Jinshanlu climate

Jinshanlu is warmest in July, with average highs of 26 °C, and coldest in January, when nights average -21 °C. November is the wettest month (32 mm) and February the driest (12 mm). Figures are 1991–2020 climate normals.

Across a full year Jinshanlu averages 268 mm of rain, 54 days above 25 °C and 196 days below freezing.

China · population 190,064 · 1991–2020 normals

  1. Jan -15°
  2. Feb -11°
  3. Mar -4°
  4. Apr
  5. May 13°
  6. Jun 19°
  7. Jul 21°
  8. Aug 19°
  9. Sep 12°
  10. Oct
  11. Nov -7°
  12. Dec -14°

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

What to expectJinshanlu through the year

Jinshanlu has a clear annual cycle: average daily highs run from -9.4 °C in January to 26 °C in July, a swing of 36 °C in mean temperature across the year.

Counted across a normal year, 54 days a year reach 25 °C, 9 of them reach 30 °C, 196 nights drop below freezing. The warmest reading in the 1991–2020 record is 38 °C, in July.

Rain is spread fairly evenly through the year, from 12 mm in February to 32 mm in November. There is no dry season to aim for.

Month by month

Month Avg high Rainfall Cloud
January -9.4 °C 14 mm 46 %
February -5.2 °C 12 mm 48 %
March 2.0 °C 18 mm 45 %
April 12.1 °C 23 mm 46 %
May 18.9 °C 25 mm 45 %
June 24.5 °C 23 mm 51 %
July 26.1 °C 28 mm 48 %
August 24.7 °C 22 mm 39 %
September 18.3 °C 24 mm 36 %
October 9.4 °C 25 mm 42 %
November -1.0 °C 32 mm 50 %
December -8.2 °C 22 mm 50 %

Temperature month by month

Month Avg highAvg lowMeanRecord highRecord lowDays above 25 °CDays above 30 °CDays below 0 °C
January -9.4 °C-20.5 °C-15.4 °C8.4 °C-37.8 °C0031
February -5.2 °C-17.6 °C-11.3 °C6.2 °C-32.3 °C0028
March 2.0 °C-11.2 °C-4.2 °C17.8 °C-30.2 °C0030
April 12.1 °C-1.8 °C5.7 °C29.1 °C-18.9 °C0019
May 18.9 °C5.0 °C12.7 °C32.0 °C-5.7 °C404
June 24.5 °C11.4 °C18.7 °C34.4 °C1.2 °C1420
July 26.1 °C13.6 °C20.6 °C38.0 °C5.0 °C1950
August 24.7 °C11.6 °C18.8 °C35.0 °C1.9 °C1530
September 18.3 °C5.3 °C12.3 °C31.4 °C-8.7 °C203
October 9.4 °C-2.0 °C3.6 °C22.8 °C-23.5 °C0021
November -1.0 °C-11.9 °C-6.7 °C15.8 °C-30.2 °C0029
December -8.2 °C-18.7 °C-13.8 °C3.0 °C-39.8 °C0031

Rain, sun and wind month by month

Month RainfallWet daysDaylightCloud coverHumidityWind
January 14 mm48.8 h/day46 %60 %12 km/h
February 12 mm310 h/day48 %61 %13 km/h
March 18 mm412 h/day45 %60 %13 km/h
April 23 mm514 h/day46 %55 %15 km/h
May 25 mm515 h/day45 %49 %16 km/h
June 23 mm516 h/day51 %51 %15 km/h
July 28 mm516 h/day48 %54 %14 km/h
August 22 mm414 h/day39 %51 %14 km/h
September 24 mm513 h/day36 %51 %14 km/h
October 25 mm611 h/day42 %58 %12 km/h
November 32 mm69.3 h/day50 %63 %12 km/h
December 22 mm58.4 h/day50 %64 %12 km/h

How Jinshanlu 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
Jinshanlu 26 °C -21 °C 268 mm 54
Karamay · China 34 °C -16 °C 112 mm 128
Tacheng · China 29 °C -14 °C 324 mm 91
Wujiaqu · China 33 °C -20 °C 179 mm 129
Shihezi · China 33 °C -18 °C 251 mm 124
Changji · China 32 °C -16 °C 213 mm 121
Ust-Kamenogorsk · Kazakhstan 27 °C -19 °C 549 mm 65

Where Jinshanlu ranks

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

QuestionsCommon questions about Jinshanlu’s climate

When is the best time to visit Jinshanlu?

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 February the driest. The month-by-month table above has the full picture.

How hot does Jinshanlu get?

In July, the warmest month, daily highs average 26 °C. About 9 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 -21 °C in January, the coldest month. A normal year has 196 nights below freezing.

Which month is wettest in Jinshanlu?

November, averaging 32 mm over 6 days with rain. The driest month is February with 12 mm. The year as a whole averages 268 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 Jinshanlu 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
47.850°, 88.133° (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.