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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 30°C, while the coldest is January averaging around −16°C at night. Precipitation totals about 420 mm a year and is strongly seasonal — December alone averages 83 mm while January barely receives 12 mm.
Temperature & precipitation
Daily high–low temperature range with the monthly average, plus monthly precipitation · 1991–2020 normals · hover a month for the exact figuresClear vs cloudy days
Share of days each month that are clear, partly cloudy or cloudy · 1991–2020 · hover a month for the day countsÜrümqi climate normals (1991–2020)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | −7 | −4 | 5 | 17 | 23 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 23 | 14 | 3 | −5 |
| Avg temp (°C) | −12 | −8 | 1 | 12 | 18 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 18 | 9 | 0 | −9 |
| Avg low (°C) | −16 | −12 | −4 | 6 | 12 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 12 | 5 | −4 | −13 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 12 | 14 | 24 | 34 | 41 | 27 | 41 | 32 | 19 | 22 | 72 | 83 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | −7 | −4 | 5 | 17 | 23 | 28 |
| Avg temp (°C) | −12 | −8 | 1 | 12 | 18 | 23 |
| Avg low (°C) | −16 | −12 | −4 | 6 | 12 | 17 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 12 | 14 | 24 | 34 | 41 | 27 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 30 | 29 | 23 | 14 | 3 | −5 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 24 | 23 | 18 | 9 | 0 | −9 |
| Avg low (°C) | 19 | 18 | 12 | 5 | −4 | −13 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 41 | 32 | 19 | 22 | 72 | 83 |
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 ≥ 32°C (days) | — | — | — | 0.1 | 0.7 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 1.0 | — | — | — |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (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 ≥ 32°C (days) | — | — | — | 0.1 | 0.7 | 5 |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (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 ≥ 32°C (days) | 7 | 6 | 1.0 | — | — | — |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (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 (km/h) | 5.6 | 6.1 | 7.6 | 8.9 | 9.0 | 8.7 | 8.2 | 7.8 | 7.6 | 6.9 | 6.1 | 5.5 |
| 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 (km/h) | 5.6 | 6.1 | 7.6 | 8.9 | 9.0 | 8.7 |
| 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 (km/h) | 8.2 | 7.8 | 7.6 | 6.9 | 6.1 | 5.5 |
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.