Weather in Xinjiang

Calculated from weather data of Ürümqi Diwopu International Airport (ZWWW) between 2021 and 2025.

Maximum temperatures (°C)

Month	Average	2025	2024	2023	2022	2021
January	-11.9	-10.9	-9.5	-11.3	-8.0	-11.0
February	-6.5	-8.7	-8.0	-4.2	-7.5	-4.7
March	7.1	7.0	6.7	9.9	7.9	4.5
April	19.6		18.8	16.8	21.6	18.6
May	25.9	27.1	27.8	22.3	29.0	27.0
June	30.6		32.1	31.8	32.3	29.3
July	32.9		32.7	33.5	32.3	34.1
August	30.8		32.2	31.6	29.1	30.3
September	24.6		22.5	23.5	27.6	26.8
October	15.4		16.1	19.6	14.5	13.5
November	3.1		2.9	6.2	3.3	1.8
December	-8.2		-9.5	-6.0	-11.5	-6.5
Average	13.0	4.7	14.0	14.6	15.2	13.9

Average highest temperature per day

The maximum temperature is typically observed some hours after noon.

Minimum temperatures (°C)

Month	Average	2025	2024	2023	2022	2021
January	-18.6	-17	-16	-19	-14	-20
February	-14.6	-15	-17	-11	-15	-11
March	-1.2	-1	-2	1	1	-3
April	9.2		8	7	10	8
May	15.4	17	17	14	19	16
June	20.7		22	22	22	19
July	23.1		24	24	22	24
August	21.1		23	22	20	21
September	14.5		13	14	17	16
October	6.2		8	10	6	4
November	-4.2		-3	-1	-4	-7
December	-14.0		-15	-13	-17	-12
Average	4.2	-4.3	5.2	5.7	6.3	4.8

Average lowest temperature per day

The minimum temperature is typically observed just before sunrise.

Cold and hot days

Number of days	2025	2024	2023	2022	2021
30 °C or warmer	7	68	71	81	79
25 °C or warmer	20	124	107	134	121
20 °C or warmer	28	162	157	169	157
0 °C or colder	78	126	124	108	139

Precipitation (%)

Month	Average	2025	2024	2023	2022	2021
January	26.0	32	33	16	23	24
February	15.3	30	12	12	14	17
March	10.2	15	14	6	12	13
April	5.3		9	5	2	2
May	5.1	6	4	4	3	4
June	4.1		2	4	3	5
July	3.7		5	6	3	5
August	4.2		5	3	9	4
September	4.4		5	9	5	3
October	5.6		9	1	8	10
November	10.7		17	8	11	10
December	26.7		36	28	44	25
Average	9.9	18.9	11.2	7.7	9.1	8.9

Precipitation during daylight period

Percentage of observations with observed rain, drizzle, snow or hail. Only observations between sunrise and sunset are taken into account.

Wind speed (km/h)

Month	Average	2025	2024	2023	2022	2021
January	5.1	5	6	5	5	5
February	5.8	5	6	6	6	6
March	8.2	9	8	9	9	8
April	11.7		10	12	13	11
May	12.8	14	12	12	15	13
June	12.6		13	12	13	13
July	12.4		12	12	13	13
August	11.7		12	12	11	11
September	11.2		10	11	11	11
October	9.0		9	9	9	9
November	7.1		7	7	7	7
December	5.2		5	6	5	5
Average	9.7	8.7	9.5	9.8	10.3	9.8

Average wind speed

Excluding wind gusts. Only observations between sunrise and sunset are taken into account.

Prevailing wind direction

Month	2025	2024	2023	2022	2021
January	NW	NW	NW	NW	N
February	NW	NW	N	NW	NW
March	N	NW	N	N	N
April		N	N	N	N
May	NW	N	NW	N	NW
June		NW	NW	NW	NW
July		NW	NW	NW	NW
August		NW	NW	NW	N
September		N	NW	N	N
October		N	N	N	N
November		NW	N	N	N
December		NW	N	NW	NW

Prevailing wind direction

Average wind direction, weighed by wind speed. Only observations between sunrise and sunset are taken into account.

Xinjiang weather Q&A

What is the warmest month in Xinjiang?

The warmest month is July with an average temperature of 33 °C over the past years.

What is the coldest month in Xinjiang?

The coldest month is January with an average daytime temperature of -10 °C in the past few years.

Which month is the wettest in Xinjiang?

Chance of precipitation is the highest in December with a probability of around 26.7 %.

Which month is the driest in Xinjiang?

The least rainfall and snow can be expected in July. The probability is about 3.8 %.