Aral weather by month & the best time to visit
🇨🇳 China · city break · cold desert climate
The best time to visit Aral is April — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 97/100), with October and May close behind. Aral averages about 3,114 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 24°C / 75°F and roughly 2 mm of rain in April.
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- Sun hours / year
- 3,114
- Sunniest month
- April
- Peak score
- 97/100
- Rain / year
- 62 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 8 (very high)
- Population
- 536k
- Elevation
- 1,015 m
When is the best time to visit Aral?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Aral is April, then October and May. The dullest month is January (0/100, 2 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Aral?
Aral is one of the sunniest places on Earth: about 3,114 hours of sunshine a year. 97 Sunshine Score points separate April (97) from January (0), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #26 of 254 destinations in China for annual sunshine, above the national median of 2,110 hours. Rain is a non-event in Aral — about 62 mm in a typical year.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0 | -2° / 28°F | -11° / 12°F | 2 mm | 1 |
| February | 0 | 4° / 39°F | -6° / 21°F | 1 mm | 3 |
| March | 57 | 15° / 59°F | 1° / 34°F | 1 mm | 4 |
| April | 97 | 24° / 75°F | 9° / 48°F | 2 mm | 6 |
| May | 96 | 29° / 84°F | 15° / 59°F | 7 mm | 7 |
| June | 76 | 34° / 93°F | 20° / 68°F | 11 mm | 8 |
| July | 57 | 36° / 97°F | 22° / 72°F | 12 mm | 8 |
| August | 67 | 35° / 95°F | 21° / 70°F | 12 mm | 7 |
| September | 96 | 29° / 84°F | 15° / 59°F | 8 mm | 6 |
| October | 97 | 20° / 68°F | 7° / 45°F | 3 mm | 4 |
| November | 8 | 9° / 48°F | -2° / 28°F | 2 mm | 2 |
| December | 0 | -1° / 30°F | -9° / 16°F | 1 mm | 1 |
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Aksu (Onsu) China · 123 km · best in Apr · 2,693 h sun/yr
- Tumxuk China · 183 km · best in Apr · 3,140 h sun/yr
- Kuqa China · 193 km · best in Apr · 2,857 h sun/yr
- Ili (Yining / Ghulja) China · 392 km · best in Sep · 2,819 h sun/yr
- Hotan China · 397 km · best in Oct · 3,347 h sun/yr
- Korla China · 430 km · best in Apr · 3,093 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Zhaosu China · 295 km · 2,819 h sun/yr · best in Sep
- Karakol Kyrgyzstan · 331 km · 2,509 h sun/yr · best in Sep
- Hejing China · 362 km · 2,680 h sun/yr · best in Aug
Head-to-head
How Aral compares month by month: Aral vs Aksu (Onsu) · Aral vs Hotan · Aral vs Kuqa · Aral vs Tumxuk · all comparisons
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