Yinchuan in Summer
In summer (June, July and August), Yinchuan sees average daytime highs around 29°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 138 mm of rain over about 19 wet days across the season. It is the warmest season of the year and the wettest season of the year.
Across summer, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 29°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 43% of the time across summer, and the air most often feels dry.
Summer is Yinchuan's 2nd-best season to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Yinchuan's year-round climate.
- Avg daytime high
- 29°C
- warmest season of the year
- Avg overnight low
- 17°C
- Rainfall
- 138 mm
- 19 wet days
- Avg wind
- 7 km/h
- Travel score
- 6.3
- 2nd-best season
- Months
- Jun · Jul · Aug
Temperature in Yinchuan in Summer
Across summer, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 29°C.
A typical summer day in Yinchuan reaches about 29°C and drops to 17°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is July, the coolest June.
How summer really feels in Yinchuan
Once humidity and wind are folded in, summer brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C.
summer sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.
Yinchuan weather by month
How the three summer months (June, July and August) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.
| Month | High / Low (°C) | Rainfall (mm) | Wet days | Snow days | Daylight (hours) | Travel score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 1° / -12° | 2 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 9.6 | 0.0 |
| Feb | 5° / -8° | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10.5 | 0.5 |
| Mar | 12° / -2° | 10 | 2.2 | 0.5 | 11.7 | 3.9 |
| Apr | 19° / 5° | 13 | 2.3 | 0.2 | 13 | 7.3 |
| May | 25° / 11° | 22 | 3.7 | 0 | 14.1 | 7.9 |
| Jun | 28° / 16° | 32 | 4.5 | 0 | 14.6 | 6.6 |
| Jul | 30° / 18° | 54 | 6.5 | 0 | 14.4 | 5.7 |
| Aug | 28° / 17° | 52 | 7.6 | 0 | 13.5 | 6.6 |
| Sep | 23° / 12° | 42 | 6.5 | 0 | 12.3 | 7.5 |
| Oct | 17° / 5° | 16 | 3.3 | 0.2 | 11 | 6.6 |
| Nov | 9° / -3° | 6 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 9.9 | 2.4 |
| Dec | 2° / -9° | 1 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 9.4 | 0.0 |
Cloud cover in Summer
The sky is clear or mostly clear about 43% of the time across summer.
Chance of precipitation in Summer
Yinchuan gets around 138 mm of rain over 19 wet days across summer. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.
Humidity in Summer
Most of summer feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.
Wind in Summer
Winds average 7 km/h across summer.
Sunrise & sunset in Summer
Daylight runs from about 14 h 30 min in early June to 12 h 54 min by late August. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.
Solar energy in Summer
Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across summer, about 6.3 kWh/m².
Hazard calendar for Yinchuan
In summer, Yinchuan overlaps its dust season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.
Yinchuan sees seasonal dust haze (March–August), heaviest in May.
Is summer a good time to visit Yinchuan?
Our two travel scores rate summer for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.
summer is a reasonable time to visit Yinchuan for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.
What to pack for Yinchuan in Summer
From summer's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.
In summer, Yinchuan sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 17°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 19 days see rain.
UV index in Yinchuan in Summer
Clear-sky midday UV across summer averages around 9 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.
Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Yinchuan peaks around July 16 at about 10 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 2 (low).
The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 8 months of the year.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UV index (midday) | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
| Level | Low | Moderate | Moderate | High | Very high | Very high | Extreme | Very high | Very high | Moderate | Moderate | Low |
| UV index (midday) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 2 | Low |
| Feb | 3 | Moderate |
| Mar | 5 | Moderate |
| Apr | 7 | High |
| May | 9 | Very high |
| Jun | 9 | Very high |
| Jul | 10 | Extreme |
| Aug | 9 | Very high |
| Sep | 8 | Very high |
| Oct | 5 | Moderate |
| Nov | 2 | Moderate |
| Dec | 2 | Low |
Air quality in Yinchuan in Summer
Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where summer falls, not just the annual average.
Air quality in Yinchuan is worst in May — around 55 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.0× the cleanest month (September, 28 µg/m³).
Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Yinchuan's WHO annual average of 37.3 µg/m³.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 (µg/m³) | 30 | 34 | 49 | 54 | 55 | 40 | 31 | 28 | 28 | 33 | 36 | 29 |
| Level | Moderate | Moderate | Poor | Poor | Poor | Poor | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Poor | Moderate |
| PM2.5 (µg/m³) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 30 | Moderate |
| Feb | 34 | Moderate |
| Mar | 49 | Poor |
| Apr | 54 | Poor |
| May | 55 | Poor |
| Jun | 40 | Poor |
| Jul | 31 | Moderate |
| Aug | 28 | Moderate |
| Sep | 28 | Moderate |
| Oct | 33 | Moderate |
| Nov | 36 | Poor |
| Dec | 29 | Moderate |
Where is Yinchuan?
Yinchuan sits at 38.5°N, 106.3°E, 1,117 m above sea level, in China. The nearest listed city is Xi'an, 525 km away.
Topography around Yinchuan
How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Yinchuan.
Within 3 km, the terrain around Yinchuan has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 33 m around an average of 1,112 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 44 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,421 m.
The land around Yinchuan is covered by artificial surfaces (83%) within 3 km, cropland (35%) and artificial surfaces (32%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (39%), grassland (31%) and cropland (22%) within 80 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
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 Yinchuan (38.4681°, 106.2731°, elevation 1,117 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.