Jiayuguan weather in February

In February, Jiayuguan sees average daytime highs of 1°C and overnight lows near -10°C, with 3 mm of precipitation across 1.1 wet days and about 10.4 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about -1°C in the first days to 4°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 44% of the time in February, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 54 min at the start of February to 11 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Jiayuguan's 8th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Jiayuguan's year-round climate.

Daytime high
10th warmest
Overnight low
-10°
3rd coldest
Precipitation
3 mm
1.1 wet days
Daylight
10 h 24 min
8:28 AM – 6:55 PM
Cloud cover
47%
8th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
3.92 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Jiayuguan is prefecture-level city in Gansu, China.

Air quality
High
PM2.5 25.9 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
189/km²
people per km²
Founded
1965

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in February

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about -1°C in the first days to 4°C by the end.

A typical February day in Jiayuguan reaches about 1°C in the afternoon and slips back to -10°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -5°C and 7°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs about 4°C warmer than January and about 7°C cooler than March.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1-2-12
2-2-12
3-1-12
4-1-12
5-1-12
6-1-11
70-11
80-11
90-11
100-11
110-10
121-10
131-10
141-10
151-10
161-10
172-9
182-9
192-9
202-9
212-9
223-9
233-8
243-8
253-8
264-8
274-8
284-8

How February really feels in Jiayuguan

Once humidity and wind are folded in, February averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 28 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
28
28 feel bitter (≤ -10°C)

The story in February is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Jiayuguan weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 10th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-3° / -13°31.11.79.50.0
Feb / -10°31.11.510.40.0
Mar / -4°102.32.211.71.6
Apr15° / 92.30.8135.7
May21° / 153.90.214.27.4
Jun25° / 14°204.2014.87.8
Jul27° / 16°255.2014.57.5
Aug25° / 14°275.4013.67.8
Sep20° / 183.5012.37.6
Oct14° / 71.80.610.94.9
Nov / -5°51.61.79.80.7
Dec-2° / -11°41.41.89.20.0

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 44% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 40%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16535
26337
36337
46238
56238
66238
76238
86139
96139
106139
116040
126040
136040
146040
156040
165941
175941
185941
195941
205941
215941
225842
235842
245842
255842
265941
275941
285941

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitationSnow

Jiayuguan gets around 3 mm of rain and snow over 1.1 wet days in February. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 4% and peaks near 6% on the wettest days, and about 2 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
135
235
335
435
535
635
735
845
945
1045
1145
1245
1345
1445
1546
1646
1756
1856
1956
2056
2156
2256
2356
2467
2567
2667
2767
2867

Humidity in February

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of February feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, February lands in the dry band about 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)
1100
2100
3100
4100
5100
6100
7100
8100
9100
10100
11100
12100
13100
14100
15100
16100
17100
18100
19100
20100
21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100

Wind in February

Winds average 7 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
198calm
208calm
218calm
228calm
238calm
248calm
258calm
268calm
278calm
288calm

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 54 min at the start of February to 11 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 66 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 8:43 AM to 8:11 AM, and sunset from 6:38 PM to 7:09 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202528
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.98:436:38
210.08:426:39
310.08:416:40
410.08:406:42
510.18:396:43
610.18:386:44
710.18:376:45
810.28:366:46
910.28:356:48
1010.28:346:49
1110.38:336:50
1210.38:326:51
1310.48:316:52
1410.48:306:53
1510.48:286:55
1610.58:276:56
1710.58:266:57
1810.68:256:58
1910.68:236:59
2010.68:227:00
2110.78:217:02
2210.78:197:03
2310.88:187:04
2410.88:177:05
2510.88:157:06
2610.98:147:07
2710.98:137:08
2811.08:117:09

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 3.92 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.5 kWh/m² to a high of 6.89 kWh/m² in June across the year — February's 3.92 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.4Moderate
23.4Moderate
33.5Moderate
43.5Moderate
53.5Moderate
63.6Moderate
73.6Moderate
83.7Moderate
93.7Moderate
103.7Moderate
113.8Moderate
123.8Moderate
133.9Moderate
143.9Moderate
153.9Moderate
164.0Moderate
174.0Bright
184.0Bright
194.1Bright
204.1Bright
214.2Bright
224.2Bright
234.3Bright
244.3Bright
254.4Bright
264.4Bright
274.5Bright
284.5Bright
Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Jiayuguan

In seasonPeak

None of Jiayuguan's seasonal hazards are active in February. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Jiayuguan sees seasonal dust haze (March–October), heaviest in May.

Dust
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is February a good time to visit Jiayuguan?

Our two travel scores rate February for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

0.0
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

February is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Jiayuguan.

What to pack for Jiayuguan in February

From February's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In February, Jiayuguan sees daytime highs around 1°C and nights near -10°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat.

a warm layera heavy coat

UV index in Jiayuguan in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks around 3. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Jiayuguan peaks around July 14 at about 10 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 10 at about 2 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highExtremeVery highModerateLowJul 14UV 10Jan 10UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr7High
May8Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul11Extreme
Aug9Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec2Low

Air quality in Jiayuguan in February

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where February falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Jiayuguan is worst in May — around 39 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.6× the cleanest month (December, 15 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Jiayuguan's WHO annual average of 25.9 µg/m³.

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateMay 1039 µg/m³Dec 1816 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan19Moderate
Feb20Moderate
Mar37Poor
Apr39Poor
May39Poor
Jun25Moderate
Jul22Moderate
Aug26Moderate
Sep22Moderate
Oct26Moderate
Nov21Moderate
Dec15Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Jiayuguan?

Jiayuguan sits at 39.8°N, 98.3°E, 1,635 m above sea level, in China. The nearest listed city is Dunhuang, 309 km away.

DunhuangBogdHovdDalandzadgadYinchuanBayanhongorAltaiArvayheer

Topography around Jiayuguan

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Jiayuguan.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Jiayuguan has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 90 m around an average of 1,636 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 748 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,337 m.

The land around Jiayuguan is covered by artificial surfaces (57%) and bare terrain (32%) within 3 km, bare terrain (75%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (70%) within 80 km.

3 km
90 m
16 km
748 m
80 km
4,337 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainsnow and icewater
February weather nearby: Dunhuang 309 km · Bogd 628 km · Hovd 636 km · Dalandzadgad 659 km · Yinchuan 705 km · Bayanhongor 737 km · Altai 748 km · Arvayheer 805 km

China travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type A / I
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 47% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$13,862
2025
Happiness
6.1 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Homicide rate
0.5
per 100k, 2020
Road deaths
17.4
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
Low
EF EPI 464
Religion
unaffiliated 52%folk religion 22%Buddhist 18%Christian 5%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Jiayuguan (39.8112°, 98.2862°, elevation 1,635 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).