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Ürümqi, China climate

Dsa Mediterranean-influenced hot-summer humid continental

Ürümqi has a strongly seasonal cool-temperate climate (Mediterranean-influenced hot-summer humid continental, Köppen Dsa). The hottest month is July with an average daily high near 86°F, while the coldest is January averaging around 3°F at night. Precipitation totals about 17 inches a year and is strongly seasonal — December alone averages 3.3 inches while January barely receives 0.47 inches.

☀️ Summers

Warm

Highs near 86°F in July.

About 20 days a year above 90 °F

❄️ Winters

Bitterly cold

Lows near 3°F in January.

About 135 freezing nights a year

🌧️ Rain

Fairly dry

About 17 in of rain a year.

Wettest in December

⛅ Sky & trend

Partly cloudy

A roughly even mix of sun and cloud.

+1.3 °F vs 50 years ago

Temperature & precipitation

Daily high–low temperature range with the monthly average, plus monthly precipitation · 1991–2020 normals · hover a month for the exact figures

Clear vs cloudy days

Share of days each month that are clear, partly cloudy or cloudy · 1991–2020 · hover a month for the day counts

Ürümqi climate normals (1991–2020)

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg high (°F)	19	24	41	63	74	83	86	84	74	58	38	23
Avg temp (°F)	11	17	33	53	64	73	76	74	64	49	31	16
Avg low (°F)	3	10	26	43	54	63	66	64	54	40	25	9
Precipitation (in)	0.5	0.5	0.9	1.3	1.6	1.1	1.6	1.2	0.7	0.9	2.9	3.3

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Avg high (°F)	19	24	41	63	74	83
Avg temp (°F)	11	17	33	53	64	73
Avg low (°F)	3	10	26	43	54	63
Precipitation (in)	0.5	0.5	0.9	1.3	1.6	1.1

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg high (°F)	86	84	74	58	38	23
Avg temp (°F)	76	74	64	49	31	16
Avg low (°F)	66	64	54	40	25	9
Precipitation (in)	1.6	1.2	0.7	0.9	2.9	3.3

How often — frequency of weather events

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Days with measurable rain (days)	7	7	6	7	7	7	8	6	4	5	8	10
Days with high ≥ 90°F (days)	—	—	—	0.1	0.7	5	7	6	1.0	—	—	—
Days with low ≤ 32°F (days)	28	26	22	4	0.2	—	—	—	0.1	5	22	29

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Days with measurable rain (days)	7	7	6	7	7	7
Days with high ≥ 90°F (days)	—	—	—	0.1	0.7	5
Days with low ≤ 32°F (days)	28	26	22	4	0.2	—

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Days with measurable rain (days)	8	6	4	5	8	10
Days with high ≥ 90°F (days)	7	6	1.0	—	—	—
Days with low ≤ 32°F (days)	—	—	0.1	5	22	29

Sky & atmosphere

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Cloud cover (%)	56	62	66	62	65	69	68	61	50	47	51	54
Clear days (≤ 30% cloud)	4	3	2	3	3	2	3	4	8	10	7	4
Partly cloudy days (30–70%)	19	15	15	15	14	12	13	14	15	14	15	20
Cloudy days (≥ 70%)	8	11	14	12	14	16	15	13	7	7	8	7
Relative humidity (%)	64	60	49	42	37	36	36	34	35	43	53	60
Wind speed (mph)	3.5	3.8	4.7	5.5	5.6	5.4	5.1	4.9	4.7	4.3	3.8	3.4

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Cloud cover (%)	56	62	66	62	65	69
Clear days (≤ 30% cloud)	4	3	2	3	3	2
Partly cloudy days (30–70%)	19	15	15	15	14	12
Cloudy days (≥ 70%)	8	11	14	12	14	16
Relative humidity (%)	64	60	49	42	37	36
Wind speed (mph)	3.5	3.8	4.7	5.5	5.6	5.4

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Cloud cover (%)	68	61	50	47	51	54
Clear days (≤ 30% cloud)	3	4	8	10	7	4
Partly cloudy days (30–70%)	13	14	15	14	15	20
Cloudy days (≥ 70%)	15	13	7	7	8	7
Relative humidity (%)	36	34	35	43	53	60
Wind speed (mph)	5.1	4.9	4.7	4.3	3.8	3.4

Methodology & sources

Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 25 years of daily observations at WU LU MU QI, a weather station, about 4 km from the city centre. The underlying daily records come from NOAA's global station network.

Cloud, humidity, wind & sunshine — modelled estimates from NASA POWER, NASA's satellite-and-reanalysis climatology. This is the standard global source for atmospheric variables, which are not measured at most weather stations.

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