Turpan climate — normals and trends
Turpan (China) has a cold desert climate (BWk) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 13.8 °C and it receives 54 mm of precipitation per year.
These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.
The warmest month is July (30.7 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-5.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Turpan averages 115 frost days, 108 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 13 rainy days per year.
No statistically significant temperature trend emerges for Turpan between 1940 and 2025: over this span, year-to-year swings outweigh the climate signal.
The hottest day of the period reached 44.6 °C (on 11 July 1944) and the coldest -22.1 °C (on 29 November 1987).
Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.
Climate normals · ERA5
TurpanXinjiang
- coords
- 42.95°, 89.18°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
13.8°C
Average daily high
18.6°C
Average daily low
8.9°C
Annual rainfall
54mm
Sunshine / day
10.8h
Mean relative humidity
34%
Average peak wind
12.0km/h
Seasonal range
36.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
115 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
108 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
13 d/yr
Annual snowfall
5.0 cm
Average feels-like high
15.8 °C
Average feels-like low
5.2 °C
Average peak gust
23.4 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
103 d/yr
Solar radiation
17.4 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
No clear trend over this period
Over a short window, year-to-year swings outweigh the climate signal. Try 86 years.
Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).
A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.
Records for the period
Hottest day
44.6 °C
11 July 1944
Coldest day
-22.1 °C
29 November 1987
Wettest day
43 mm
17 July 2007
Windiest day
44.0 km/h
24 April 2010
Strongest gust
80.3 km/h
24 April 2010
Hottest feels-like
44.0 °C
29 July 1953
Coldest feels-like
-27.2 °C
29 November 1987
Snowiest day
8.2 cm
3 April 1969
Sunniest day
14.2 h
29 June 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | -0.8 °C | +0.8 °C | 1 mm | -0 mm |
| Feb | 4.0 °C | +0.3 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
| Mar | 12.3 °C | -0.7 °C | 2 mm | -2 mm |
| Apr | 23.7 °C | +1.3 °C | 7 mm | +2 mm |
| May | 31.1 °C | +2.1 °C | 16 mm | +9 mm |
| Jun | 36.4 °C | +2.7 °C | 1 mm | -9 mm |
| Jul | 37.9 °C | +2.3 °C | 2 mm | -8 mm |
| Aug | 34.3 °C | -0.1 °C | 2 mm | -3 mm |
| Sep | 27.5 °C | -0.4 °C | 8 mm | +3 mm |
| Oct | 18.0 °C | -0.3 °C | 5 mm | +0 mm |
| Nov | 8.4 °C | +1.2 °C | 1 mm | -2 mm |
| Dec | 1.0 °C | +1.6 °C | 2 mm | +1 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Turpan?
Turpan has a cold desert climate (Köppen BWk). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 13.8 °C and it receives 54 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Turpan?
The hottest day measured in Turpan between 1940 and 2025 was 11 July 1944, reaching 44.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Turpan?
The coldest day measured in Turpan between 1940 and 2025 was 29 November 1987, at -22.1 °C.
Does it snow in Turpan?
Yes. Turpan gets on average 5.0 cm of snow per year and has around 115 frost days.
Has the climate of Turpan warmed?
Between 1940 and 2025, no statistically significant temperature trend emerges in Turpan.
What is the wettest day in Turpan?
The wettest day measured in Turpan between 1940 and 2025 was 17 July 2007, with 43 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Turpan?
The windiest day measured in Turpan between 1940 and 2025 was 24 April 2010, with winds reaching 44.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Turpan?
The warmest month in Turpan is July (30.7 °C on average); the coldest is January (-5.8 °C).
How much does it rain in Turpan?
Turpan receives on average 54 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 13 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Turpan?
Turpan gets on average 10.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,942 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Turpan?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Turpan between 1940 and 2025 was 3 April 1969, with 8.2 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Turpan?
Yes: Turpan has on average 103 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Turpan?
In Turpan, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 44.0 °C on 29 July 1953, and the lowest was -27.2 °C on 29 November 1987.
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