Tianshui has a cold semi-arid climate (Köppen BSk), with Jul highs around 86°F and Jan lows near 23°F, and about 23 inches of rain and snow a year. The landscape: high plateau, mountains in the distance, mixed greenery.
Explore Tianshui on the mapTempsSummer afternoons 7°F hotter, winter nights 3°F colder.
Rain & snowSimilar yearly rain and snow (19 in vs 23 in), falling mostly in summer, like Tianshui, some winter snow.
SceneryDry, golden landscape where Tianshui is mixed greenery, no mountains on the horizon, unlike Tianshui, both on a high plateau, both well inland.
TempsSummer afternoons 6°F hotter, winter nights 7°F colder.
Rain & snowSimilar yearly rain and snow (19 in vs 23 in), falling mostly in summer, like Tianshui, snowy winters (2 months below freezing).
SceneryDry, golden landscape where Tianshui is mixed greenery, no mountains on the horizon, unlike Tianshui, both on a high plateau, both well inland.
TempsSummer afternoons 6°F hotter, winter nights about the same.
Rain & snowSimilar yearly rain (20 in vs 23 in), falling mostly in summer, like Tianshui, a dusting of snow possible.
SceneryDry, golden landscape where Tianshui is mixed greenery, no mountains on the horizon, unlike Tianshui, both on a high plateau, both well inland.
TempsSummer afternoons 6°F hotter, winter nights about the same.
Rain & snowSimilar yearly rain (19 in vs 23 in), falling mostly in summer, like Tianshui, a dusting of snow possible.
SceneryDry, golden landscape where Tianshui is mixed greenery, no mountains on the horizon, unlike Tianshui, both on a high plateau, both well inland.
TempsSummer afternoons 6°F hotter, winter nights 2°F milder.
Rain & snowSimilar yearly rain (20 in vs 23 in), falling mostly in summer, like Tianshui, a dusting of snow possible.
SceneryDry, golden landscape where Tianshui is mixed greenery, no mountains on the horizon, unlike Tianshui, both on a high plateau, both well inland.
TempsSummer afternoons 6°F hotter, winter nights 2°F colder.
Rain & snow19% less rain and snow (18 in vs 23 in), falling mostly in summer, like Tianshui, some winter snow.
SceneryDry, golden landscape where Tianshui is mixed greenery, no mountains on the horizon, unlike Tianshui, both on a high plateau, both well inland.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 40° | 23° | 0.2 |
| Feb | 47° | 29° | 0.2 |
| Mar | 58° | 37° | 0.7 |
| Apr | 69° | 46° | 1.7 |
| May | 76° | 54° | 2.6 |
| Jun | 83° | 61° | 3.0 |
| Jul | 86° | 65° | 3.9 |
| Aug | 83° | 64° | 4.1 |
| Sep | 73° | 57° | 3.9 |
| Oct | 63° | 46° | 1.7 |
| Nov | 52° | 35° | 0.6 |
| Dec | 42° | 25° | 0.2 |