Lop Weather in August
Lop in August
The short of it: Lop in August averages a high of 31 °C (89 °F) and a low of 19 °C (66 °F), with 5.0 mm (0.20 in) of rain and about 13 h 34 min of daylight. Rated 4 of 5 for a visit; the best months are April and October. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 31° · low 19° · rain 5.0 mm · daylight 13 h 34 min
✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: April & October
August in Lop brings afternoons near 31° and nights around 19°, with about 5.0 mm of rain over the month. Days run hot, near 31° in the afternoon; ride early and rest at noon. Rain is scarce, about 5.0 mm, the 3rd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 13 h 34 min in mid-August, 54 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack linen, a wide hat and water. The Almanac rates August 4 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are April and October.
Against its neighbours, Lop runs about middling and drier than most in August. Gujangbagh, 22 km to the W, sees much the same highs.
August in Lop, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 2nd warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 3rd wettest of 12
- Versus July
- 1° colder, 1.0 mm more rain
- Versus September
- 4° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 12°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 13 h 34 min
- Average wind
- 5 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
August averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GujangbaghXinjiang | 22 km W | 31° | 19° | 6.0 mm |
| BageqiXinjiang | 32 km WNW | 31° | 19° | 6.0 mm |
| Ying'airikeXinjiang | 32 km NW | 32° | 19° | 6.0 mm |
| BuzhakeXinjiang | 34 km W | 31° | 19° | 6.0 mm |
| Ying’awatiXinjiang | 40 km NW | 32° | 19° | 6.0 mm |
| LaykaXinjiang | 40 km W | 31° | 19° | 6.0 mm |
| JiahanbageXinjiang | 44 km WNW | 30° | 19° | 6.0 mm |
| AkesalayiXinjiang | 45 km WNW | 30° | 19° | 6.0 mm |