Xining
Xining is a major city in Qinghai, China, 2,275 m above sea level. It has a population of about 2,467,965 (2020). The climate is classified as monsoon-influenced warm-summer continental (Köppen Dwb), with dry, cold winters and wet summers.
Best: May · Jul–Aug. Warmth, sunshine and dry days, month by month.
Xining at a glance
The months with the highest weather score
Average high in July
Average low in January
83 mm of rain
2 mm of rain
within 3.6 km
How Xining has grown
People living in the built-up area (146 km² today), every five years since 1975; 2030 is the projection.
+155%559k in 1975 → 1.42M in 2025Weather in Xining
Now and the next ten days. The 14 and 30-day outlooks are one click away.
Clear · wind 3 km/h · humidity 47%
When to go to Xining
Each month's weather score (warmth, sun, dry days) with its temperatures and rain.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 57 | 55 | 48 | 66 | 68 | 64 | 67 | 67 | 65 | 57 | 54 | 57 |
| High | 1° | 4° | 9° | 15° | 18° | 21° | 22° | 22° | 18° | 13° | 7° | 2° |
| Low | -14° | -9° | -5° | -1° | 5° | 9° | 11° | 10° | 7° | 1° | -6° | -12° |
| Rain (mm) | 2 | 3 | 10 | 23 | 52 | 65 | 79 | 83 | 62 | 22 | 4 | 2 |
| Wet days | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 0 |
What's on in Xining
Concerts, football matches, the public holidays ahead and the town's festivals through the year.
Monuments and museums in Xining
More museums: Kunlun jade museum · Qinghai Folk-customs museum · Yak museum · China Tibetan Medicine Culture Museum · Qing Hai Province Museum · 青海省科学技术馆 · 青海藏文化博物院——北馆 · 青海藏文化博物院——南馆 · 青藏高原自然博物馆
Outdoors around Xining
Hiking routes from the town, and what there is to do within 15 km: huts, viewpoints, climbing, camping, ski areas and dive sites.
Wildlife in October
The birds and mammals of China seen most this month, compared with the rest of their year.
The sky over Xining
Earthquakes around Xining
The last 30 days within 300 km, and the record since 1950.
Strongest nearby since 1950
Universities and research institutes
Towns and villages around Xining
Each with its own page: weather, climate and the best time to visit.
Xining from above
Getting to Xining
Places near Xining
Places with a climate like Xining
Matched month by month on temperature, rain and sunshine.
