Dunhuang climate

Dunhuang Weather in September

NASA POWER reanalysis for the half-degree grid cell around Dunhuang, 1991-2020; a grid cell is an area average and can differ from a thermometer in town by several degrees

Average highs run from 30°C on September 1 to 23°C on September 30, and lows from 17°C to 10°C. Normal precipitation for the month is 3 mm over about 0 wet days.

September day by day

The normal high and low for each date, in °C.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Dunhuang, in °C, with the record for each date.010203040151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Reanalysis extreme high
  • Reanalysis extreme low

September at a glance

Average high
27°C
Average low
13°C
Precipitation
3 mm
Reanalysis high
37°CSep 8, 2005
Reanalysis low
1°CSep 30, 2004
Daylight
13 h 05 min to 11 h 50 min
Cloud cover
57%
Humidity
23%
Dew point
-4°C
Wind
12.2 km/h

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 1 mm of precipitation in the reanalysis.

DateNormal highNormal lowReanalysis highReanalysis lowChance wet
Sep 130°C17°C35°C 19998°C 19964%
Sep 230°C16°C35°C 20199°C 19964%
Sep 329°C16°C35°C 201912°C 19964%
Sep 429°C16°C34°C 201911°C 20004%
Sep 529°C16°C35°C 20198°C 19924%
Sep 629°C15°C35°C 19979°C 19934%
Sep 728°C15°C35°C 19988°C 20104%
Sep 828°C15°C37°C 200510°C 20064%
Sep 928°C15°C36°C 19988°C 19944%
Sep 1028°C14°C32°C 20199°C 20024%
Sep 1127°C14°C32°C 201010°C 20024%
Sep 1227°C14°C33°C 20109°C 20124%
Sep 1327°C14°C34°C 20039°C 19924%
Sep 1427°C13°C33°C 20037°C 20184%
Sep 1527°C13°C33°C 20069°C 20184%
Sep 1627°C13°C30°C 20098°C 20073%
Sep 1726°C13°C31°C 20097°C 19973%
Sep 1826°C13°C31°C 20064°C 19983%
Sep 1926°C13°C34°C 20063°C 19982%
Sep 2026°C12°C30°C 20088°C 19942%
Sep 2126°C12°C31°C 19966°C 19982%
Sep 2226°C12°C32°C 19968°C 20132%
Sep 2325°C12°C31°C 19966°C 20132%
Sep 2425°C12°C30°C 19967°C 19942%
Sep 2525°C11°C33°C 19969°C 20012%
Sep 2624°C11°C30°C 20197°C 19942%
Sep 2724°C11°C32°C 19986°C 19931%
Sep 2824°C11°C30°C 20195°C 20031%
Sep 2924°C10°C31°C 20192°C 20041%
Sep 3023°C10°C33°C 20191°C 20041%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 1 mm of precipitation in the reanalysis on each date at Dunhuang, in percent.0123451102030
  • Chance of a wet day

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (GMT+8).

September 1
sunrise 7:09 AM, sunset 8:14 PM
September 30
sunrise 7:36 AM, sunset 7:26 PM

Every day of September: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Cloud, humidity, wind and sunshine, and temperature and precipitation: NASA POWER (MERRA-2, CERES and GEWEX SRB), 1991-2020. The data was obtained from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Langley Research Center's Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources (POWER) project funded through the NASA Earth Science Division: POWER Daily API v2, accessed 2026-09-24. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.