25.

Wind Direction in the Summer in Kuqa

Wind Direction in the Summer in KuqaJunJulAug0%100%20%80%40%60%60%40%80%20%100%0%SpringFallnorthsouthwesteast
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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 Kuqa typically lasts for 7.5 months (230 days), from around March 23 to around November 8, rarely starting before March 4 or after April 12, and rarely ending before October 22 or after November 24.

The summer in Kuqa is reliably fully within the growing season.

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in the Summer in Kuqa

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in the Summer in Kuqagrowing seasongrowing seasongrowing seasonJunJulAug0%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%SpringFall100%Jul 17100%Jul 17coldcoolcomfortablewarmhotsweltering
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 Kuqa are very rapidly increasing during the summer, increasing by 2,488°F, from 987°F to 3,476°F, over the course of the season.

Growing Degree Days in the Summer in Kuqa

Growing Degree Days in the Summer in KuqaJunJulAug1,000°F1,000°F1,500°F1,500°F2,000°F2,000°F2,500°F2,500°F3,000°F3,000°F3,500°F3,500°FSpringFallJun 1987°FJun 1987°FAug 313,476°FAug 313,476°FJul 11,768°FJul 11,768°FAug 12,666°FAug 12,666°F
The average growing degree days accumulated over the course of the summer, 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 Kuqa is decreasing during the summer, falling by 1.1 kWh, from 6.9 kWh to 5.8 kWh, over the course of the season.

The highest average daily incident shortwave solar energy during the summer is 7.2 kWh on July 4.

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in the Summer in Kuqa

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in the Summer in KuqaJunJulAug0 kWh0 kWh1 kWh1 kWh2 kWh2 kWh3 kWh3 kWh4 kWh4 kWh5 kWh5 kWh6 kWh6 kWh7 kWh7 kWh8 kWh8 kWh9 kWh9 kWhSpringFallJul 47.2 kWhJul 47.2 kWhJun 16.9 kWhJun 16.9 kWhAug 315.8 kWhAug 315.8 kWhAug 16.8 kWhAug 16.8 kWh
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 Kuqa are 41.728 deg latitude, 82.936 deg longitude, and 3,497 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Kuqa contains only modest variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 171 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 3,508 feet. Within 10 miles contains only modest variations in elevation (2,457 feet). Within 50 miles contains large variations in elevation (10,692 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Kuqa is covered by cropland (66%) and artificial surfaces (34%), within 10 miles by bare soil (54%) and cropland (24%), and within 50 miles by grassland (43%) and bare soil (34%).

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

Kuqa is further than 200 kilometers from the nearest reliable weather station, so the weather-related data on this page were taken entirely from NASA's MERRA-2 satellite-era reanalysis . 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.

The temperature and dew point estimates are corrected for the difference between the reference elevation of the MERRA-2 grid cell and the elevation of Kuqa, according to the International Standard Atmosphere .

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.

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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