Climate and Average Weather Year Round in Anning Xilu China

In Anning Xilu, the summers are warm and partly cloudy and the winters are freezing, dry, and mostly clear. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from 11°F to 83°F and is rarely below 4°F or above 92°F.

Based on the tourism score, the best time of year to visit Anning Xilu for warm-weather activities is from early June to early September.

The warm season lasts for 3.7 months, from May 16 to September 8, with an average daily high temperature above 74°F. The hottest month of the year in Anning Xilu is July, with an average high of 82°F and low of 62°F.

The cold season lasts for 3.0 months, from November 23 to February 24, with an average daily high temperature below 45°F. The coldest month of the year in Anning Xilu is January, with an average low of 12°F and high of 36°F.

In Anning Xilu, 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 Anning Xilu begins around September 21 and lasts for 4.6 months, ending around February 9.

The clearest month of the year in Anning Xilu is December, during which on average the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 73% of the time.

The cloudier part of the year begins around February 9 and lasts for 7.4 months, ending around September 21.

The cloudiest month of the year in Anning Xilu is May, during which on average the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy 49% 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 Anning Xilu varies throughout the year.

The wetter season lasts 5.4 months, from April 28 to October 9, with a greater than 15% chance of a given day being a wet day. The month with the most wet days in Anning Xilu is July, with an average of 9.1 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

The drier season lasts 6.6 months, from October 9 to April 28. The month with the fewest wet days in Anning Xilu is December, 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 Anning Xilu is July, with an average of 9.1 days. Based on this categorization, the most common form of precipitation throughout the year is rain alone, with a peak probability of 30% on July 12.

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. Anning Xilu experiences significant seasonal variation in monthly rainfall.

The rainy period of the year lasts for 6.2 months, from April 11 to October 17, with a sliding 31-day rainfall of at least 0.5 inches. The month with the most rain in Anning Xilu is July, with an average rainfall of 2.1 inches.

The rainless period of the year lasts for 5.8 months, from October 17 to April 11. The month with the least rain in Anning Xilu is January, with an average rainfall of 0.0 inches.

The length of the day in Anning Xilu varies significantly over the course of the year. In 2024, the shortest day is December 21, with 9 hours, 42 minutes of daylight; the longest day is June 21, with 14 hours, 37 minutes of daylight.

The earliest sunrise is at 5:47 AM on June 13, and the latest sunrise is 2 hours, 29 minutes later at 8:16 AM on January 7. The earliest sunset is at 5:50 PM on December 6, and the latest sunset is 2 hours, 36 minutes later at 8:26 PM on June 28.

Daylight saving time (DST) is not observed in Anning Xilu 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 Anning Xilu, 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, staying within 1% of 1% 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 Anning Xilu experiences mild seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The windier part of the year lasts for 4.3 months, from February 24 to July 3, with average wind speeds of more than 6.6 miles per hour. The windiest month of the year in Anning Xilu is April, with an average hourly wind speed of 7.7 miles per hour.

The calmer time of year lasts for 7.8 months, from July 3 to February 24. The calmest month of the year in Anning Xilu is December, with an average hourly wind speed of 5.3 miles per hour.

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

To characterize how pleasant the weather is in Anning Xilu 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 Anning Xilu for general outdoor tourist activities is from early June to early September, with a peak score in the last 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 Anning Xilu for hot-weather activities is from mid July to mid August, with a peak score in the last 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 Anning Xilu typically lasts for 6.9 months (212 days), from around March 30 to around October 28, rarely starting before March 10 or after April 19, and rarely ending before October 12 or after November 12.

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 Anning Xilu should appear around April 8, only rarely appearing before April 1 or after April 16.

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 4.4 months, from April 7 to August 18, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter above 6.3 kWh. The brightest month of the year in Anning Xilu is May, with an average of 7.1 kWh.

The darker period of the year lasts for 3.0 months, from November 6 to February 4, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter below 3.9 kWh. The darkest month of the year in Anning Xilu is December, with an average of 3.1 kWh.

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Anning Xilu are 36.104 deg latitude, 103.719 deg longitude, and 5,049 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Anning Xilu contains very significant variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 869 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 5,149 feet. Within 10 miles contains very significant variations in elevation (3,947 feet). Within 50 miles also contains extreme variations in elevation (7,441 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Anning Xilu is covered by artificial surfaces (57%), grassland (29%), and water (12%), within 10 miles by grassland (57%) and artificial surfaces (19%), and within 50 miles by grassland (74%) and cropland (12%).