Ili (Yining / Ghulja) weather by month & the best time to visit
🇨🇳 China · city break · semi-arid climate
The best time to visit Ili (Yining / Ghulja) is September — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 93/100), with April and May close behind. Ili (Yining / Ghulja) averages about 2,819 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 27°C / 81°F and roughly 17 mm of rain in September.
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- Sun hours / year
- 2,819
- Sunniest month
- September
- Peak score
- 93/100
- Rain / year
- 273 mm
- Snow / year
- ≈34 cm
- Midday UV at peak
- 7 (high)
- Population
- 527k
- Elevation
- 673 m
When is the best time to visit Ili (Yining / Ghulja)?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Ili (Yining / Ghulja) is September, then April and May. The dullest month is January (0/100, 14 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Ili (Yining / Ghulja)?
Ili (Yining / Ghulja) gets a lot of sun: around 2,819 hours a year. 93 Sunshine Score points separate September (93) from January (0), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #60 of 254 destinations in China for annual sunshine, above the national median of 2,110 hours. The year's 273 mm of rain spreads fairly evenly across the months, with no pronounced dry season.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0 | 2° / 36°F | -8° / 18°F | 14 mm | 1 |
| February | 0 | 5° / 41°F | -5° / 23°F | 16 mm | 2 |
| March | 46 | 14° / 57°F | 0° / 32°F | 16 mm | 3 |
| April | 90 | 21° / 70°F | 7° / 45°F | 30 mm | 5 |
| May | 90 | 27° / 81°F | 12° / 54°F | 30 mm | 6 |
| June | 90 | 32° / 90°F | 18° / 64°F | 32 mm | 7 |
| July | 72 | 34° / 93°F | 20° / 68°F | 34 mm | 7 |
| August | 83 | 33° / 91°F | 18° / 64°F | 20 mm | 6 |
| September | 93 | 27° / 81°F | 13° / 55°F | 17 mm | 5 |
| October | 84 | 19° / 66°F | 5° / 41°F | 21 mm | 3 |
| November | 8 | 9° / 48°F | -1° / 30°F | 26 mm | 1 |
| December | 0 | 3° / 37°F | -6° / 21°F | 17 mm | 1 |
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Bole China · 130 km · best in Sep · 2,761 h sun/yr
- Kuqa China · 283 km · best in Apr · 2,857 h sun/yr
- Aksu (Onsu) China · 311 km · best in Apr · 2,693 h sun/yr
- Karamay China · 332 km · best in Apr · 2,772 h sun/yr
- Tacheng China · 341 km · best in Aug · 3,000 h sun/yr
- Almaty Kazakhstan · 351 km · best in Sep · 2,693 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Zhaosu China · 97 km · 2,819 h sun/yr · best in Sep
- Xinyuan China · 175 km · 2,672 h sun/yr · best in Apr
- Hejing China · 241 km · 2,680 h sun/yr · best in Aug
- Usharal Kazakhstan · 252 km · 2,941 h sun/yr · best in Sep
- Taldykorgan Kazakhstan · 263 km · 2,949 h sun/yr · best in Aug
Head-to-head
How Ili (Yining / Ghulja) compares month by month: Ili (Yining / Ghulja) vs Almaty · Ili (Yining / Ghulja) vs Aksu (Onsu) · Ili (Yining / Ghulja) vs Kuqa · Ili (Yining / Ghulja) vs Bole · all comparisons
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