Jiaohe climate

What the climate of Jiaohe is like

The warmest month is July, with an average high of 28 °C82 °F and a low of 18 °C64 °F. The coldest is January, when highs average −10 °C14 °F and lows −20 °C−5 °F. The climate is extremely continental — the average temperature swings by 38 °C68.4 °F between the coldest and the warmest month.

Annual precipitation is moderate at about 725 mm29 in. The wettest three-month stretch is June–August, which brings 60% of the annual total. Months with less than 20 mm0.8 in on average: December–March. The wettest month is July (161 mm6.3 in), the driest is January (6 mm0.2 in).

Relative humidity ranges from 62% in April to 90% in January. The clearest skies (lowest average cloud amount, 46%) are typical of January. Average wind speed near the ground ranges from 1 km/h (1 mph) in July to 5 km/h (3 mph) in February. Daylight lasts from about 8.9 hours in December to 15.4 hours in June.

A lasting snow cover is typical in November–March. In those months the average snow depth in the reanalysis exceeds 10 cm. It is deepest in January, at about 17 cm.

Best time to visit Jiaohe

Based on these averages, the most comfortable months for sightseeing and outdoor activities are May and September. Average highs then reach 21 °C70 °F to 22 °C71 °F. Precipitation is 65 mm2.6 in to 81 mm3.2 in per month.

The most challenging month is January, which is cold, with average highs of −10 °C14 °F.

Comfort score: months are ranked by how close they come to an ideal. That means an average high of 21–28 °C (70–82 °F), lows above 5 °C (41 °F), little precipitation and moderate humidity. The best-ranked months of each place are recommended, even where none meets all of these. These are general rules of thumb applied to long-term averages.

What to pack for Jiaohe

• Winter (December–February) — highs −1014 to −5 °C23 °F, lows −20−5 to −17 °C2 °F, about 10 mm0.4 in of precipitation a month. Pack heavy insulated clothing, thermal base layers, a warm hat, mittens and insulated boots and an extra layer for the cooler mornings and evenings.
• Spring (March–May) — highs 337 to 21 °C70 °F, lows −817 to 8 °C46 °F, about 46 mm1.8 in of precipitation a month. Pack long sleeves, a sweater and a medium jacket, an extra layer for the cooler mornings and evenings and shoes with good grip, as frost is common.
• Summer (June–August) — highs 2679 to 28 °C82 °F, lows 1457 to 18 °C64 °F, about 144 mm5.7 in of precipitation a month. Pack light summer clothes such as T-shirts, shorts or light dresses, an extra layer for the cooler mornings and evenings and an umbrella or light rain jacket.
• Autumn (September–November) — highs 134 to 22 °C71 °F, lows −817 to 10 °C50 °F, about 42 mm1.7 in of precipitation a month. Pack long sleeves, a sweater and a medium jacket and an extra layer for the cooler mornings and evenings.

How Jiaohe compares

The nearest larger place is Jilin, about 64 km to the west. Compared with it, Jiaohe has practically the same average temperature. It receives 8% more precipitation (725 mm29 in vs 669 mm26 in). The difference is largest in January (1 °C1.8 °F warmer).

World Climates covers 547 places in China. By annual mean temperature, Jiaohe is the 499th warmest of them. By annual precipitation, it is the 333rd wettest. See all of them on the China climate page.

Some places in other countries have a very similar pattern of temperature and rainfall. The closest matches are Ussuriysk (Russia, Dwa), Hyesan (North Korea, Dwb) and Artëm (Russia, Dwa).