Climate and Average Weather Year Round in Gartog China

In Gartog, the summers are comfortable and mostly cloudy and the winters are freezing, snowy, and mostly clear. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from 9°F to 67°F and is rarely below 4°F or above 74°F.

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

The warm season lasts for 3.8 months, from May 16 to September 10, with an average daily high temperature above 61°F. The hottest month of the year in Gartog is July, with an average high of 66°F and low of 42°F.

The cold season lasts for 3.3 months, from November 26 to March 3, with an average daily high temperature below 42°F. The coldest month of the year in Gartog is January, with an average low of 10°F and high of 36°F.

In Gartog, 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 Gartog begins around September 23 and lasts for 6.4 months, ending around April 4.

The clearest month of the year in Gartog is November, during which on average the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 82% of the time.

The cloudier part of the year begins around April 4 and lasts for 5.6 months, ending around September 23.

The cloudiest month of the year in Gartog is July, during which on average the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy 70% 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 Gartog varies significantly throughout the year.

The wetter season lasts 3.7 months, from June 5 to September 26, with a greater than 24% chance of a given day being a wet day. The month with the most wet days in Gartog is July, with an average of 14.0 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

The drier season lasts 8.3 months, from September 26 to June 5. The month with the fewest wet days in Gartog 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. Based on this categorization, the most common form of precipitation in Gartog changes throughout the year.

Rain alone is the most common for 9.1 months, from February 27 to November 29. The month with the most days of rain alone in Gartog is July, with an average of 14.0 days.

Snow alone is the most common for 2.1 months, from December 11 to February 13. The month with the most days of snow alone in Gartog is April, with an average of 0.3 days.

Mixed snow and rain is the most common for 3.7 weeks, from February 13 to February 27 and from November 29 to December 11. The month with the most days of mixed snow and rain in Gartog is April, with an average of 1.3 days.

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. Gartog experiences significant seasonal variation in monthly rainfall.

The rainy period of the year lasts for 5.9 months, from April 20 to October 16, with a sliding 31-day rainfall of at least 0.5 inches. The month with the most rain in Gartog is July, with an average rainfall of 3.4 inches.

The rainless period of the year lasts for 6.1 months, from October 16 to April 20. The month with the least rain in Gartog is January, with an average rainfall of 0.0 inches.

Snowfall

As with rainfall, we consider the snowfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day of the year. Gartog experiences some seasonal variation in monthly snowfall.

The snowy period of the year lasts for 1.0 months, from March 24 to April 26, with a sliding 31-day snowfall of at least 1.0 inches. The month with the most snow in Gartog is April, with an average snowfall of 1.3 inches.

The snowless period of the year lasts for 11 months, from April 26 to March 24. The least snow falls around July 9, with an average total accumulation of 0.0 inches.

The length of the day in Gartog varies significantly over the course of the year. In 2024, the shortest day is December 21, with 10 hours, 14 minutes of daylight; the longest day is June 21, with 14 hours, 3 minutes of daylight.

The earliest sunrise is at 4:24 AM on June 10, and the latest sunrise is 1 hour, 57 minutes later at 6:21 AM on January 12. The earliest sunset is at 4:25 PM on December 2, and the latest sunset is 2 hours, 4 minutes later at 6:30 PM on June 30.

Daylight saving time (DST) is not observed in Gartog 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 Gartog, 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 Gartog experiences significant seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The windier part of the year lasts for 3.9 months, from January 1 to April 29, with average wind speeds of more than 6.0 miles per hour. The windiest month of the year in Gartog is March, with an average hourly wind speed of 7.8 miles per hour.

The calmer time of year lasts for 8.1 months, from April 29 to January 1. The calmest month of the year in Gartog is August, with an average hourly wind speed of 4.2 miles per hour.

The predominant average hourly wind direction in Gartog is from the south throughout the year.

To characterize how pleasant the weather is in Gartog 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 Gartog for general outdoor tourist activities is from late May to mid July, with a peak score in the third week of June.

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 Gartog for hot-weather activities is for the entire month of June, with a peak score in the last week of June.

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 Gartog typically lasts for 3.9 months (121 days), from around May 26 to around September 23, rarely starting before May 10 or after June 11, and rarely ending before September 7 or after October 9.

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 Gartog should appear around May 23, only rarely appearing before May 15 or after May 30.

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 2.4 months, from April 24 to July 4, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter above 6.9 kWh. The brightest month of the year in Gartog is May, with an average of 7.5 kWh.

The darker period of the year lasts for 2.8 months, from November 9 to February 1, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter below 4.9 kWh. The darkest month of the year in Gartog is December, with an average of 4.2 kWh.

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Gartog are 29.685 deg latitude, 98.595 deg longitude, and 12,687 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Gartog contains very significant variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 1,522 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 13,180 feet. Within 10 miles contains very significant variations in elevation (4,423 feet). Within 50 miles also contains extreme variations in elevation (13,327 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Gartog is covered by grassland (95%), within 10 miles by grassland (58%) and trees (39%), and within 50 miles by grassland (55%) and trees (41%).