FEB · MAQÊN COUNTY
34.48° N · 100.24° E
Destination brief
Qinghai, China
Travel Score
78
out of 100
In short
A good time to go.
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Weather forecast
Good weather and steady: Sun Nov 1 and Mon Nov 2
Average weather score 70 out of 100, the best of 3 two- and three-day runs in the forecast.
Weather forecast only: air quality, events and safety are shown separately.
Every component and the reason behind it. The full formula is on the Method page.
Average daily weather score 60/100 over the next 3 days; biggest concern: 66% chance of rain on Oct 31.
US EPA index 1: Good.
WeatherAPI
Maqên County, QinghaiStation: ShixiaUpdated 3:45 PM local time
7°C
Patchy rain nearby
Feels like 3°High 13° · Low -2°
Rain now
17%
Rain today
66% chance
Humidity
38%
Wind
Festival calendar
Nothing on right now
No listed festivals or events are happening today.
Christmas Day
ReligiousWorldwide
Dec 25, 2026In 55 days
Global celebration marking the birth of Jesus Christ, celebrated with feasts, gift-giving, and decorations.
New Year's Day
National HolidayWorldwide
Jan 1, 2027In 62 days
Global celebrations to welcome the new year with joy and festivities.
Chinese New Year (Spring Festival)
CulturalChina · Nationwide
Feb 6–20, 2027In 98 days
The Spring Festival, from the new year on 6 February in 2027 to the Lantern Festival on 20 February.
US EPA index
1 / 6
GoodAir quality is good. Enjoy time outdoors.
GeoNames (CC BY 4.0)
Power is what the wall supplies, not what a device needs: most phone and laptop chargers take 100 to 240 V, so you usually need only a plug adapter. Check the label on your device.
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No Level 3 or 4 advisory in our data (not a guarantee of safety).
No storms or heavy rain in the next 3 days.
No listed events with confirmed dates in the next 14 days.
Seasonal data not available yet; neutral estimate used.
3:53 PM
Saturday, October 31
22 km/h NNW
Visibility
10 km
UV index
Low (1)
Local time at destination
Today
Oct 31
13° -2°
Overcast · 66% rain
Sun
Nov 1
9° -5°
Overcast · 17% rain
Cold: averaging 0.4°C
Mon
Nov 2
10° -7°
Overcast · 17% rain
Cold: averaging 0.3°C
No known advisory
No Level 3 or 4 advisory found for this destination in our data. This is not a guarantee of safety. Check your government's official travel advice before you go.
Source: U.S. Department of State travel advisories (Level 3 and 4), retrieved 2026-10-22 from the State Department's public feed; a few records kept by hand carry their own source and date. Updated Oct 22, 2026.
Emergency numbers for this country aren't in our data yet. Look them up before you travel.
Mandarin Chinese is one of this country’s main languages; local languages can differ by region. Only words that Wiktionary and Wikivoyage phrasebooks both give are shown (CC BY-SA 4.0, checked 2026-10-11). Some languages change a word with who is speaking or how formal you are: these are the common forms.
Visa and passport rules depend on your nationality: check your government’s travel advice before you book.
Maqên or Maqin County is a county of Qinghai Province, China.
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GeoNames (CC BY 4.0)
We have no towns in day-trip range of here in our data.
NASA POWER climatology (public domain)
Usually the most comfortable: June, July and August. Typical weather over 2001–2020, not a forecast.
Taller is more comfortable. The brighter bars are the best months; the filled label is this month.
Typical weather
-3° -18°
Cold
About 7 mm of rain over the month
Festivals that month
What to pack
Worked out from the typical weather of this month, not from a forecast: check the forecast in the days before you go. From our festival calendar. Dates marked approximate are only known by month and can move; an empty list means none is recorded, not that nothing is on.
| Month | Feels | High / low | Rain | Comfort |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | Cold | -6° / -20° | 5 mm | 40 |
| February | Cold | -3° / -18° | 7 mm | 40 |
| March | Cold | 0° / -13° | 14 mm | 41 |
| April | Cold | 5° / -8° | 28 mm | 55 |
| May | Cold | 9° / -5° | 70 mm | 62 |
| June | Cool | 13° / -1° | 110 mm | 67 |
| July | Cool | 15° / 1° |
Comfort uses the typical daytime high (most comfortable at 20 to 28°C) and the typical rainfall (most comfortable under 1 mm a day), averaged over 2001–2020. Highs and lows are worked out from the monthly average temperature and the average daily swing, so they are close, not exact. It is not a forecast. Humidity, crowds, prices and festivals are not included, and a mountain or coast can differ from its half-degree grid cell.
| 116 mm |
| 73 |
| August | Cool | 15° / 1° | 104 mm | 74 |
|---|
| September | Cool | 11° / -3° | 86 mm | 66 |
|---|
| October | Cold | 5° / -7° | 32 mm | 54 |
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| November | Cold | -1° / -15° | 7 mm | 40 |
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| December | Cold | -6° / -20° | 2 mm | 40 |
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Exchange rate
1 USD ≈ 6.67 CNY, as of 31 Oct 2026
A mid-market rate, not what a bank, card or exchange desk will give you. Rates By Exchange Rate API (opens in a new tab)