Qitai weather by month & the best time to visit
🇨🇳 China · regional city · semi-arid climate
The best time to visit Qitai is April — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 93/100), with September and May close behind. Qitai averages about 2,927 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 20°C / 68°F and roughly 19 mm of rain in April.
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- Sun hours / year
- 2,927
- Sunniest month
- April
- Peak score
- 93/100
- Rain / year
- 197 mm
- Snow / year
- ≈18 cm
- Midday UV at peak
- 8 (very high)
- Population
- 174k
- Elevation
- 659 m
When is the best time to visit Qitai?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Qitai is April, then September and May. The dullest month is January (0/100, 7 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Qitai?
Qitai gets a lot of sun: around 2,927 hours a year. 93 Sunshine Score points separate April (93) from January (0), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #48 of 254 destinations in China for annual sunshine, above the national median of 2,110 hours. The year's 197 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 | 0° / 32°F | -8° / 18°F | 7 mm | 1 |
| February | 0 | 4° / 39°F | -6° / 21°F | 7 mm | 2 |
| March | 31 | 12° / 54°F | 0° / 32°F | 10 mm | 3 |
| April | 93 | 20° / 68°F | 7° / 45°F | 19 mm | 5 |
| May | 92 | 26° / 79°F | 13° / 55°F | 23 mm | 7 |
| June | 92 | 32° / 90°F | 19° / 66°F | 22 mm | 8 |
| July | 72 | 34° / 93°F | 21° / 70°F | 32 mm | 8 |
| August | 83 | 33° / 91°F | 19° / 66°F | 24 mm | 7 |
| September | 93 | 27° / 81°F | 13° / 55°F | 16 mm | 5 |
| October | 78 | 18° / 64°F | 6° / 43°F | 13 mm | 3 |
| November | 8 | 9° / 48°F | -1° / 30°F | 14 mm | 1 |
| December | 0 | 1° / 34°F | -7° / 19°F | 10 mm | 1 |
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Turpan China · 131 km · best in Apr · 2,973 h sun/yr
- Ürümqi China · 168 km · best in Sep · 2,825 h sun/yr
- Shihezi China · 292 km · best in Apr · 2,735 h sun/yr
- Hami China · 363 km · best in Apr · 3,311 h sun/yr
- Karamay China · 390 km · best in Apr · 2,772 h sun/yr
- Korla China · 397 km · best in Apr · 3,093 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Fuyun China · 293 km · 2,940 h sun/yr · best in Sep
Head-to-head
How Qitai compares month by month: Qitai vs Ürümqi · Qitai vs Turpan · Qitai vs Shihezi · Qitai vs Hami · all comparisons
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