Gujangbagh climate
Gujangbagh is warmest in July, with average highs of 32 °C, and coldest in January, when nights average -8.4 °C. August is the wettest month (17 mm) and December the driest (1.3 mm). Figures are 1991–2020 climate normals.
Across a full year Gujangbagh averages 79 mm of rain, 139 days above 25 °C and 124 days below freezing.
China · population 408,894 · 1991–2020 normals
Temperature below 0 °C to above 30 °C Rain band height is that month’s share of the wettest month
- Warmest month July 32 °C
- Coldest month January -8.4 °C
- Driest month December 1 mm
- Wettest month August 17 mm
- Least cloud October 30 % cloud
- Hottest on record July 41 °C
- Coldest on record January -17 °C
What to expectGujangbagh through the year
Gujangbagh has a clear annual cycle: average daily highs run from 0.5 °C in January to 32 °C in July, a swing of 31 °C in mean temperature across the year.
Counted across a normal year, 139 days a year reach 25 °C, 73 of them reach 30 °C, 124 nights drop below freezing. The warmest reading in the 1991–2020 record is 41 °C, in July.
Rain is spread fairly evenly through the year, from 1 mm in December to 17 mm in August. There is no dry season to aim for.
Month by month
| Month | Avg high | Rainfall | Cloud |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0.5 °C | 2 mm | 48 % |
| February | 6.0 °C | 2 mm | 53 % |
| March | 15.4 °C | 4 mm | 53 % |
| April | 22.9 °C | 5 mm | 51 % |
| May | 27.0 °C | 9 mm | 51 % |
| June | 30.4 °C | 12 mm | 44 % |
| July | 32.1 °C | 11 mm | 39 % |
| August | 30.8 °C | 17 mm | 40 % |
| September | 26.2 °C | 10 mm | 33 % |
| October | 19.1 °C | 3 mm | 30 % |
| November | 10.2 °C | 3 mm | 34 % |
| December | 2.2 °C | 1 mm | 41 % |
Temperature month by month
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Mean | Record high | Record low | Days above 25 °C | Days above 30 °C | Days below 0 °C |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0.5 °C | -8.4 °C | -4.2 °C | 16.9 °C | -16.8 °C | 0 | 0 | 31 |
| February | 6.0 °C | -4.9 °C | 0.5 °C | 19.6 °C | -15.7 °C | 0 | 0 | 28 |
| March | 15.4 °C | 0.7 °C | 8.7 °C | 30.2 °C | -6.9 °C | 1 | 0 | 14 |
| April | 22.9 °C | 7.7 °C | 16.4 °C | 33.9 °C | -3.8 °C | 10 | 2 | 0 |
| May | 27.0 °C | 12.7 °C | 20.9 °C | 36.3 °C | 3.0 °C | 22 | 8 | 0 |
| June | 30.4 °C | 16.9 °C | 24.7 °C | 39.1 °C | 9.5 °C | 27 | 17 | 0 |
| July | 32.1 °C | 19.2 °C | 26.6 °C | 41.0 °C | 12.2 °C | 30 | 22 | 0 |
| August | 30.8 °C | 18.2 °C | 25.2 °C | 41.0 °C | 10.2 °C | 28 | 19 | 0 |
| September | 26.2 °C | 13.2 °C | 20.2 °C | 34.7 °C | 6.1 °C | 19 | 5 | 0 |
| October | 19.1 °C | 5.7 °C | 12.7 °C | 30.6 °C | -1.8 °C | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| November | 10.2 °C | -1.1 °C | 4.4 °C | 25.4 °C | -10.9 °C | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| December | 2.2 °C | -6.3 °C | -2.4 °C | 16.4 °C | -13.0 °C | 0 | 0 | 31 |
Rain, sun and wind month by month
| Month | Rainfall | Wet days | Daylight | Cloud cover | Humidity | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 2 mm | 1 | 9.9 h/day | 48 % | 47 % | 10 km/h |
| February | 2 mm | 0 | 11 h/day | 53 % | 41 % | 12 km/h |
| March | 4 mm | 1 | 12 h/day | 53 % | 29 % | 14 km/h |
| April | 5 mm | 1 | 13 h/day | 51 % | 24 % | 17 km/h |
| May | 9 mm | 2 | 14 h/day | 51 % | 27 % | 17 km/h |
| June | 12 mm | 2 | 15 h/day | 44 % | 30 % | 17 km/h |
| July | 11 mm | 2 | 14 h/day | 39 % | 33 % | 17 km/h |
| August | 17 mm | 2 | 14 h/day | 40 % | 35 % | 16 km/h |
| September | 10 mm | 2 | 12 h/day | 33 % | 37 % | 15 km/h |
| October | 3 mm | 1 | 11 h/day | 30 % | 36 % | 13 km/h |
| November | 3 mm | 1 | 10 h/day | 34 % | 43 % | 11 km/h |
| December | 1 mm | 0 | 9.6 h/day | 41 % | 50 % | 10.0 km/h |
How Gujangbagh 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gujangbagh | 32 °C | -8.4 °C | 79 mm | 139 |
| Skardu · Pakistan | 25 °C | -13 °C | 1,090 mm | 27 |
| Kashgar · China | 33 °C | -9.6 °C | 166 mm | 141 |
| Artux · China | 33 °C | -9.1 °C | 116 mm | 135 |
| Gilgit · Pakistan | 31 °C | -7.1 °C | 1,291 mm | 98 |
| Srinagar · India | 26 °C | -4.5 °C | 2,592 mm | 61 |
| Anantnag · India | 25 °C | -6.1 °C | 1,160 mm | 41 |
Where Gujangbagh ranks
| Ranking | Position | Value |
|---|---|---|
| The driest places in Asia in December | 22nd of 50 | 1.3 mm |
| The driest places in Asia in November | 23rd of 50 | 2.5 mm |
| The driest places in Asia year-round | 23rd of 50 | 6.6 mm |
| The driest places in Asia in October | 43rd of 50 | 3.1 mm |
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QuestionsCommon questions about Gujangbagh’s climate
When is the best time to visit Gujangbagh?
That depends on what you want, so the honest answer is a comparison rather than a single month. April, May, September 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 Gujangbagh get?
In July, the warmest month, daily highs average 32 °C. About 73 days a year pass 30 °C. The highest value in the 1991–2020 record is 41 °C.
How cold does it get in winter?
Nights average -8.4 °C in January, the coldest month. A normal year has 124 nights below freezing.
Which month is wettest in Gujangbagh?
August, averaging 17 mm over 2 days with rain. The driest month is December with 1 mm. The year as a whole averages 79 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 Gujangbagh rather than what any particular week will bring. Individual years can differ substantially from the normal.
Data sources and method
- ERA5 / ERA5-Land reanalysis — Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S), ECMWF. Copernicus Licence
- Open-Meteo — Open-Meteo.com. CC BY 4.0
- NOAA OISST v2.1 — NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory. Public domain
- GeoNames — GeoNames.org. CC BY 4.0
- Normal period
- 1991–2020
- Data point
- 37.109°, 79.934° (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.
Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026. Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains.