Xinjiang - China   2026-01-17   Saturday   37.11N, 79.93E

Hotan Prefecture

Xinjiang - China
2026-01-17

2026-01-17 12:26

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Sand

AQI 430
Today: It's Cloudy during the day and Cloudy at night, warmer than yesterday. AQI is hazardous.
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4KM/H

SW

35%

Humidity 

Low

UV 

-1°

Feels Like

5km

Visibility

0.0mm

Precipitation

854hPa

Pressure

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Temperature

Air Quality

Severe

121

PM2.5

530
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PM10

15

O3

2.4

CO

14

SO2

54

NO2

Sun

Now

12:34

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12:34

Altitude

24°

Heading

145°SE

Moon

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Now

12:34

Now

12:34

Altitude

24°

Heading

167°SSE

Hotan Prefecture's Historical Weather

Hotan Prefecture Outlook

Hotan has a temperate zone, cold desert climate, with a mean annual total of only 36.5 millimetres (1.44 in) of precipitation falling on 17.3 days of the year. Due to its southerly location in Xinjiang just north of the Kunlun Mountains, during winter it is one of the warmest locations in the region, with average high temperatures remaining above freezing throughout the year. The monthly 24-hour average temperature ranges from −3.9 °C (25.0 °F) in January to 25.8 °C (78.4 °F) in July, and the annual mean is 13.03 °C (55.5 °F). The diurnal temperature variation is not large for a desert, averaging 11.8 °C (21.2 °F) annually. Although no month averages less than half of possible sunshine, the city only receives 2,587 hours of bright sunshine annually, which is on the low end for Xinjiang; monthly percent possible sunshine ranges from 50% in March to 75% in October.