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Climate and Average Weather Year Round in Qinglung China

In Qinglung, the summers are cool and partly cloudy and the winters are frigid, dry, windy, and mostly clear. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from -7°F to 61°F and is rarely below -13°F or above 66°F.

Based on the tourism score, the best time of year to visit Qinglung for warm-weather activities is from mid June to mid July.

Climate in Qinglung

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

The warm season lasts for 3.8 months, from May 23 to September 16, with an average daily high temperature above 53°F. The hottest month of the year in Qinglung is July, with an average high of 61°F and low of 39°F.

The cold season lasts for 3.4 months, from November 25 to March 7, with an average daily high temperature below 30°F. The coldest month of the year in Qinglung is January, with an average low of -7°F and high of 22°F.

Average High and Low Temperature in Qinglung

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 22°F26°F32°F41°F51°F60°F61°F59°F53°F43°F32°F25°F
Temp. 8°F12°F22°F31°F40°F48°F50°F48°F43°F32°F19°F10°F
Low -7°F-3°F9°F22°F29°F36°F39°F37°F32°F23°F6°F-4°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 Qinglung

Average Hourly Temperature in QinglungJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 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 AMNowNowfrigidfrigidfrigidfrigidfreezingfreezingvery coldcoldcool
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 Qinglung, 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 Qinglung begins around September 14 and lasts for 4.9 months, ending around February 10.

The clearest month of the year in Qinglung is November, during which on average the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 75% of the time.

The cloudier part of the year begins around February 10 and lasts for 7.1 months, ending around September 14.

The cloudiest month of the year in Qinglung is August, during which on average the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy 56% of the time.

Cloud Cover Categories in Qinglung

Cloud Cover Categories in QinglungclearerclearercloudierJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%Nov 2677%Nov 2677%Aug 443%Aug 443%Sep 1460%Sep 1460%Feb 1060%Feb 1060%NowNowclearmostly clearpartly cloudymostly cloudyovercast
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 34%41%48%49%41%34%52%56%39%27%25%27%
Clearer 66%59%52%51%59%66%48%44%61%73%75%73%

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

The wetter season lasts 3.5 months, from June 4 to September 19, with a greater than 24% chance of a given day being a wet day. The month with the most wet days in Qinglung is July, with an average of 13.8 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

The drier season lasts 8.5 months, from September 19 to June 4. The month with the fewest wet days in Qinglung is February, 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. Based on this categorization, the most common form of precipitation in Qinglung changes throughout the year.

Rain alone is the most common for 6.6 months, from April 5 to October 23. The month with the most days of rain alone in Qinglung is July, with an average of 13.8 days.

Snow alone is the most common for 5.4 months, from October 23 to April 5. The month with the most days of snow alone in Qinglung is October, with an average of 0.3 days.

Daily Chance of Precipitation in Qinglung

Daily Chance of Precipitation in QinglungsnowrainsnowJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%Jul 448%Jul 448%Nov 250%Nov 250%Apr 51%Apr 51%Oct 233%Oct 233%Jun 424%Jun 424%Sep 1924%Sep 1924%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).
Days ofJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Rain 0.0d0.0d0.0d0.5d3.8d10.1d13.8d12.9d7.3d1.0d0.0d0.0d
Mixed 0.0d0.0d0.1d0.2d0.4d0.1d0.0d0.1d0.3d0.3d0.0d0.0d
Snow 0.2d0.1d0.2d0.1d0.1d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.1d0.3d0.2d0.2d
Any 0.2d0.1d0.2d0.8d4.3d10.2d13.8d13.0d7.7d1.6d0.2d0.2d

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. Qinglung experiences significant seasonal variation in monthly rainfall.

The rainy period of the year lasts for 4.7 months, from May 13 to October 3, with a sliding 31-day rainfall of at least 0.5 inches. The month with the most rain in Qinglung is July, with an average rainfall of 3.0 inches.

The rainless period of the year lasts for 7.3 months, from October 3 to May 13. The month with the least rain in Qinglung is December, with an average rainfall of 0.0 inches.

Average Monthly Rainfall in Qinglung

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″0.0″0.1″0.6″2.0″3.0″2.7″1.4″0.2″0.0″0.0″

The length of the day in Qinglung varies significantly over the course of the year. In 2024, the shortest day is December 21, with 10 hours, 7 minutes of daylight; the longest day is June 21, with 14 hours, 11 minutes of daylight.

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in Qinglung

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in QinglungJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 hr24 hr4 hr20 hr8 hr16 hr12 hr12 hr16 hr8 hr20 hr4 hr24 hr0 hr12 hr, 6 minMar 2012 hr, 6 minMar 2014 hr, 11 minJun 2114 hr, 11 minJun 2112 hr, 8 minSep 2212 hr, 8 minSep 2210 hr, 7 minDec 2110 hr, 7 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 10.4h11.1h12.0h13.0h13.7h14.1h13.9h13.2h12.3h11.4h10.6h10.2h

The earliest sunrise is at 4:52 AM on June 11, and the latest sunrise is 2 hours, 4 minutes later at 6:56 AM on January 9. The earliest sunset is at 4:54 PM on December 2, and the latest sunset is 2 hours, 11 minutes later at 7:05 PM on June 30.

