Xiahe Temperature by Month
Xiahe, Gansu, China has an average annual maximum temperature of 8°C (46°F), ranging from -3°C (27°F) in January to 17°C (63°F) in July. Below you'll find a full monthly breakdown and a comparison with cities worldwide.
Xiahe Monthly Temperatures
The climate in Xiahe is dynamic, ranging widely from very cold in winter to moderate in summer. Nights are significantly colder, with lows dropping from 7°C (45°F) in July to -20°C (-4°F) in January.
The chart below illustrates the average maximum day and minimum night temperatures in Xiahe by month:
Temperatures tend to bottom out between 4 AM and 6 AM, then climb to their daily peak around 3 PM.
The chart below shows the average temperature throughout the year:
Temperature: Xiahe vs China
The map below shows the annual temperature across China. You can also select individual months if you want to compare a specific time of year.
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Xiahe vs World: Temperature Compared
Xiahe's average annual maximum temperature is 8°C (46°F). To put that in context, here's how it compares to a few well-known destinations:
Lisbon, Portugal averages 21°C (70°F) annually — warm summers, mild winters, and rain mainly in the cooler months.
Reykjavík, Iceland averages 9°C (48°F) a year — mild summers by Icelandic standards, but cold winters and frequent wind.
Buenos Aires, Argentina averages 23°C (73°F) a year, with hot summers and mild winters — and seasons reversed compared to Europe.
Adelaide, Australia averages 21°C (70°F) a year, with warm summers, mild winters, and relatively low rainfall year-round.
Climate temperature data is typically calculated as a 30-year average. This smooths out year-to-year variability and gives a more reliable picture of what a place is actually like, rather than what happened in any single unusual year.
The readings come from a range of sources — land-based weather stations, ocean buoys, ships, and satellites. That data is collected by weather services around the world, then pooled, quality-checked, and averaged to produce the climate records you see here.
For cities and regions with significant elevation, altitude is one of the biggest factors shaping local temperatures. As a rule of thumb, temperatures fall by around 6°C for every 1,000 metres gained — so a city at 2,000 metres will typically be around 12°C cooler than a city at sea level in the same region. Higher ground also tends to see more dramatic day-to-night temperature swings, since thinner air loses heat faster after sunset.
For more on Xiahe's weather — including monthly rainfall, sunshine hours, and humidity — visit our Xiahe climate page.
