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Zhangye weather by month

Warmest month

July

28°C average high

Coolest month

January

-12°C average low

Wettest month

August

37 mm of rain

Driest month

January

0 mm of rain

Average temperature and rainfall in Zhangye by month

Averages of the daily highs and lows recorded in each month, with total rainfall, mean humidity and mean wind speed.

MonthAvg highAvg lowRecord low / highRainfallHumidityWind
January-3°C-12°C-30°C / 6°C
0 mm
56%7 km/h
February0°C-10°C-28°C / 10°C
0 mm
56%8 km/h
March7°C-4°C-19°C / 21°C
7 mm
53%10 km/h
April14°C4°C-12°C / 24°C
29 mm
44%13 km/h
May20°C10°C-1°C / 30°C
22 mm
34%14 km/h
June25°C15°C7°C / 33°C
22 mm
40%12 km/h
July28°C18°C10°C / 36°C
22 mm
42%11 km/h
August26°C17°C9°C / 35°C
37 mm
50%12 km/h
September20°C12°C0°C / 32°C
29 mm
53%9 km/h
October12°C3°C-7°C / 20°C
7 mm
56%9 km/h
November5°C-4°C-19°C / 15°C
0 mm
53%9 km/h
December-2°C-10°C-23°C / 7°C
0 mm
56%8 km/h

Frost and snow-likely months in Zhangye

Nights in Zhangye average 2°C or below in 5 months (January, February, March, November and December). No month combines freezing average lows with 10 mm or more of precipitation, so snow is uncommon. The coldest month is January with an average low of -12°C and a record low of -30°C.

  • January: average low -12°C, record low -30°C, 0 mm of precipitation
  • February: average low -10°C, record low -28°C, 0 mm of precipitation
  • March: average low -4°C, record low -19°C, 7 mm of precipitation
  • November: average low -4°C, record low -19°C, 0 mm of precipitation
  • December: average low -10°C, record low -23°C, 0 mm of precipitation

These records carry temperature and precipitation, not snowfall totals.

Best time to visit Zhangye

The most comfortable time to visit Zhangye is generally May to June and August, balancing mild daytime temperatures against the driest stretch of the year. The city has strongly marked seasons and rain concentrates around August, totalling about 176 mm a year.

Travellers who prefer heat should aim for July, when highs average 28°C. August is the month to avoid if rain would spoil your plans — it averages 37 mm, roughly 37× the rainfall of the driest month (January).

Zhangye climate: your questions

Does it snow in Zhangye?

Rarely: nights dip to 2°C or below only in January, February, March, November and December, and the coldest month, January, averages a low of -12°C (record low -30°C), so snow is uncommon. Our records carry temperature and precipitation, not snowfall totals. What is falling now: Zhangye weather today.

What is the climate in Zhangye?

Zhangye's winter months average lows of -10°C in December, -12°C in January and -10°C in February, with about 0 mm of precipitation across the three; 3 of them sit at or below 0°C, so snow is likely on the colder days. The records hold no snowfall totals. The next 15 days: Zhangye 10-day forecast.

When is the best time to visit Zhangye?

May to June and August are the most comfortable months in Zhangye, with highs near 24°C. July is the warmest month, averaging 28°C by day; August is the wettest, with 37 mm; and January is the coolest, with lows near -12°C. What it is doing today: Zhangye weather today.

Source: OpenWeather historical and statistical weather data. Values are long-term averages, not a forecast — see the Zhangye forecast for what is happening now.

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