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Climate and Average Weather Year Round in Karakax China

In Karakax, the summers are long, warm, arid, and mostly clear and the winters are short, freezing, dry, and partly cloudy. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from 17°F to 89°F and is rarely below 9°F or above 98°F.

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

Climate in Karakax

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

The hot season lasts for 4.6 months, from May 2 to September 21, with an average daily high temperature above 78°F. The hottest month of the year in Karakax is July, with an average high of 89°F and low of 70°F.

The cold season lasts for 2.6 months, from November 27 to February 17, with an average daily high temperature below 44°F. The coldest month of the year in Karakax is January, with an average low of 18°F and high of 34°F.

Average High and Low Temperature in Karakax

Average High and Low Temperature in KarakaxhotcoldcoldJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0°F0°F10°F10°F20°F20°F30°F30°F40°F40°F50°F50°F60°F60°F70°F70°F80°F80°F90°F90°F100°F100°FJan 1133°FJan 1133°FJul 2389°FJul 2389°F17°F17°F70°F70°FMay 278°FMay 278°FSep 2178°FSep 2178°FNov 2744°FNov 2744°FFeb 1744°FFeb 1744°F58°F58°F57°F57°F27°F27°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 34°F43°F59°F73°F81°F86°F89°F86°F79°F67°F51°F37°F
Temp. 25°F34°F50°F63°F71°F77°F80°F78°F69°F56°F41°F28°F
Low 18°F26°F40°F53°F61°F66°F70°F67°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 Karakax

Average Hourly Temperature in KarakaxJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 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 AMNowNowfreezingfreezingfreezingvery coldcoldcoldcoolcoolcomfortablewarmwarmhotvery coldfreezing
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 Karakax, the average percentage of the sky covered by clouds experiences significant seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The clearer part of the year in Karakax begins around June 9 and lasts for 5.2 months, ending around November 16.

The clearest month of the year in Karakax is August, during which on average the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 87% of the time.

The cloudier part of the year begins around November 16 and lasts for 6.8 months, ending around June 9.

The cloudiest month of the year in Karakax is March, during which on average the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy 60% of the time.

Cloud Cover Categories in Karakax

Cloud Cover Categories in KarakaxclearercloudiercloudierJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%Jul 2688%Jul 2688%Mar 2339%Mar 2339%Jun 963%Jun 963%Nov 1664%Nov 1664%NowNowclearmostly clearovercastpartly cloudymostly 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 51%57%60%54%46%32%15%13%16%26%36%45%
Clearer 49%43%40%46%54%68%85%87%84%74%64%55%

Karakax does not experience significant seasonal variation in the frequency of wet days (i.e., those with greater than 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation). The frequency ranges from 0% to 6%, with an average value of 2%.

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 Karakax is June, with an average of 1.5 days. Based on this categorization, the most common form of precipitation throughout the year is rain alone, with a peak probability of 6% on June 9.

Daily Chance of Precipitation in Karakax

Daily Chance of Precipitation in KarakaxJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%Jun 96%Jun 96%Dec 230%Dec 230%Feb 241%Feb 241%May 103%May 103%Aug 273%Aug 273%
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 0.0d0.1d0.4d0.5d1.0d1.5d0.9d0.8d0.5d0.2d0.1d0.0d
Snow 0.1d0.1d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d
Any 0.1d0.2d0.4d0.5d1.0d1.5d0.9d0.8d0.5d0.2d0.1d0.0d

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. Karakax experiences some seasonal variation in monthly rainfall.

Rain falls throughout the year in Karakax. The month with the most rain in Karakax is June, with an average rainfall of 0.3 inches.

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

Average Monthly Rainfall in Karakax

Average Monthly Rainfall in KarakaxJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0.0 in0.0 in0.2 in0.2 in0.4 in0.4 in0.6 in0.6 in0.8 in0.8 in1.0 in1.0 inJun 80.3 inJun 80.3 inJan 110.0 inJan 110.0 inAug 200.2 inAug 200.2 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″0.2″0.3″0.2″0.2″0.1″0.0″0.0″0.0″

The length of the day in Karakax varies significantly over the course of the year. In 2024, the shortest day is December 21, with 9 hours, 36 minutes of daylight; the longest day is June 21, with 14 hours, 44 minutes of daylight.

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in Karakax

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in KarakaxJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 hr24 hr4 hr20 hr8 hr16 hr12 hr12 hr16 hr8 hr20 hr4 hr24 hr0 hr12 hr, 6 minMar 2012 hr, 6 minMar 2014 hr, 44 minJun 2114 hr, 44 minJun 2112 hr, 9 minSep 2212 hr, 9 minSep 229 hr, 36 minDec 219 hr, 36 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 9.9h10.8h12.0h13.2h14.2h14.7h14.4h13.5h12.4h11.2h10.2h9.6h

The earliest sunrise is at 7:20 AM on June 13, and the latest sunrise is 2 hours, 35 minutes later at 9:55 AM on January 7. The earliest sunset is at 7:23 PM on December 6, and the latest sunset is 2 hours, 42 minutes later at 10:05 PM on June 28.

