Hami weather by month & the best time to visit

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The best time to visit Hami is April — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 98/100), with May and September close behind. Hami averages about 3,311 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 21°C / 70°F and roughly 5 mm of rain in April.

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Sun hours / year

3,311

Sunniest month

April

Peak score

98/100

Rain / year

62 mm

Snow / year

≈17 cm

Midday UV at peak

8 (very high)

Population

580k

Elevation

831 m

When is the best time to visit Hami?

For sunshine, the best time to visit Hami is April, then May and September. 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 Hami?

Hami is one of the sunniest places on Earth: about 3,311 hours of sunshine a year. 98 Sunshine Score points separate April (98) from January (0), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #12 of 254 destinations in China for annual sunshine, above the national median of 2,110 hours. Rain is a non-event in Hami — about 62 mm in a typical year.

Sunshine Score by month

See Hami on the interactive sunshine globe →

Nearby places for sunshine

• Dunhuang China · 313 km · best in Apr · 3,390 h sun/yr
• Qitai China · 363 km · best in Apr · 2,927 h sun/yr
• Turpan China · 373 km · best in Apr · 2,973 h sun/yr
• Jiayuguan China · 512 km · best in May · 2,993 h sun/yr
• Ürümqi China · 514 km · best in Sep · 2,825 h sun/yr
• Korla China · 634 km · best in Apr · 3,093 h sun/yr

Nearest destinations

• Altai Mongolia · 442 km · 3,327 h sun/yr · best in Jun

Head-to-head

How Hami compares month by month: Hami vs Turpan · Hami vs Jiayuguan · Hami vs Dunhuang · Hami vs Qitai · all comparisons