climigo

Gansu

When to go?

The best months are April–October.

Very varied climate The climate changes a lot from one part to another: look at the cities below for the details.

Climate zones

HubeiSichuanTibet Autonomous RegionQinghaiNingxiaShaanxiXinjiangMongoliaInner MongoliaLanzhouLanzhouLanzhouZhangyeZhangyeZhangyeJiuquanJiuquanJiuquanTianshuiTianshuiTianshuiWuweiWuweiWuwei

Mean maximum and minimum temperature and mean monthly precipitation of the season (the mean of its three months), ERA5-Land 1996–2025, at about 9 km resolution: colours are in levels (the same as the city scale) and smaller details are not real.

What is the climate like?

Area mean indicative, over the whole territory

Temperature and rain

January −2°−15° extreme cold
February 2°−12° snow likely
March 9°−5°
April 15°1°
May 20°6°
June 23°11°
July 25°13°
August 24°12°
September 19°7°
October 12°0°
November 5°−8° snow likely
December −1°−14° snow likely

Monthly min and max temperature (°C)

−20°−15°−10°−5°0°5°10°15°20°25°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec−15.3 · −2.1 °CJanuary: −15.3 · −2.1 °C−11.6 · 1.9 °CFebruary: −11.6 · 1.9 °C−5.4 · 8.5 °CMarch: −5.4 · 8.5 °C0.9 · 14.9 °CApril: 0.9 · 14.9 °C6.1 · 19.5 °CMay: 6.1 · 19.5 °C10.5 · 23.4 °CJune: 10.5 · 23.4 °C12.8 · 25.3 °CJuly: 12.8 · 25.3 °C11.6 · 24.0 °CAugust: 11.6 · 24.0 °C6.8 · 19.1 °CSeptember: 6.8 · 19.1 °C−0.3 · 12.4 °COctober: −0.3 · 12.4 °C−7.7 · 5.0 °CNovember: −7.7 · 5.0 °C−13.7 · −1.0 °CDecember: −13.7 · −1.0 °C

Monthly min and max temperature (°C)

Jan −15.3 – −2.1 °C
Feb −11.6 – 1.9 °C
Mar −5.4 – 8.5 °C
Apr 0.9 – 14.9 °C
May 6.1 – 19.5 °C
Jun 10.5 – 23.4 °C
Jul 12.8 – 25.3 °C
Aug 11.6 – 24.0 °C
Sep 6.8 – 19.1 °C
Oct −0.3 – 12.4 °C
Nov −7.7 – 5.0 °C
Dec −13.7 – −1.0 °C

How much it rains

January 4 mm1 d
February 5 mm2 d
March 10 mm3 d
April 19 mm4 d
May 33 mm6 d
June 42 mm6 d
July 59 mm8 d
August 56 mm8 d
September 44 mm7 d
October 20 mm5 d
November 7 mm2 d
December 3 mm1 d

Rain days and how much water

0102030 dJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec4 mm · 1 rain day · 4 mm a dayJanuary: 4 mm · 1 rain day · 4 mm a day5 mm · 2 rain days · 3 mm a dayFebruary: 5 mm · 2 rain days · 3 mm a day10 mm · 3 rain days · 3 mm a dayMarch: 10 mm · 3 rain days · 3 mm a day19 mm · 4 rain days · 5 mm a dayApril: 19 mm · 4 rain days · 5 mm a day33 mm · 6 rain days · 6 mm a dayMay: 33 mm · 6 rain days · 6 mm a day42 mm · 6 rain days · 7 mm a dayJune: 42 mm · 6 rain days · 7 mm a day59 mm · 8 rain days · 7 mm a dayJuly: 59 mm · 8 rain days · 7 mm a day56 mm · 8 rain days · 7 mm a dayAugust: 56 mm · 8 rain days · 7 mm a day44 mm · 7 rain days · 6 mm a daySeptember: 44 mm · 7 rain days · 6 mm a day20 mm · 5 rain days · 4 mm a dayOctober: 20 mm · 5 rain days · 4 mm a day7 mm · 2 rain days · 4 mm a dayNovember: 7 mm · 2 rain days · 4 mm a day3 mm · 1 rain day · 3 mm a dayDecember: 3 mm · 1 rain day · 3 mm a day

Rain days and how much water

Jan 4 mm1 d
Feb 5 mm2 d
Mar 10 mm3 d
Apr 19 mm4 d
May 33 mm6 d
Jun 42 mm6 d
Jul 59 mm8 d
Aug 56 mm8 d
Sep 44 mm7 d
Oct 20 mm5 d
Nov 7 mm2 d
Dec 3 mm1 d

Bars: length = rain days, thickness = mm on a rain day, area = the month's rain. 3 mm a day7 mm a day15 mm a day

Colour = the month's rain: 103060100160250400mm

Daylight hours

January 9 h 51
February 10 h 49
March 11 h 55
April 13 h 10
May 14 h 12
June 14 h 45
July 14 h 31
August 13 h 38
September 12 h 27
October 11 h 15
November 10 h 09
December 9 h 35

Mean daylight hours over the whole territory.

Snow on the ground

January 3 cm
February 3 cm
March 2 cm
April 1 cm
May 1 cm
June –
July –
August –
September –
October 1 cm
November 2 cm
December 3 cm

Mean snow depth on the ground (cm)

0510 cmJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec3 cmJanuary: 3 cm3 cmFebruary: 3 cm2 cmMarch: 2 cm1 cmApril: 1 cm1 cmMay: 1 cm0 cmJune: 0 cm0 cmJuly: 0 cm0 cmAugust: 0 cm0 cmSeptember: 0 cm1 cmOctober: 1 cm2 cmNovember: 2 cm3 cmDecember: 3 cm

Mean snow depth on the ground (cm)

Jan 3 cm
Feb 3 cm
Mar 2 cm
Apr 1 cm
May 1 cm
Jun 0 cm
Jul 0 cm
Aug 0 cm
Sep 0 cm
Oct 1 cm
Nov 2 cm
Dec 3 cm

Spatial mean over the whole area, weighted by area (cosine of the latitude), not by population: indicative only, since the climate varies a lot within an area (coasts, plains, mountains). Look at the cities for the weather you will find.

Cities