Guyuan has a cold semi-arid climate (Köppen BSk), with Jul highs around 78°F and Jan lows near 10°F, and about 19 inches of rain and snow a year. The landscape: high plateau, mountains in the distance, dry, golden landscape.
Explore Guyuan on the mapTempsSummer afternoons 4°F hotter, winter nights 4°F milder.
Rain & snowSimilar yearly rain and snow (16 in vs 19 in), falling mostly in summer, like Guyuan, snowy winters (3 months below freezing).
ScenerySame dry, golden landscape from above, both have mountains in the distance (the Rocky Mountains), both on a high plateau, both well inland.
TempsSummer afternoons 7°F hotter, winter nights about the same.
Rain & snowSimilar yearly rain and snow (17 in vs 19 in), falling mostly in summer, like Guyuan, long snowy winters (3 months below freezing).
ScenerySame dry, golden landscape from above, no mountains on the horizon, unlike Guyuan, both on a high plateau, both well inland.
TempsSummer afternoons 5°F hotter, winter nights 4°F milder.
Rain & snow25% less rain and snow (14 in vs 19 in), falling mostly in summer, like Guyuan, snowy winters (3 months below freezing).
ScenerySame dry, golden landscape from above, no mountains on the horizon, unlike Guyuan, both on a high plateau, both well inland.
TempsSummer afternoons 6°F hotter, winter nights 4°F milder.
Rain & snow39% less rain and snow (11 in vs 19 in), spread through the year, unlike Guyuan's summer rains, snowy winters (3 months below freezing).
ScenerySame dry, golden landscape from above, no mountains on the horizon, unlike Guyuan, both on a high plateau, both well inland.
TempsSummer afternoons 6°F hotter, winter nights 4°F milder.
Rain & snowSimilar yearly rain (17 in vs 19 in), falling mostly in summer, like Guyuan, a dusting of snow possible.
ScenerySame dry, golden landscape from above, both have mountains in the distance (the Front Range), both on a high plateau, both well inland.
TempsSummer afternoons 6°F hotter, winter nights 6°F milder.
Rain & snowAbout half the rain and snow (10 in vs 19 in), spread through the year, unlike Guyuan's summer rains, snowy winters (3 months below freezing).
ScenerySame dry, golden landscape from above, no mountains on the horizon, unlike Guyuan, both on a high plateau, both well inland.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 32° | 10° | 0.1 |
| Feb | 38° | 17° | 0.2 |
| Mar | 49° | 28° | 0.4 |
| Apr | 61° | 38° | 1.1 |
| May | 69° | 46° | 1.9 |
| Jun | 76° | 54° | 2.2 |
| Jul | 78° | 58° | 3.7 |
| Aug | 75° | 56° | 4.3 |
| Sep | 66° | 48° | 3.0 |
| Oct | 56° | 37° | 1.3 |
| Nov | 46° | 25° | 0.4 |
| Dec | 35° | 14° | 0.1 |