Lanzhou monthly weather averages

Average daytime temperature

The bar chart below shows the average monthly peak daytime temperatures at Lanzhou

Lanzhou average temperature chart (Celsius) Lanzhou average temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average monthly temperatures in Lanzhou (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 0.4 3.9 10.4 17.4 22.1 25.1 27 26.1 20.3 15.1 7.6 1.4
°F 32.7 39.1 50.7 63.4 71.8 77.2 80.6 79 68.6 59.1 45.6 34.5

Please note: these are the average peak daytime temperatures (usually around mid-afternoon) so do not show daytime / night highs and lows. To see the daily range of temperatures have a look at the temperature max / min chart below.

Average rainfall & rainy days

The graph below shows the average rainfall and number of rainy days per month.

Lanzhou monthly rainfall chart (mm) Lanzhou monthly rainfall chart (inches)
Average monthly rainfall in Lanzhou (mm and inches)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
mm 2 3 9 20 40 42 69 83 52 25 4 1
inches 0.1 0.1 0.4 0.8 1.6 1.7 2.7 3.3 2.1 1 0.2 0
Rainy days 2 3 5 7 9 10 13 12 13 8 4 1

Average annual rainfall in Lanzhou: 489.033mm (192.5 inches)

Average daily sunshine

The bar chart below shows the average daily sunshine hours in Lanzhou

Lanzhou average daily sunshine chart
Average daily sunshine Lanzhou
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Hrs sunshine 6.4 7.2 7.2 8 8.4 8.7 8.3 8.4 6.7 6.8 6.8 6.3

Day / night temperatures

The graph below shows the daily range of temperatures for each month.

Lanzhou average minimum / maximum temperatures (Celsius) Lanzhou average minimum / maximum temperatures (Fahrenheit)
Maximum and minimum daily temperatures in Lanzhou (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Min °C -12.3 -8.5 -1.7 4.3 9.2 12.4 14.9 14.2 9.8 3.7 -3.7 -10.5
Max °C 0.7 4.3 10.7 17.8 22.4 25.5 27.3 26.4 20.6 15.4 7.9 1.7
Min °F 9.9 16.8 28.9 39.7 48.6 54.2 58.8 57.6 49.6 38.6 25.4 13.2
Max °F 21.6 28.2 40.1 51.8 60.4 66 70 68.5 59.4 49.1 35.8 24.1

Sea temperature

The graph below shows the average sea temperature.

Lanzhou average sea temperature chart (Celsius) Lanzhou average sea temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average sea temperature around Lanzhou in degrees centigrade and fahrenheit
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 14.6 14.7 15.7 17.2 18.7 20.1 21.1 21.2 20.9 19.4 17.5 15.6
°F 58.3 58.5 60.3 63 65.6 68.1 70 70.1 69.7 67 63.5 60.2

Wind speed

The graph below shows the average wind speed.

Lanzhou average winspeed by month (km/h) Lanzhou average winspeed by month (mph)
Average wind speed in Lanzhou (mph and kmh)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
km/h 2 3 5 6 5 5 5 4 4 3 3 2
mph 1 2 3 4 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 1

A monthly average windspeed of over 16km/h or 10mph suggests a location is fairly windy.

Relative humidity

The graph below shows the average relative humidity.

Lanzhou relative humidity averages
Average relative humidity in Lanzhou
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
50% 47% 46% 46% 49% 54% 59% 62% 67% 65% 59% 56%

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Lanzhou weather stats

Lanzhou weather statistics
Hottest month: July 27°C 80.6°F
Driest month: December 1mm 0ins
Sunniest month: February 7.2hrs
Coldest month: January 0.4°C 32.7°F
Wettest month: August 83mm 3.3ins
Warmest sea: August 21.2°C 70.2°F
Map showing location of Lanzhou (36.05639, 103.79222) Lanzhou map pin © Google

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