Annual mean 9°C · wettest around January · prevailing wind N
Warmest
30.8 °C
Coldest
-10.9 °C
Wettest
44%
Windiest
3.7 m/s
Prevailing
N
2.7 m/s average
When this place is good five ratings · thirty-six ten-day sections · click a cell to read it
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The average temperature in Ürümqi over the whole year is 9°C. July is the hottest month, with highs of about 30°C; January is the coldest, with lows of about -14°C. The rainy (wet) season in Ürümqi runs from November to February, peaking in January with a 40% chance of rain on a given day. The dry season is March to October; September is the driest month, at 10%. Winds in Ürümqi are highest in May, averaging 3.2 m/s (12 km/h), and lightest in January, at 1.3 m/s (5 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the N. The clearest skies in Ürümqi come in July, when the sky is typically 42% covered; December is the cloudiest month, at 53%.
Month by month Ürümqi climate by month: average temperatures year round · click a month to read it
Month
High
Low
Feels like
Chance of rain
Cloud
Wind
Being outside
Sun
Walking
January
-10°C
-14°C
-15°C
40%
48%
1.3 m/s
0
0
0
February
-6°C
-11°C
-10°C
39%
45%
1.6 m/s
0
0
0
March
5°C
-0°C
1°C
25%
50%
2.1 m/s
3
0
24
April
17°C
10°C
13°C
13%
51%
3.0 m/s
41
2
73
May
23°C
16°C
19°C
14%
47%
3.2 m/s
67
17
64
June
28°C
22°C
25°C
12%
44%
3.1 m/s
62
52
31
July
30°C
23°C
28°C
11%
42%
3.1 m/s
45
66
15
August
28°C
21°C
26°C
13%
42%
2.9 m/s
58
55
27
September
23°C
15°C
19°C
10%
44%
2.7 m/s
68
21
62
October
13°C
6°C
9°C
13%
43%
2.2 m/s
19
0
63
November
2°C
-3°C
-2°C
31%
45%
1.8 m/s
1
0
12
December
-8°C
-11°C
-12°C
32%
53%
1.4 m/s
0
0
0
High and low are the warmest and coolest of four readings a day — midnight, 6am, noon and 6pm — so a true overnight low can sit a degree or two under them. Chance of rain, cloud and wind are the day’s average; feels-like and the three ratings (each out of 100: Good from 55, Ideal from 80) are read at midday.
Seasons, and the year in short Ürümqi weather by season
Year round, Ürümqi has days of about -10°C at their warmest in January, its coolest month, and 30°C in July, its warmest; the coolest hours of the day run from -14°C to 23°C through the year, and the average temperature over the year is 9°C around the clock. Rain is most likely around January and least likely around September. Every figure here is a decade of observations blended into one representative year, so it reads as what this date is usually like, not a forecast for one particular day.
Ürümqi weather in winterDecember to February
High -8°CLow -12°CRain 37%
Winter in Ürümqi has typical daily highs of about -8°C and lows of about -12°C, with a 37% chance of rain on a given day.
Ürümqi weather in springMarch to May
High 15°CLow 9°CRain 17%
Spring in Ürümqi has typical daily highs of about 15°C and lows of about 9°C, with a 17% chance of rain on a given day.
Ürümqi weather in summerJune to August
High 29°CLow 22°CRain 12%
Summer in Ürümqi has typical daily highs of about 29°C and lows of about 22°C, with a 12% chance of rain on a given day.
Ürümqi weather in autumnSeptember to November
High 12°CLow 6°CRain 18%
Autumn in Ürümqi has typical daily highs of about 12°C and lows of about 6°C, with a 18% chance of rain on a given day.
When is the rainy season in Ürümqi?
The rainy (wet) season in Ürümqi runs from November to February, peaking in January with a 40% chance of rain on a given day. The dry season is March to October; September is the driest month, at 10%.
What time of year is Ürümqi windiest?
Winds in Ürümqi are highest in May, averaging 3.2 m/s (12 km/h), and lightest in January, at 1.3 m/s (5 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the N.
What is the average temperature in Ürümqi year round?
The average temperature in Ürümqi over the whole year is 9°C. July is the hottest month, with highs of about 30°C; January is the coldest, with lows of about -14°C.