Xining Weather Today · 7-Day Forecast
Broken Cloud Under the Moon
Changeable skies expected — a day for both sun hat and coat.
Warmest Tuesday at 9° · coldest night Tuesday at -9°
The short of it: Xining weather on Sunday, 8 November 2026: local time, -2 °C (28 °F) with partly cloudy skies, feeling like -6 °C (22 °F). Today’s high 4 °C (39 °F), low -4 °C (25 °F). No rain expected in the next 24 hours. Notices: frost warning. Source: Open-Meteo forecast models, updated 02:15 local time.
XINING, Sunday. — An overcast sky is the word from the Xining station, with a high of 4° and a low of -4°. That is 4° colder than Xining usually sees in November, when highs average 8°. Barely a breath of wind stirs from the NE, gusting to 8 km/h, and the glass is rising, a sign of settled weather.
Looking over the next 3 days, our correspondent reckons Tuesday the pick at about 9°, while Tuesday night will be the coldest at -9°. The week looks dry — no rain worth measuring. Those keeping stock should see to the water troughs, for ice is likely.
By the Almanac's reckoning, November in Xining runs from -6° at night to 8° by day, with some 2.0 mm of rain. July is the warmest month here at 25°, January the coldest at -15°, and July the wettest with 81 mm. The best months to ride in are April and June.
The sun is up 10 h 26 min today, and the days are shortening by about 2 minutes each. The station stands 2,427 m above the sea; nights in high country cool fast once the sun is down.
The Hours to Come
Temperature by the hour · rain & snow in the hour beneathThe hour-by-hour ledger
| Hour | Sky | Temp | Feels | Wind | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Now | Partly cloudy | -2° | -6° | 4 km/h | – |
| 3 AM | Partly cloudy | -2° | -6° | 3 km/h | – |
| 4 AM | Partly cloudy | -3° | -6° | 2 km/h | – |
| 5 AM | Partly cloudy | -3° | -6° | 1 km/h | – |
| 6 AM | Overcast | -3° | -6° | 1 km/h | – |
| 7 AM | Overcast | -3° | -5° | 1 km/h | – |
| 8 AM | Overcast | -2° | -5° | 1 km/h | – |
| 9 AM | Overcast | -2° | -5° | 2 km/h | – |
| 10 AM | Overcast | -1° | -4° | 2 km/h | – |
| 11 AM | Overcast | 0° | -3° | 2 km/h | – |
| 12 PM | Overcast | 2° | -2° | 3 km/h | – |
| 1 PM | Overcast | 3° | -1° | 3 km/h | – |
| 2 PM | Overcast | 4° | 0° | 5 km/h | – |
| 3 PM | Mostly clear | 4° | -1° | 7 km/h | – |
| 4 PM | Mostly clear | 2° | -3° | 10 km/h | – |
| 5 PM | Mostly clear | 1° | -4° | 11 km/h | – |
| 6 PM | Partly cloudy | 0° | -5° | 10 km/h | – |
| 7 PM | Partly cloudy | -2° | -6° | 8 km/h | – |
| 8 PM | Partly cloudy | -3° | -7° | 5 km/h | – |
| 9 PM | Partly cloudy | -3° | -7° | 4 km/h | – |
| 10 PM | Partly cloudy | -4° | -7° | 3 km/h | – |
| 11 PM | Partly cloudy | -4° | -7° | 2 km/h | – |
| 12 AM | Partly cloudy | -4° | -7° | 1 km/h | – |
| 1 AM | Partly cloudy | -4° | -7° | 0 km/h | – |
Seven-Day Outlook · Classified
Highs in large type · pick a dayToday (Nov 8): overcast, high 4°, low -4°, dry, gusts to 26 km/h. Sun up 7:43 AM, down 6:09 PM. Cloud lies thick and low. The light is dim and the air is still.
Monday (Nov 9): partly cloudy, high 7°, low -6°, dry, gusts to 10 km/h. Sun up 7:44 AM, down 6:09 PM. Changeable skies expected — a day for both sun hat and coat.
Tuesday (Nov 10): partly cloudy, high 9°, low -9°, dry, gusts to 6 km/h. Sun up 7:45 AM, down 6:08 PM. Changeable skies expected — a day for both sun hat and coat.