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

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight in Qinglung

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight in QinglungJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 AM2 AM4 AM6 AM8 AM10 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM6 PM8 PM10 PM12 AMJun 114:52 AMJun 114:52 AM7:05 PMJun 307:05 PMJun 30Dec 24:54 PMDec 24:54 PM6:56 AMJan 96:56 AMJan 9daynightnightnightSolarMidnightSolarMidnightSolarNoonSunriseSunsetNowNow
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 Qinglung

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in QinglungJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 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 AM0000101010102020202030303030404040505050606070800000101010102020202030303030404040405050606070708035NowNow
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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 Qinglung

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 Qinglung, 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 Qinglung

Humidity Comfort Levels in QinglungJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%Jul 20%Jul 20%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 Qinglung experiences significant seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The windier part of the year lasts for 5.1 months, from November 30 to May 1, with average wind speeds of more than 11.1 miles per hour. The windiest month of the year in Qinglung is March, with an average hourly wind speed of 14.3 miles per hour.

The calmer time of year lasts for 7.0 months, from May 1 to November 30. The calmest month of the year in Qinglung is August, with an average hourly wind speed of 8.0 miles per hour.

Average Wind Speed in Qinglung

Average Wind Speed in QinglungwindywindyJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 mph0 mph5 mph5 mph10 mph10 mph15 mph15 mph20 mph20 mphMar 914.4 mphMar 914.4 mphAug 187.8 mphAug 187.8 mphNov 3011.1 mphNov 3011.1 mphMay 111.1 mphMay 111.1 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) 13.013.814.312.610.59.58.48.08.49.910.511.7

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

The wind is most often from the south for 3.3 months, from June 15 to September 25, with a peak percentage of 53% on August 1. The wind is most often from the west for 8.7 months, from September 25 to June 15, with a peak percentage of 80% on January 1.

Wind Direction in Qinglung

Wind Direction in QinglungWSWJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%20%80%40%60%60%40%80%20%100%0%NowNowwestsoutheastnorth
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 Qinglung 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 Qinglung for general outdoor tourist activities is from mid June to mid July, with a peak score in the last week of June.

Tourism Score in Qinglung

Tourism Score in QinglungJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec002244668810101.81.80.00.0NowNowtemperaturetemperature 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 Qinglung for hot-weather activities is from mid to late June.

Beach/Pool Score in Qinglung

Beach/Pool Score in QinglungJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec002244668810100.00.00.00.0NowNowcloudscloudsprecipitationprecipitation
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 Qinglung typically lasts for 2.2 months (67 days), from around June 19 to around August 25, rarely starting before May 31, or ending after September 19.

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

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in Qinglunggrowing seasonJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%Jun 1950%Jun 1950%Aug 2550%Aug 2550%May 3110%May 3110%Sep 1910%Sep 1910%0%Nov 190%Nov 19Jul 2286%Jul 2286%NowNowfrigidfreezingvery coldcoldcool
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 Qinglung should appear around June 25, only rarely appearing before June 17 or after July 10.

Growing Degree Days in Qinglung

Growing Degree Days in QinglungJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0°F0°F50°F50°F100°F100°F150°F150°F200°F200°F250°F250°F300°F300°F350°F350°F400°F400°FJun 2590°FJun 2590°FDec 31320°FDec 31320°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 2.9 months, from April 24 to July 19, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter above 7.5 kWh. The brightest month of the year in Qinglung is June, with an average of 8.1 kWh.

The darker period of the year lasts for 2.9 months, from November 7 to February 4, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter below 5.0 kWh. The darkest month of the year in Qinglung is December, with an average of 4.3 kWh.

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in Qinglung

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in QinglungbrightdarkdarkJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 kWh0 kWh1 kWh1 kWh2 kWh2 kWh3 kWh3 kWh4 kWh4 kWh5 kWh5 kWh6 kWh6 kWh7 kWh7 kWh8 kWh8 kWh9 kWh9 kWh10 kWh10 kWhJun 48.3 kWhJun 48.3 kWhDec 244.1 kWhDec 244.1 kWhApr 247.5 kWhApr 247.5 kWhJul 197.5 kWhJul 197.5 kWhNov 75.0 kWhNov 75.0 kWhFeb 45.0 kWhFeb 45.0 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) 4.45.46.47.38.08.17.56.96.35.74.84.3

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Qinglung are 31.162 deg latitude, 90.666 deg longitude, and 15,381 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Qinglung contains very significant variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 1,831 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 15,674 feet. Within 10 miles contains very significant variations in elevation (2,415 feet). Within 50 miles contains large variations in elevation (5,955 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Qinglung is covered by grassland (97%), within 10 miles by grassland (82%) and water (16%), and within 50 miles by grassland (83%) and water (14%).

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

Qinglung 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 Qinglung, 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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