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Climate and Average Weather Year Round in Xekar China

In Xekar, the summers are long, hot, and mostly clear; the winters are short, freezing, and partly cloudy; and it is dry year round. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from 16°F to 90°F and is rarely below 8°F or above 96°F.

Based on the beach/pool score, the best time of year to visit Xekar for hot-weather activities is from late June to late August.

Climate in Xekar

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Xekar weather by month. Click on each chart for more information.

The hot season lasts for 4.6 months, from May 3 to September 22, with an average daily high temperature above 78°F. The hottest month of the year in Xekar is July, with an average high of 89°F and low of 71°F.

The cold season lasts for 2.6 months, from November 28 to February 17, with an average daily high temperature below 43°F. The coldest month of the year in Xekar is January, with an average low of 17°F and high of 33°F.

Average High and Low Temperature in Xekar

Average High and Low Temperature in XekarhotcoldcoldJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0°F0°F10°F10°F20°F20°F30°F30°F40°F40°F50°F50°F60°F60°F70°F70°F80°F80°F90°F90°F100°F100°FJan 1332°FJan 1332°FJul 2390°FJul 2390°F16°F16°F71°F71°FMay 378°FMay 378°FSep 2278°FSep 2278°FNov 2843°FNov 2843°FFeb 1743°FFeb 1743°F58°F58°F57°F57°F28°F28°F27°F27°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.
AverageJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
High 33°F42°F58°F72°F80°F86°F89°F87°F80°F68°F51°F36°F
Temp. 24°F34°F50°F63°F72°F78°F81°F79°F70°F57°F42°F28°F
Low 17°F26°F40°F53°F61°F67°F71°F68°F59°F46°F32°F21°F

The figure below shows you a compact characterization of the entire year of hourly average temperatures. The horizontal axis is the day of the year, 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 Xekar

Average Hourly Temperature in XekarJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 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 AMNowNowfreezingfreezingcoldcoldcoolcoolcomfortablewarmwarmhotvery coldvery cold
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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In Xekar, the average percentage of the sky covered by clouds experiences extreme seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The clearer part of the year in Xekar begins around June 8 and lasts for 4.4 months, ending around October 22.

The clearest month of the year in Xekar is August, during which on average the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 88% of the time.

The cloudier part of the year begins around October 22 and lasts for 7.6 months, ending around June 8.

The cloudiest month of the year in Xekar is March, during which on average the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy 62% of the time.

Cloud Cover Categories in Xekar

Cloud Cover Categories in XekarclearercloudiercloudierJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%Aug 989%Aug 989%Mar 2337%Mar 2337%Jun 863%Jun 863%Oct 2263%Oct 2263%NowNowclearmostly clearovercastmostly cloudypartly 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.
FractionJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Cloudier 53%58%62%56%49%32%16%12%17%33%43%47%
Clearer 47%42%38%44%51%68%84%88%83%67%57%53%

A wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. The chance of wet days in Xekar varies throughout the year.

The wetter season lasts 4.5 months, from May 2 to September 18, with a greater than 5% chance of a given day being a wet day. The month with the most wet days in Xekar is July, with an average of 2.9 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

The drier season lasts 7.5 months, from September 18 to May 2. The month with the fewest wet days in Xekar is January, with an average of 0.1 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

Among wet days, we distinguish between those that experience rain alone, snow alone, or a mixture of the two. The month with the most days of rain alone in Xekar is July, with an average of 2.9 days. Based on this categorization, the most common form of precipitation throughout the year is rain alone, with a peak probability of 10% on July 27.

Daily Chance of Precipitation in Xekar

Daily Chance of Precipitation in XekarwetdrydryJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%Jul 2710%Jul 2710%Jan 10%Jan 10%Feb 191%Feb 191%Dec 190%Dec 190%May 25%May 25%Sep 185%Sep 185%NowNowrain
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).
Days ofJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Rain 0.0d0.1d0.8d1.0d2.2d2.3d2.9d2.9d1.9d0.5d0.2d0.0d
Snow 0.1d0.1d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.1d
Any 0.1d0.2d0.8d1.0d2.2d2.3d2.9d2.9d1.9d0.5d0.2d0.1d

To show variation within the months and not just the monthly totals, we show the rainfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day of the year. Xekar experiences some seasonal variation in monthly rainfall.

Rain falls throughout the year in Xekar. The month with the most rain in Xekar is July, with an average rainfall of 0.4 inches.

The month with the least rain in Xekar is January, with an average rainfall of 0.0 inches.

