Xining Weather in January
Xining in January
The short of it: Xining in January averages a high of 1 °C (35 °F) and a low of -15 °C (5 °F), with 0.0 mm (0.00 in) of rain and about 9 h 55 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are April and June. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 1° · low -15° · rain 0.0 mm · daylight 9 h 55 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: April & June
January in Xining brings afternoons near 1° and nights around -15°, with about 0.0 mm of rain over the month. The dead of winter in Xining: highs scarcely reach 1°, nights fall to -15°. Rain is scarce, about 0.0 mm, the 11th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 9 h 55 min in mid-January.
For the traveller: pack a heavy coat, gloves and a scarf. The Almanac rates January 2 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are April and June.
Against its neighbours, Xining runs warmer than most and drier than most in January. Duoba, 20 km to the W, is 1° cooler by day.
January in Xining, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 12th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 11th wettest of 12
- Versus December
- 1° colder, 0.0 mm more rain
- Versus February
- 4° colder
- Day–night spread
- 16°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 9 h 55 min
- Average wind
- 6 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
January averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DuobaQinghai | 20 km W | 1° | -17° | 1.0 mm |
| LusharQinghai | 23 km SW | 0° | -18° | 1.0 mm |
| QiaotouQinghai | 35 km NNW | -1° | -18° | 0.0 mm |
| NianboQinghai | 61 km ESE | 1° | -14° | 1.0 mm |
| SanjiaochengQinghai | 74 km WNW | -2° | -21° | 1.0 mm |
| XihaiQinghai | 76 km WNW | -2° | -21° | 1.0 mm |
| QuankouQinghai | 81 km N | -3° | -21° | 2.0 mm |
| DongchuanQinghai | 83 km N | -3° | -20° | 2.0 mm |