Ürümqi weather by month & the best time to visit
🇨🇳 China · major city break · semi-arid climate
The best time to visit Ürümqi is September — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 92/100), with April and May close behind. Ürümqi averages about 2,825 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 26°C / 79°F and roughly 20 mm of rain in September.
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- Sun hours / year
- 2,825
- Sunniest month
- September
- Peak score
- 92/100
- Rain / year
- 286 mm
- Snow / year
- ≈56 cm
- Midday UV at peak
- 7 (high)
- Population
- 3.6M
- Elevation
- 629 m
When is the best time to visit Ürümqi?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Ürümqi is September, then April and May. The dullest month is January (0/100, 10 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Ürümqi?
Ürümqi gets a lot of sun: around 2,825 hours a year. 92 Sunshine Score points separate September (92) from January (0), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #58 of 254 destinations in China for annual sunshine, above the national median of 2,110 hours. The year's 286 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° / 28°F | -10° / 14°F | 10 mm | 1 |
| February | 0 | 2° / 36°F | -7° / 19°F | 13 mm | 2 |
| March | 31 | 12° / 54°F | -1° / 30°F | 14 mm | 3 |
| April | 89 | 20° / 68°F | 7° / 45°F | 35 mm | 5 |
| May | 89 | 26° / 79°F | 13° / 55°F | 37 mm | 6 |
| June | 89 | 32° / 90°F | 18° / 64°F | 34 mm | 7 |
| July | 71 | 34° / 93°F | 21° / 70°F | 36 mm | 7 |
| August | 81 | 33° / 91°F | 19° / 66°F | 31 mm | 6 |
| September | 92 | 26° / 79°F | 13° / 55°F | 20 mm | 5 |
| October | 69 | 17° / 63°F | 5° / 41°F | 20 mm | 3 |
| November | 0 | 8° / 46°F | -2° / 28°F | 21 mm | 1 |
| December | 0 | 0° / 32°F | -8° / 18°F | 15 mm | 1 |
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Shihezi China · 132 km · best in Apr · 2,735 h sun/yr
- Turpan China · 163 km · best in Apr · 2,973 h sun/yr
- Qitai China · 168 km · best in Apr · 2,927 h sun/yr
- Karamay China · 264 km · best in Apr · 2,772 h sun/yr
- Korla China · 278 km · best in Apr · 3,093 h sun/yr
- Bole China · 426 km · best in Sep · 2,761 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Hejing China · 300 km · 2,680 h sun/yr · best in Aug
Head-to-head
How Ürümqi compares month by month: Ürümqi vs Turpan · Ürümqi vs Shihezi · Ürümqi vs Korla · Ürümqi vs Qitai · all comparisons
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