Average Monthly Rainfall in Xekar

Average Monthly Rainfall in XekarJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0.0 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 inJul 130.4 inJul 130.4 inJan 250.0 inJan 250.0 inAug 250.4 inAug 250.4 inNowNow
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.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Rainfall 0.0″0.0″0.1″0.1″0.3″0.4″0.4″0.4″0.3″0.1″0.0″0.0″

The length of the day in Xekar varies significantly over the course of the year. In 2024, the shortest day is December 21, with 9 hours, 21 minutes of daylight; the longest day is June 21, with 15 hours, 0 minutes of daylight.

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in Xekar

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in XekarJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 hr24 hr4 hr20 hr8 hr16 hr12 hr12 hr16 hr8 hr20 hr4 hr24 hr0 hr12 hr, 6 minMar 2012 hr, 6 minMar 2015 hr, 0 minJun 2115 hr, 0 minJun 2112 hr, 9 minSep 2212 hr, 9 minSep 229 hr, 21 minDec 219 hr, 21 minDec 21nightnightdayNowNow
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.
Hours ofJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight 9.7h10.7h12.0h13.3h14.4h14.9h14.7h13.7h12.4h11.1h10.0h9.4h

The earliest sunrise is at 7:21 AM on June 14, and the latest sunrise is 2 hours, 50 minutes later at 10:12 AM on January 6. The earliest sunset is at 7:25 PM on December 7, and the latest sunset is 2 hours, 57 minutes later at 10:22 PM on June 27.

Daylight saving time (DST) is not observed in Xekar during 2024.

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight in Xekar

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight in XekarJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec4 AM6 AM8 AM10 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM6 PM8 PM10 PM12 AM2 AMJun 147:21 AMJun 147:21 AM10:22 PMJun 2710:22 PMJun 27Dec 77:25 PMDec 77:25 PM10:12 AMJan 610:12 AMJan 6daynightnightnightnightSolarMidnightSolarMidnightSolarNoonSunriseSunsetNowNow
The solar day over the course of the year 2024. 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 Xekar

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in XekarJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 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 AM000010101010202020203030303040404050506060700000101010102020202030303040405050602774NowNow
northeastsouthwest
Solar elevation and azimuth over the course of the year 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 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.

Moon Rise, Set & Phases in Xekar

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 perceived humidity level in Xekar, as measured by the percentage of time in which the humidity comfort level is muggy, oppressive, or miserable, does not vary significantly over the course of the year, remaining a virtually constant 0% throughout.

Humidity Comfort Levels in Xekar

Humidity Comfort Levels in XekarJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%Mar 170%Mar 170%Jul 291%Jul 291%NowNowdrydry
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.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Muggy days 0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.2d0.1d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d

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 Xekar experiences significant seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The windier part of the year lasts for 7.2 months, from March 9 to October 15, with average wind speeds of more than 6.1 miles per hour. The windiest month of the year in Xekar is May, with an average hourly wind speed of 8.3 miles per hour.

The calmer time of year lasts for 4.8 months, from October 15 to March 9. The calmest month of the year in Xekar is December, with an average hourly wind speed of 3.8 miles per hour.

Average Wind Speed in Xekar

Average Wind Speed in XekarwindyJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 mph0 mph2 mph2 mph4 mph4 mph6 mph6 mph8 mph8 mph10 mph10 mph12 mph12 mph14 mph14 mphMay 98.5 mphMay 98.5 mphDec 233.7 mphDec 233.7 mphMar 96.1 mphMar 96.1 mphOct 156.1 mphOct 156.1 mphNowNow
The average of mean hourly wind speeds (dark gray line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Wind Speed (mph) 3.95.06.68.18.37.67.16.86.76.04.83.8

The predominant average hourly wind direction in Xekar varies throughout the year.

The wind is most often from the east for 1.1 months, from February 15 to March 18, with a peak percentage of 34% on February 26. The wind is most often from the north for 4.3 months, from March 18 to July 27 and for 2.2 months, from August 23 to October 29, with a peak percentage of 40% on September 25. The wind is most often from the south for 3.9 weeks, from July 27 to August 23 and for 3.5 months, from October 29 to February 15, with a peak percentage of 34% on August 9.

Wind Direction in Xekar

Wind Direction in XekarSENSNSJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%20%80%40%60%60%40%80%20%100%0%NowNowsoutheastnorthwest
northeastsouthwest
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).

To characterize how pleasant the weather is in Xekar throughout the year, we compute two travel scores.

The tourism score favors clear, rainless days with perceived temperatures between 65°F and 80°F. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit Xekar for general outdoor tourist activities is from late July to late September, with a peak score in the first week of September.

