Climate and Weather of Yinchuan, China

The climate of Yinchuan

According to DigoPaul, Yinchuan is a city in northern China. The name literally means “silver river”. The city’s main attractions are the western Xia Graves and the Sand Lake. There are two more ancient pagodas worth visiting. In addition, the city annually hosts the international car and motorcycle tourism festival. Around the city you can still find remains of the Great Wall of China. The city is located in the middle of the Ningxia Plain, in the sheltered position of Mount Helan. The Yellow River flows right through Yinchuan.

The climate is a cold desert climate, with cold, dry and windy winters. Dust storms occur in the spring. Summers are somewhat humid and mild.

Climate figures

The figures below are based on long-term average climate statistics. The temperatures are displayed in degrees Celsius (°C).

	maximum temperature	minimum temperature	hours of sunshine per day	days of rainfall per month	amount of rainfall per month
January	-1℃	-14℃	7	1
February	3℃	-11℃	7	2
March	11℃	-4℃	7	3
April	19℃	3℃	8	3
May	25℃	10℃	8	4
June	28℃	15℃	9	6
July	30℃	18℃	9	8
August	28℃	16℃	9	9
September	23℃	10℃	8	8
October	17℃	3℃	7	5
November	8℃	-4℃	7	3
December	0℃	-12℃	7	1

The weather in Yinchuan

Here you will find the weather forecast for Yinchuan. View the current weather in Yinchuan and the forecast for the coming days, such as the temperatures, the chance of precipitation, the wind direction and the wind strength. With this weather data you can see what kind of weather you can expect in Yinchuan. Based on the climate statistics, we describe the weather per month in Yinchuan. This is not a long-term forecast, but gives the average weather forecast for all months of the year. Do you want to see the detailed weather forecast for Yinchuan? On the page with extra weather information we show the chance of snow, the wind chill, visibility, UV strength, air pressure and more good weather information.

An average weather picture per month can be compiled on the basis of long-term climate statistics, certain weather patterns and specific events.

The weather in January

In January, the average maximum temperature in Yinchuan is around -1 degrees Celsius. The average minimum temperature in January is -14 degrees. The number of hours that the sun is visible in January at this destination is around 7 hours per day. Within the whole month there is precipitation for about 1 day. If you look at the long-term averages, this makes for an almost dry month.

The weather in February

In the month of February, the average maximum temperature in Yinchuan is around 3 degrees Celsius. The average minimum temperature in February is -11 degrees. The number of hours that the sun is visible in February at this destination is around 7 hours per day. Within the whole month there is precipitation for about 2 days. If you look at the long-term averages, this makes for an almost dry month.

The weather in March

In the month of March, the average maximum temperature in Yinchuan is around 11 degrees Celsius. The average minimum temperature in March is -4 degrees. The number of hours that the sun is visible in March at this destination is around 7 hours per day. Within the whole month there is precipitation for about 3 days. If you look at the long-term averages, this means little precipitation in this month.

The weather in April

In the month of April, the average maximum temperature in Yinchuan is around 19 degrees Celsius. The average minimum temperature in April is 3 degrees. The number of hours that the sun is visible in April at this destination is around 8 hours per day. Within the whole month there is precipitation for about 3 days. If you look at the long-term averages, this means little precipitation in this month.

The weather in May

In May, the average maximum temperature in Yinchuan is around 25 degrees Celsius. The average minimum temperature in May is 10 degrees. The number of hours that the sun is visible in May in this destination is around 8 hours per day. Within the whole month there is precipitation for about 4 days. If you look at the long-term averages, this means little precipitation in this month.

The weather in June

In the month of June, the average maximum temperature in Yinchuan is around 28 degrees Celsius. The average minimum temperature in June is 15 degrees. The number of hours that the sun is visible in June at this destination is around 9 hours per day. Within the whole month there is precipitation for about 6 days. If you look at the long-term averages, this means little precipitation in this month.

The weather in July

In July, the average maximum temperature in Yinchuan is around 30 degrees Celsius. The average minimum temperature in July is 18 degrees. The number of hours that the sun is visible in July at this destination is around 9 hours per day. Within the whole month there is precipitation for about 8 days. If you look at the long-term averages, this means that there will not be much precipitation this month.

The weather in August

In the month of August, the average maximum temperature in Yinchuan is around 28 degrees Celsius. The average minimum temperature in August is 16 degrees. The number of hours that the sun is visible in August in this destination is around 9 hours per day. Within the whole month there is precipitation for about 9 days. If you look at the long-term averages, this means that there will not be much precipitation this month.

The weather in September

In September, the average maximum temperature in Yinchuan is around 23 degrees Celsius. The average minimum temperature in September is 10 degrees. The number of hours that the sun is visible in September in this destination is around 8 hours per day. Within the whole month there is precipitation for about 8 days. If you look at the long-term averages, this means little precipitation in this month.

The weather in October

In October, the average maximum temperature in Yinchuan is around 17 degrees Celsius. The average minimum temperature in October is 3 degrees. The number of hours that the sun is visible in October at this destination is around 7 hours per day. Within the whole month there is precipitation for about 5 days. If you look at the long-term averages, this means little precipitation in this month.

The weather in November

In November, the average maximum temperature in Yinchuan is around 8 degrees Celsius. The average minimum temperature in November is -4 degrees. The number of hours that the sun is visible in November at this destination is around 7 hours per day. Within the whole month there is precipitation for about 3 days. If you look at the long-term averages, this makes for an almost dry month.

The weather in December

In the month of December, the average maximum temperature in Yinchuan is around 0 degrees Celsius. The average minimum temperature in December is -12 degrees. The number of hours that the sun is visible in December at this destination is around 7 hours per day. Within the whole month there is precipitation for about 1 day. If you look at the long-term averages, this makes for an almost dry month.