Ürümqi climate

Name: Ürümqi
Address: Xinjiang, China

China · Xinjiang · 43.826° N, 87.617° E

Köppen BSkcold semi-aridArid

The most landlocked major city on Earth: cold winters, hot summers, very dry.

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, 89°F / 31°C

Coldest month

January, 4°F / -16°C

Annual swing

85°F / 47°C

Wettest month

November

Driest month

January

Rain per year

5.6" / 144 mm

Snow per year

18.4" / 469 mm

Elevation

2743 ft / 836 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	18 / -8	4 / -16	0.00 / 0	2.1 / 54	72%	5.6 / 9.0	55%
February	23 / -5	11 / -12	0.01 / 0	2.3 / 59	76%	5.1 / 8.2	64%
March	45 / 7	28 / -2	0.31 / 8	3.3 / 85	61%	5.8 / 9.3	50%
April	65 / 19	44 / 7	0.57 / 14	0.5 / 12	36%	8.6 / 13.8	45%
May	75 / 24	55 / 13	0.91 / 23	0.0 / 1	35%	8.3 / 13.4	54%
June	84 / 29	63 / 17	0.79 / 20	0.0 / 0	35%	7.3 / 11.7	50%
July	89 / 31	68 / 20	0.75 / 19	0.0 / 0	36%	7.0 / 11.3	46%
August	84 / 29	64 / 18	0.81 / 21	0.0 / 0	41%	6.7 / 10.8	41%
September	75 / 24	55 / 13	0.89 / 23	0.0 / 0	43%	6.7 / 10.8	37%
October	58 / 14	40 / 5	0.47 / 12	1.9 / 47	50%	6.3 / 10.1	35%
November	37 / 3	24 / -5	0.14 / 4	5.6 / 141	62%	5.0 / 8.0	45%
December	20 / -7	7 / -14	0.00 / 0	2.8 / 70	72%	4.4 / 7.1	52%

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