Tourism Score in Xekar

Tourism Score in Xekarbest timeJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec002244668810108.38.30.00.0NowNowtemperaturetemperature cloudscloudsprecipitationprecipitationtourism score
The tourism score (filled area), and its constituents: the temperature score (red line), the cloud cover score (blue line), and the precipitation score (green line).

The beach/pool score favors clear, rainless days with perceived temperatures between 75°F and 90°F. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit Xekar for hot-weather activities is from late June to late August, with a peak score in the last week of July.

Beach/Pool Score in Xekar

Beach/Pool Score in Xekarbest timeJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec002244668810108.48.40.00.0NowNowtemperaturetemperature cloudscloudsprecipitationprecipitationbeach/pool score
The beach/pool score (filled area), and its constituents: the temperature score (red line), the cloud cover score (blue line), and the precipitation score (green line).

Methodology

For each hour between 8:00 AM and 9:00 PM of each day in the analysis period (1980 to 2016), independent scores are computed for perceived temperature, cloud cover, and total precipitation. Those scores are combined into a single hourly composite score, which is then aggregated into days, averaged over all the years in the analysis period, and smoothed.

Our cloud cover score is 10 for fully clear skies, falling linearly to 9 for mostly clear skies, and to 1 for fully overcast skies.

Our precipitation score, which is based on the three-hour precipitation centered on the hour in question, is 10 for no precipitation, falling linearly to 9 for trace precipitation, and to 0 for 0.04 inches of precipitation or more.

Our tourism temperature score is 0 for perceived temperatures below 50°F, rising linearly to 9 for 65°F, to 10 for 75°F, falling linearly to 9 for 80°F, and to 1 for 90°F or hotter.

Our beach/pool temperature score is 0 for perceived temperatures below 65°F, rising linearly to 9 for 75°F, to 10 for 82°F, falling linearly to 9 for 90°F, and to 1 for 100°F or hotter.

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 Xekar typically lasts for 8.0 months (246 days), from around March 7 to around November 7, rarely starting before February 19 or after March 24, and rarely ending before October 18 or after November 26.

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in Xekar

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in Xekargrowing seasonJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%50%Mar 750%Mar 750%Nov 750%Nov 790%Mar 2490%Mar 2490%Oct 1890%Oct 1810%Feb 1910%Feb 1910%Nov 2610%Nov 260%Jan 150%Jan 15Jul 8100%Jul 8100%freezingcoolcomfortablewarmhotvery coldcoldfrigid
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.

Based on growing degree days alone, the first spring blooms in Xekar should appear around March 25, only rarely appearing before March 18 or after April 4.

Growing Degree Days in Xekar

Growing Degree Days in XekarJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0°F0°F1,000°F1,000°F2,000°F2,000°F3,000°F3,000°F4,000°F4,000°F5,000°F5,000°FMar 2589°FMar 2589°FMay 18900°FMay 18900°FDec 314,720°FDec 314,720°FNowNow
The average growing degree days accumulated over the course of the year, 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 experiences extreme seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The brighter period of the year lasts for 3.2 months, from May 11 to August 17, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter above 6.8 kWh. The brightest month of the year in Xekar is July, with an average of 7.7 kWh.

The darker period of the year lasts for 3.3 months, from November 2 to February 11, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter below 3.5 kWh. The darkest month of the year in Xekar is December, with an average of 2.4 kWh.

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in Xekar

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in XekarbrightdarkdarkJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 kWh0 kWh1 kWh1 kWh2 kWh2 kWh3 kWh3 kWh4 kWh4 kWh5 kWh5 kWh6 kWh6 kWh7 kWh7 kWh8 kWh8 kWh9 kWh9 kWh10 kWh10 kWhJul 37.9 kWhJul 37.9 kWhDec 172.4 kWhDec 172.4 kWhMay 116.8 kWhMay 116.8 kWhAug 176.8 kWhAug 176.8 kWhNov 23.5 kWhNov 23.5 kWhFeb 113.5 kWhFeb 113.5 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.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Solar Energy (kWh) 2.73.64.86.06.97.67.76.85.64.23.02.4

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Xekar are 39.816 deg latitude, 77.366 deg longitude, and 3,842 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Xekar contains very significant variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 1,293 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 3,977 feet. Within 10 miles contains very significant variations in elevation (4,751 feet). Within 50 miles also contains extreme variations in elevation (8,802 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Xekar is covered by grassland (39%), water (34%), and bare soil (25%), within 10 miles by grassland (47%) and bare soil (36%), and within 50 miles by grassland (46%) and bare soil (35%).

This report illustrates the typical weather in Xekar, 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, Kashgar Airport, in our network suitable to be used as a proxy for the historical temperature and dew point records of Xekar.

At a distance of 119 kilometers from Xekar, 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 Xekar 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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