Climate and Average Weather Year Round in Xuezhen China

In Xuezhen, the summers are warm and humid, the winters are very cold and snowy, and it is partly cloudy year round. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from 20°F to 86°F and is rarely below 11°F or above 96°F.

Based on the tourism score, the best times of year to visit Xuezhen for warm-weather activities are from late May to early July and from late July to mid September.

The hot season lasts for 3.7 months, from May 16 to September 7, with an average daily high temperature above 77°F. The hottest month of the year in Xuezhen is July, with an average high of 86°F and low of 70°F.

The cold season lasts for 3.0 months, from November 23 to February 25, with an average daily high temperature below 47°F. The coldest month of the year in Xuezhen is January, with an average low of 21°F and high of 38°F.

In Xuezhen, 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 Xuezhen begins around October 16 and lasts for 3.5 months, ending around February 2.

The clearest month of the year in Xuezhen is December, during which on average the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 68% of the time.

The cloudier part of the year begins around February 2 and lasts for 8.5 months, ending around October 16.

The cloudiest month of the year in Xuezhen is March, during which on average the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy 51% 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 Xuezhen varies significantly throughout the year.

The wetter season lasts 6.2 months, from April 20 to October 25, with a greater than 17% chance of a given day being a wet day. The month with the most wet days in Xuezhen is July, with an average of 9.7 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

The drier season lasts 5.8 months, from October 25 to April 20. The month with the fewest wet days in Xuezhen is January, with an average of 0.7 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 Xuezhen changes throughout the year.

Rain alone is the most common for 10 months, from February 12 to December 19. The month with the most days of rain alone in Xuezhen is July, with an average of 9.7 days.

Snow alone is the most common for 1.8 months, from December 19 to February 12. The month with the most days of snow alone in Xuezhen is February, with an average of 0.7 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. Xuezhen experiences significant seasonal variation in monthly rainfall.

The rainy period of the year lasts for 8.3 months, from March 8 to November 17, with a sliding 31-day rainfall of at least 0.5 inches. The month with the most rain in Xuezhen is July, with an average rainfall of 3.8 inches.

The rainless period of the year lasts for 3.7 months, from November 17 to March 8. The month with the least rain in Xuezhen 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. Xuezhen experiences some seasonal variation in monthly snowfall.

The snowy period of the year lasts for 3.4 weeks, from February 13 to March 8, with a sliding 31-day snowfall of at least 1.0 inches. The month with the most snow in Xuezhen is February, with an average snowfall of 1.0 inches.

The snowless period of the year lasts for 11 months, from March 8 to February 13. The least snow falls around July 22, with an average total accumulation of 0.0 inches.

The length of the day in Xuezhen varies significantly over the course of the year. In 2024, the shortest day is December 21, with 9 hours, 48 minutes of daylight; the longest day is June 21, with 14 hours, 31 minutes of daylight.

The earliest sunrise is at 5:28 AM on June 12, and the latest sunrise is 2 hours, 23 minutes later at 7:51 AM on January 8. The earliest sunset is at 5:31 PM on December 5, and the latest sunset is 2 hours, 30 minutes later at 8:00 PM on June 28.

Daylight saving time (DST) is not observed in Xuezhen 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.

Xuezhen experiences extreme seasonal variation in the perceived humidity.

The muggier period of the year lasts for 2.8 months, from June 15 to September 10, during which time the comfort level is muggy, oppressive, or miserable at least 20% of the time. The month with the most muggy days in Xuezhen is July, with 21.3 days that are muggy or worse.

The least muggy day of the year is February 8, when muggy conditions are essentially unheard of.

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 Xuezhen experiences mild seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The windier part of the year lasts for 3.5 months, from February 9 to May 25, with average wind speeds of more than 6.7 miles per hour. The windiest month of the year in Xuezhen is April, with an average hourly wind speed of 7.4 miles per hour.

The calmer time of year lasts for 8.4 months, from May 25 to February 9. The calmest month of the year in Xuezhen is September, with an average hourly wind speed of 5.8 miles per hour.

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

The wind is most often from the east for 8.7 months, from February 1 to October 22, with a peak percentage of 56% on August 15. The wind is most often from the north for 3.2 months, from October 22 to February 1, with a peak percentage of 43% on January 1.

To characterize how pleasant the weather is in Xuezhen 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 times of year to visit Xuezhen for general outdoor tourist activities are from late May to early July and from late July to mid September, with a peak score in the third week of August.

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 Xuezhen for hot-weather activities is from late June 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 Xuezhen typically lasts for 7.3 months (224 days), from around March 25 to around November 4, rarely starting before March 4 or after April 14, and rarely ending before October 18 or after November 21.

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 Xuezhen should appear around April 2, only rarely appearing before March 23 or after April 12.

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 4.1 months, from April 14 to August 18, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter above 5.7 kWh. The brightest month of the year in Xuezhen is June, with an average of 6.4 kWh.

The darker period of the year lasts for 3.3 months, from October 29 to February 9, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter below 3.4 kWh. The darkest month of the year in Xuezhen is December, with an average of 2.7 kWh.

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Xuezhen are 34.955 deg latitude, 109.297 deg longitude, and 1,893 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Xuezhen contains only modest variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 374 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 1,902 feet. Within 10 miles contains only modest variations in elevation (3,540 feet). Within 50 miles also contains extreme variations in elevation (6,227 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Xuezhen is covered by cropland (59%) and grassland (34%), within 10 miles by cropland (59%) and grassland (25%), and within 50 miles by cropland (54%) and grassland (20%).