The
best time to visit Dunhuang and the ancient Silk
Road is from May through October.
In
the depths of Inland China, Dunhuang has a very
dry climate. It has three special characteristics.
The first is lots of direct sunshine. The second
is little rainfall. The annual average rainfall
here is only 39.9 mm. The rainfall in summer is
63.9 percent of annual rainfall while winter rainfall
is only 7.5 percent. Therefore, evaporation can
be a problem in this climate. The third is the
climate's four distinct seasons. Winter and summer
have huge temperature differences (annual temperature
difference reaches 34 degrees). Lastly, sand storms
can be a problem in the Dunhuang , with the wind
sometimes reaching speeds of 3m/sec.
| Dunhuang
Weather |
| Month |
Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
Jun |
Jul |
Aug |
Sep |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
Average
High
Temperature (Celsius) |
-1.7 |
4.3 |
13.3 |
21.1 |
26.7 |
31.0 |
32.8 |
32.0 |
26.5 |
18.8 |
8.1 |
0.2 |
Average
Low
Temperature (Celsius) |
-15.6 |
-11.3 |
-3.4 |
3.9 |
9.3 |
13.5 |
16.1 |
14.8 |
8.2 |
0.4 |
-6.0 |
-12.9 |
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