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

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight in Karakax

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight in KarakaxJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec4 AM6 AM8 AM10 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM6 PM8 PM10 PM12 AM2 AMJun 137:20 AMJun 137:20 AM10:05 PMJun 2810:05 PMJun 28Dec 67:23 PMDec 67:23 PM9:55 AMJan 79:55 AMJan 7daynightnightnightnightSolarMidnightSolarMidnightSolarNoonSunriseSunset
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 Karakax

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in KarakaxJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 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 AM0000101010102020202030303030404040505050606070000010101010202020203030304040505060702976NowNow
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 Karakax

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 Karakax, 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 Karakax

Humidity Comfort Levels in KarakaxJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%Jan 80%Jan 80%Jul 250%Jul 250%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 0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d

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

The windier part of the year lasts for 6.9 months, from March 2 to September 29, with average wind speeds of more than 6.7 miles per hour. The windiest month of the year in Karakax is May, with an average hourly wind speed of 8.3 miles per hour.

The calmer time of year lasts for 5.1 months, from September 29 to March 2. The calmest month of the year in Karakax is December, with an average hourly wind speed of 5.1 miles per hour.

Average Wind Speed in Karakax

Average Wind Speed in KarakaxwindyJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 mph0 mph2 mph2 mph4 mph4 mph6 mph6 mph8 mph8 mph10 mph10 mph12 mph12 mph14 mph14 mphMay 188.3 mphMay 188.3 mphDec 225.1 mphDec 225.1 mphMar 26.7 mphMar 26.7 mphSep 296.7 mphSep 296.7 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) 5.46.27.17.98.37.97.87.56.96.25.65.1

The predominant average hourly wind direction in Karakax is from the east throughout the year.

Wind Direction in Karakax

Wind Direction in KarakaxJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%20%80%40%60%60%40%80%20%100%0%NowNowwesteastnorthsouth
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 Karakax 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 Karakax for general outdoor tourist activities is from late June to late September, with a peak score in the last week of August.

Tourism Score in Karakax

Tourism Score in Karakaxbest timeJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec002244668810108.48.40.00.0NowNowtemperaturetemperature 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 Karakax for hot-weather activities is from late June to mid August, with a peak score in the last week of July.

Beach/Pool Score in Karakax

Beach/Pool Score in Karakaxbest timeJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec002244668810108.38.30.00.0NowNowtemperaturetemperature 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 Karakax typically lasts for 8.1 months (248 days), from around March 7 to around November 10, rarely starting before February 19 or after March 24, and rarely ending before October 25 or after November 26.

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

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in Karakaxgrowing 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 1050%Nov 1090%Mar 2490%Mar 2490%Oct 2590%Oct 2510%Feb 1910%Feb 1910%Nov 2610%Nov 260%Dec 200%Dec 20Jul 6100%Jul 6100%frigidfreezingcoolcomfortablewarmhotvery coldcold
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 Karakax should appear around March 24, only rarely appearing before March 15 or after April 4.

Growing Degree Days in Karakax

Growing Degree Days in KarakaxJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0°F0°F1,000°F1,000°F2,000°F2,000°F3,000°F3,000°F4,000°F4,000°F5,000°F5,000°FMar 2489°FMar 2489°FMay 18900°FMay 18900°FJun 241,800°FJun 241,800°FDec 314,532°FDec 314,532°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 significant seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The brighter period of the year lasts for 3.7 months, from April 29 to August 18, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter above 6.7 kWh. The brightest month of the year in Karakax is July, with an average of 7.5 kWh.

The darker period of the year lasts for 3.0 months, from November 7 to February 7, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter below 3.7 kWh. The darkest month of the year in Karakax is December, with an average of 2.8 kWh.

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in Karakax

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in KarakaxbrightdarkdarkJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 kWh0 kWh1 kWh1 kWh2 kWh2 kWh3 kWh3 kWh4 kWh4 kWh5 kWh5 kWh6 kWh6 kWh7 kWh7 kWh8 kWh8 kWh9 kWh9 kWhJul 37.7 kWhJul 37.7 kWhDec 222.7 kWhDec 222.7 kWhApr 296.7 kWhApr 296.7 kWhAug 186.7 kWhAug 186.7 kWhNov 73.7 kWhNov 73.7 kWhFeb 73.7 kWhFeb 73.7 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) 3.14.05.26.37.07.57.56.85.84.63.42.8

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Karakax are 37.272 deg latitude, 79.737 deg longitude, and 4,357 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Karakax contains only modest variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 108 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 4,339 feet. Within 10 miles also contains only modest variations in elevation (331 feet). Within 50 miles contains only modest variations in elevation (8,428 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Karakax is covered by cropland (69%) and artificial surfaces (23%), within 10 miles by cropland (52%) and grassland (17%), and within 50 miles by bare soil (40%) and grassland (36%).

This report illustrates the typical weather in Karakax, 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 Karakax.

At a distance of 23 kilometers from Karakax, 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 Karakax 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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