Climate and Average Weather Year Round in Zangkaxa China

In Zangkaxa, the summers are cool and mostly clear and the winters are frigid, dry, windy, and partly cloudy. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from -5°F to 67°F and is rarely below -11°F or above 71°F.

Based on the tourism score, the best time of year to visit Zangkaxa for warm-weather activities is from early July to early August.

The warm season lasts for 3.1 months, from June 10 to September 12, with an average daily high temperature above 57°F. The hottest month of the year in Zangkaxa is July, with an average high of 67°F and low of 36°F.

The cold season lasts for 3.5 months, from November 25 to March 9, with an average daily high temperature below 28°F. The coldest month of the year in Zangkaxa is January, with an average low of -5°F and high of 18°F.

In Zangkaxa, 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 Zangkaxa begins around May 29 and lasts for 6.5 months, ending around December 12.

The clearest month of the year in Zangkaxa is September, during which on average the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 90% of the time.

The cloudier part of the year begins around December 12 and lasts for 5.5 months, ending around May 29.

The cloudiest month of the year in Zangkaxa is March, during which on average the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy 52% of the time.

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

The wetter season lasts 1.4 months, from July 11 to August 25, with a greater than 7% chance of a given day being a wet day. The month with the most wet days in Zangkaxa is August, with an average of 2.9 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

The drier season lasts 11 months, from August 25 to July 11. The month with the fewest wet days in Zangkaxa is February, with an average of 0.0 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 Zangkaxa is August, with an average of 2.8 days. Based on this categorization, the most common form of precipitation throughout the year is rain alone, with a peak probability of 13% on August 3.

Rainfall

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. Zangkaxa experiences some seasonal variation in monthly rainfall.

The rainy period of the year lasts for 1.4 months, from July 10 to August 23, with a sliding 31-day rainfall of at least 0.5 inches. The month with the most rain in Zangkaxa is August, with an average rainfall of 0.7 inches.

The rainless period of the year lasts for 11 months, from August 23 to July 10. The month with the least rain in Zangkaxa is December, with an average rainfall of -0.0 inches.

The length of the day in Zangkaxa varies significantly over the course of the year. In 2024, the shortest day is December 21, with 9 hours, 55 minutes of daylight; the longest day is June 21, with 14 hours, 24 minutes of daylight.

The earliest sunrise is at 7:27 AM on June 12, and the latest sunrise is 2 hours, 16 minutes later at 9:43 AM on January 8. The earliest sunset is at 7:29 PM on December 4, and the latest sunset is 2 hours, 23 minutes later at 9:53 PM on June 29.

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

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.

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 Zangkaxa, 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.

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

The windier part of the year lasts for 5.8 months, from November 29 to May 24, with average wind speeds of more than 9.1 miles per hour. The windiest month of the year in Zangkaxa is March, with an average hourly wind speed of 11.7 miles per hour.

The calmer time of year lasts for 6.2 months, from May 24 to November 29. The calmest month of the year in Zangkaxa is August, with an average hourly wind speed of 6.5 miles per hour.

The predominant average hourly wind direction in Zangkaxa is from the west throughout the year.

To characterize how pleasant the weather is in Zangkaxa 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 Zangkaxa for general outdoor tourist activities is from early July to early August, with a peak score in the third week of July.

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 Zangkaxa for hot-weather activities is from mid July to early August, with a peak score in the third week of July.

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 Zangkaxa typically lasts for 1.0 months (32 days), from around July 10 to around August 11, rarely starting before June 18, or ending after September 2.

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 Zangkaxa should appear around June 28, only rarely appearing before June 19 or after July 8.

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 3.1 months, from May 8 to August 11, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter above 7.9 kWh. The brightest month of the year in Zangkaxa is June, with an average of 8.9 kWh.

The darker period of the year lasts for 3.1 months, from November 10 to February 13, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter below 4.6 kWh. The darkest month of the year in Zangkaxa is December, with an average of 3.7 kWh.

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Zangkaxa are 33.713 deg latitude, 80.377 deg longitude, and 14,557 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Zangkaxa contains large variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 2,687 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 15,111 feet. Within 10 miles contains large variations in elevation (4,849 feet). Within 50 miles also contains extreme variations in elevation (8,284 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Zangkaxa is covered by grassland (99%), within 10 miles by grassland (97%), and within 50 miles by grassland (89%).