Weather in Xinjiang

Calculated from weather data of Ürümqi Diwopu International Airport (ZWWW) between 2020 and 2024.

Maximum temperatures (°C)

Month	Average	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	-11.7	-9.5	-11.3	-8.0	-11.0	-9.8
February	-6.7	-8.0	-4.2	-7.5	-4.7	-3.6
March	7.1	6.7	9.9	7.9	4.5	9.0
April	19.6	18.8	16.8	21.6	18.6	24.1
May	25.4		22.3	29.0	27.0	27.6
June	30.4		31.8	32.3	29.3	29.0
July	32.9		33.5	32.3	34.1	31.3
August	30.6		31.6	29.1	30.3	31.0
September	24.9		23.5	27.6	26.8	23.3
October	15.3		19.6	14.5	13.5	14.8
November	3.2		6.2	3.3	1.8	3.2
December	-8.3		-6.0	-11.5	-6.5	-12.1
Average	12.6	2.3	14.6	15.2	13.9	14.3

34th highest temperature of China

Average highest temperature per day

The maximum temperature is typically observed some hours after noon.

Minimum temperatures (°C)

Month	Average	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	-18.5	-16	-19	-14	-20	-16
February	-14.8	-17	-11	-15	-11	-10
March	-1.2	-2	1	1	-3	-1
April	9.2	8	7	10	8	13
May	15.0		14	19	16	18
June	20.5		22	22	19	19
July	23.0		24	22	24	22
August	20.8		22	20	21	21
September	14.8		14	17	16	14
October	6.0		10	6	4	5
November	-4.1		-1	-4	-7	-3
December	-14.1		-13	-17	-12	-17
Average	3.7	-7.5	5.7	6.3	4.8	5.3

7th lowest temperature of China

Average lowest temperature per day

The minimum temperature is typically observed just before sunrise.

Cold and hot days

Number of days	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
30 °C or warmer	0	71	81	79	65
25 °C or warmer	3	107	134	121	126
20 °C or warmer	13	157	169	157	161
0 °C or colder	78	124	108	139	122

Precipitation (%)

Month	Average	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	25.3	33	16	23	24	18
February	13.5	12	12	14	17	8
March	9.7	14	6	12	13	5
April	5.3	9	5	2	2	1
May	5.0		4	3	4	3
June	4.4		4	3	5	5
July	3.5		6	3	5	6
August	4.1		3	9	4	3
September	4.4		9	5	3	3
October	5.2		1	8	10	2
November	9.8		8	11	10	12
December	25.3		28	44	25	24
Average	9.4	16.2	7.7	9.1	8.9	6.6

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	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	5.1	6	5	5	5	5
February	5.9	6	6	6	6	6
March	8.2	8	9	9	8	9
April	11.7	10	12	13	11	15
May	12.9		12	15	13	15
June	12.6		12	13	13	13
July	12.5		12	13	13	13
August	11.7		12	11	11	12
September	11.3		11	11	11	12
October	9.0		9	9	9	9
November	7.1		7	7	7	8
December	5.2		6	5	5	4
Average	9.6	7.6	9.8	10.3	9.8	10.7

32nd highest wind speed of China

Average wind speed

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

Prevailing wind direction

Month	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	NW	NW	NW	N	N
February	NW	N	NW	NW	N
March	NW	N	N	N	N
April	N	N	N	N	E
May		NW	N	NW	NW
June		NW	NW	NW	NW
July		NW	NW	NW	NW
August		NW	NW	N	N
September		NW	N	N	N
October		N	N	N	N
November		N	N	N	N
December		N	NW	NW	N

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 25.3 %.

Which month is the driest in Xinjiang?

The least rainfall and snow can be expected in July. The probability is about 3.6 %.