Baiyin climate

Baiyin is warmest in July, with average highs of 28 °C, and coldest in January, when nights average -12 °C. August is the wettest month (70 mm) and December the driest (1.6 mm). Figures are 1991–2020 climate normals.

Across a full year Baiyin averages 325 mm of rain, 74 days above 25 °C and 144 days below freezing.

China · population 294,400 · 1991–2020 normals

  1. Jan -6°
  2. Feb -1°
  3. Mar
  4. Apr 11°
  5. May 16°
  6. Jun 20°
  7. Jul 22°
  8. Aug 20°
  9. Sep 15°
  10. Oct
  11. Nov
  12. Dec -4°

Temperature below 0 °C to above 30 °C Rain band height is that month’s share of the wettest month

What to expectBaiyin through the year

Baiyin has a clear annual cycle: average daily highs run from -0.6 °C in January to 28 °C in July, a swing of 28 °C in mean temperature across the year.

Counted across a normal year, 74 days a year reach 25 °C, 21 of them reach 30 °C, 144 nights drop below freezing. The warmest reading in the 1991–2020 record is 38 °C, in July.

Rain is strongly seasonal. August averages 70 mm against 2 mm in December — 44 times as much. Planning around the dry months matters more here than planning around temperature.

Month by month

Month Avg high Rainfall Cloud
January -0.6 °C 3 mm 42 %
February 4.1 °C 4 mm 49 %
March 10.7 °C 10 mm 56 %
April 17.3 °C 18 mm 57 %
May 21.9 °C 30 mm 62 %
June 26.0 °C 40 mm 62 %
July 27.5 °C 60 mm 54 %
August 25.6 °C 70 mm 54 %
September 20.4 °C 53 mm 59 %
October 14.2 °C 27 mm 53 %
November 7.3 °C 6 mm 37 %
December 0.9 °C 2 mm 35 %

Temperature month by month

Month Avg highAvg lowMeanRecord highRecord lowDays above 25 °CDays above 30 °CDays below 0 °C
January -0.6 °C-11.6 °C-5.9 °C14.1 °C-27.1 °C0031
February 4.1 °C-7.4 °C-1.4 °C18.7 °C-19.9 °C0028
March 10.7 °C-1.8 °C4.8 °C25.7 °C-15.5 °C0022
April 17.3 °C4.0 °C11.2 °C31.1 °C-7.2 °C204
May 21.9 °C9.3 °C16.0 °C32.0 °C-1.3 °C900
June 26.0 °C14.1 °C20.4 °C34.8 °C3.7 °C1950
July 27.5 °C16.2 °C22.0 °C38.4 °C7.8 °C22100
August 25.6 °C14.9 °C20.3 °C35.7 °C7.9 °C1850
September 20.4 °C10.2 °C15.3 °C31.8 °C-1.2 °C400
October 14.2 °C3.8 °C9.1 °C27.5 °C-9.1 °C004
November 7.3 °C-3.2 °C2.1 °C18.7 °C-13.9 °C0024
December 0.9 °C-9.7 °C-4.3 °C11.0 °C-23.9 °C0031

Rain, sun and wind month by month

Month RainfallWet daysDaylightCloud coverHumidityWind
January 3 mm19.9 h/day42 %48 %13 km/h
February 4 mm111 h/day49 %45 %16 km/h
March 10 mm312 h/day56 %40 %19 km/h
April 18 mm413 h/day57 %39 %21 km/h
May 30 mm614 h/day62 %42 %21 km/h
June 40 mm615 h/day62 %46 %19 km/h
July 60 mm914 h/day54 %55 %18 km/h
August 70 mm1114 h/day54 %61 %17 km/h
September 53 mm912 h/day59 %65 %16 km/h
October 27 mm611 h/day53 %61 %15 km/h
November 6 mm210 h/day37 %53 %14 km/h
December 2 mm19.7 h/day35 %48 %13 km/h

How Baiyin compares

The same four figures for nearby destinations, so the numbers above have something to be read against. Summer high is the warmest month's average high; winter low is the coldest month's average low.

Destination Summer high Winter low Rain per year Days above 25 °C
Baiyin 28 °C -12 °C 325 mm 74
Lanzhou · China 29 °C -8.7 °C 441 mm 98
Dingxi · China 25 °C -11 °C 553 mm 40
Linxia Chengguanzhen · China 25 °C -12 °C 644 mm 39
Nianbo · China 25 °C -14 °C 523 mm 39
Guyuan · China 25 °C -12 °C 607 mm 39
Wuwei · China 28 °C -12 °C 204 mm 86

Where Baiyin ranks

Planning a trip? See the best time to visit Baiyin.

QuestionsCommon questions about Baiyin’s climate

When is the best time to visit Baiyin?

That depends on what you want, so the honest answer is a comparison rather than a single month. June, July, August sit closest to 20 °C on average, July is the warmest month and December the driest. The month-by-month table above has the full picture.

How hot does Baiyin get?

In July, the warmest month, daily highs average 28 °C. About 21 days a year pass 30 °C. The highest value in the 1991–2020 record is 38 °C.

How cold does it get in winter?

Nights average -12 °C in January, the coldest month. A normal year has 144 nights below freezing.

Which month is wettest in Baiyin?

August, averaging 70 mm over 11 days with rain. The driest month is December with 2 mm. The year as a whole averages 325 mm.

Are these figures a forecast?

No. They are 1991–2020 climate normals: the average of thirty years, which describes what a month is usually like in Baiyin rather than what any particular week will bring. Individual years can differ substantially from the normal.

Data sources and method

Normal period
1991–2020
Data point
36.547°, 104.170° (the coordinates the reanalysis values are taken for)
Dataset version
era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
Last processed

Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: monthly rankings, daylight hours, beach and comfort scores. Full formulas are on the methodology page.

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