Turpan climate

Name: Turpan
Address: Xinjiang, China

China · Xinjiang · 42.948° N, 89.184° E

Köppen BWkcold desertArid

Below-sea-level desert basin: China's hottest summers and freezing winters.

Dry — evaporation outpaces what little rain arrives.

What the year looks like

Average monthly temperature — °F / °C

Average high Average low

Average monthly precipitation — in / mm

Rain Snowfall

Warmest month

July, 107°F / 42°C

Coldest month

January, 14°F / -10°C

Annual swing

93°F / 52°C

Wettest month

April

Driest month

February

Rain per year

0.7" / 18 mm

Snow per year

0.5" / 13 mm

Elevation

131 ft / 40 m

Time zone

Asia/Shanghai

2019-2023 averages from Open-Meteo Historical Weather API (ERA5 reanalysis). Imperial / metric.
Month	High °F/°C	Low °F/°C	Rain in/mm	Snow in/mm	Humidity	Wind mph/km/h	Cloud
January	27 / -3	14 / -10	0.00 / 0	0.4 / 9	57%	3.2 / 5.1	36%
February	42 / 6	26 / -3	0.00 / 0	0.0 / 1	42%	3.7 / 6.0	43%
March	66 / 19	44 / 7	0.06 / 2	0.0 / 0	25%	4.7 / 7.6	41%
April	82 / 28	59 / 15	0.16 / 4	0.0 / 0	18%	5.6 / 9.0	42%
May	93 / 34	71 / 22	0.09 / 2	0.0 / 0	17%	6.3 / 10.1	49%
June	103 / 39	80 / 27	0.12 / 3	0.0 / 0	18%	6.0 / 9.7	48%
July	107 / 42	86 / 30	0.09 / 2	0.0 / 0	19%	5.9 / 9.5	43%
August	103 / 39	83 / 28	0.10 / 3	0.0 / 0	21%	5.4 / 8.7	34%
September	93 / 34	72 / 22	0.03 / 1	0.0 / 0	22%	5.0 / 8.0	28%
October	71 / 22	53 / 12	0.04 / 1	0.0 / 0	28%	4.3 / 6.9	30%
November	48 / 9	34 / 1	0.01 / 0	0.0 / 1	40%	3.8 / 6.1	34%
December	28 / -2	18 / -8	0.00 / 0	0.1 / 2	59%	3.1 / 5.0	32%

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