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When to go to Kangding

Twelve months of averages for Kangding, and what they say about when to go.

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What the averages say

Mean daily highs and lows and the month's rain, averaged over 2001 to 2020.

No month in Kangding averages a high of 18°C or more; the warmest, July, averages 15°C.

Wet months (150 mm of rain or more): June to August.
Cold months (a mean high under 10°C): October to March.
The warmest month is July (15°C) and the coolest January (2°C). The wettest is June (189 mm) and the driest January (6 mm); about 1,017 mm of rain falls in a year.

How these sentences are worded

Each sentence is written from the figures by fixed rules, and says no more than they do. Mild to warm: a mean daily high from 18°C up to 32°C. Hot: 32°C or more. Cool: 10°C up to 18°C. Cold: under 10°C. Dry: under 50 mm of rain in the month; wet: 150 mm or more. Humid: a high of 25°C or more with relative humidity of 70% or more. A month is described as good for going when it is mild to warm and not wet.

Kangding: highs, lows and rainHighLowRain

The year at a glance

Mild to warm and dry
Mild to warm, humid or showery
Hot
Cool
Wet
Cold

JanCold
FebCold
MarCold
AprCool
MayCool
JunWet
JulWet
AugWet
SeptCool
OctCold
NovCold
DecCold

Month by month

Every month in Kangding

The whole year, with humidity, cloud and the sunlight reaching the ground.

Climate in Kangding by month: mean daily high and low, rain, and what the month is like
Month	High	Low	Rain	Humidity	Cloud	Sunlight (kWh/m²/day)	High in Dubai	What it is like
January	2°C	-12°C	6 mm	61%	42%	3.9	23°C	Cold
February	4°C	-10°C	12 mm	60%	54%	4.5	24°C	Cold
March	6°C	-7°C	33 mm	63%	65%	5.3	27°C	Cold
April	10°C	-5°C	67 mm	69%	72%	5.9	31°C	Cool
May	13°C	-1°C	111 mm	74%	72%	5.9	35°C	Cool
June	15°C	2°C	189 mm	81%	79%	5.3	37°C	Wet
July	15°C	5°C	183 mm	85%	79%	5.1	39°C	Wet
August	15°C	4°C	188 mm	85%	75%	5.1	39°C	Wet
September	13°C	2°C	146 mm	86%	74%	4.5	37°C	Cool
October	9°C	-3°C	62 mm	81%	59%	4.2	34°C	Cold
November	5°C	-7°C	14 mm	70%	44%	4	29°C	Cold
December	3°C	-11°C	6 mm	65%	37%	3.7	25°C	Cold

The Dubai column is Dubai's mean daily high, for comparison.

Modelled averages for an area about 50 km across, not a weather station's record: NASA POWER climatology, 2001–2020. These data were obtained from the NASA Langley Research Center (LaRC) POWER Project funded through the NASA Earth Science/Applied Science Program.

The model's grid cell sits about 1,122 m higher than the town, so real temperatures there run a little warmer than these.

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Month

High

Low

Rain

Humidity

Cloud

Sunlight (kWh/m²/day)

High in Dubai

What it is like

January

2°C

-12°C

6 mm

61%

42%

3.9

23°C

Cold

February

4°C

-10°C

12 mm

60%

54%

4.5

24°C

Cold

March

6°C

-7°C

33 mm

63%

65%

5.3

27°C

Cold

April

10°C

-5°C

67 mm

69%

72%

5.9

31°C

Cool

May

13°C

-1°C

111 mm

74%

72%

5.9

35°C

Cool

June

15°C

2°C

189 mm

81%

79%

5.3

37°C

Wet

July

15°C

5°C

183 mm

85%

79%

5.1

39°C

Wet

August

15°C

4°C

188 mm

85%

75%

5.1

39°C

Wet

September

13°C

2°C

146 mm

86%

74%

4.5

37°C

Cool

October

9°C

-3°C

62 mm

81%

59%

4.2

34°C

Cold

November

5°C

-7°C

14 mm

70%

44%

29°C

Cold

December

3°C

-11°C

6 mm

65%

37%

3.7

25°C

Cold