Kuqa weather by month & the best time to visit
🇨🇳 China · regional city · cold desert climate
The best time to visit Kuqa is April — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 95/100), with May and September close behind. Kuqa averages about 2,857 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 23°C / 73°F and roughly 5 mm of rain in April.
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- Sun hours / year
- 2,857
- Sunniest month
- April
- Peak score
- 95/100
- Rain / year
- 94 mm
- Snow / year
- ≈10 cm
- Midday UV at peak
- 8 (very high)
- Population
- 258k
- Elevation
- 1,034 m
When is the best time to visit Kuqa?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Kuqa is April, then May and September. The dullest month is January (0/100, 3 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Kuqa?
Kuqa gets a lot of sun: around 2,857 hours a year. 95 Sunshine Score points separate April (95) from January (0), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #55 of 254 destinations in China for annual sunshine, above the national median of 2,110 hours. Rain is a non-event in Kuqa — about 94 mm in a typical year.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0 | -3° / 27°F | -11° / 12°F | 3 mm | 1 |
| February | 0 | 3° / 37°F | -6° / 21°F | 3 mm | 2 |
| March | 48 | 14° / 57°F | 1° / 34°F | 2 mm | 4 |
| April | 95 | 23° / 73°F | 9° / 48°F | 5 mm | 5 |
| May | 94 | 28° / 82°F | 15° / 59°F | 10 mm | 6 |
| June | 83 | 33° / 91°F | 20° / 68°F | 20 mm | 7 |
| July | 65 | 35° / 95°F | 22° / 72°F | 16 mm | 8 |
| August | 74 | 34° / 93°F | 21° / 70°F | 16 mm | 7 |
| September | 94 | 28° / 82°F | 15° / 59°F | 8 mm | 5 |
| October | 87 | 19° / 66°F | 7° / 45°F | 5 mm | 4 |
| November | 0 | 8° / 46°F | -2° / 28°F | 4 mm | 2 |
| December | 0 | -1° / 30°F | -9° / 16°F | 2 mm | 1 |
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Aral China · 193 km · best in Apr · 3,114 h sun/yr
- Aksu (Onsu) China · 220 km · best in Apr · 2,693 h sun/yr
- Korla China · 272 km · best in Apr · 3,093 h sun/yr
- Ili (Yining / Ghulja) China · 283 km · best in Sep · 2,819 h sun/yr
- Bole China · 361 km · best in Sep · 2,761 h sun/yr
- Tumxuk China · 365 km · best in Apr · 3,140 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Hejing China · 171 km · 2,680 h sun/yr · best in Aug
- Xinyuan China · 199 km · 2,672 h sun/yr · best in Apr
- Zhaosu China · 207 km · 2,819 h sun/yr · best in Sep
Head-to-head
How Kuqa compares month by month: Kuqa vs Korla · Kuqa vs Aral · Kuqa vs Aksu (Onsu) · Kuqa vs Ili (Yining / Ghulja) · all comparisons
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