Ürümqi climate — normals and trends
Ürümqi (China) has a hot-summer humid continental climate (Dfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 6.3 °C and it receives 362 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 (22.7 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-11.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in May.
Ürümqi averages 163 frost days, 22 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 68 rainy days per year.
Ürümqi has warmed by +1.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.15 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 174 to 152 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 39.6 °C (on 9 July 1943) and the coldest -34.2 °C (on 26 February 1951).
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
ÜrümqiXinjiang
- coords
- 43.80°, 87.60°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
6.3°C
Average daily high
11.6°C
Average daily low
1.4°C
Annual rainfall
362mm
Sunshine / day
10.2h
Mean relative humidity
55%
Average peak wind
14.7km/h
Seasonal range
34.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
163 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
22 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
68 d/yr
Annual snowfall
69.6 cm
Average feels-like high
8.8 °C
Average feels-like low
-2.5 °C
Average peak gust
27.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
12 d/yr
Solar radiation
16.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.3 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.09 · p = 0.005
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
39.6 °C
9 July 1943
Coldest day
-34.2 °C
26 February 1951
Wettest day
43 mm
14 August 1999
Windiest day
49.2 km/h
11 April 1970
Strongest gust
82.1 km/h
11 April 1970
Hottest feels-like
38.2 °C
9 July 1943
Coldest feels-like
-39.5 °C
26 February 1951
Snowiest day
14.6 cm
19 March 1964
Sunniest day
14.7 h
1 July 1951
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | -6.5 °C | +0.1 °C | 10 mm | +3 mm |
| Feb | -5.5 °C | -1.6 °C | 1 mm | -11 mm |
| Mar | 5.5 °C | +0.9 °C | 30 mm | +2 mm |
| Apr | 18.7 °C | +4.3 °C | 39 mm | -10 mm |
| May | 24.1 °C | +3.5 °C | 66 mm | +15 mm |
| Jun | 29.6 °C | +4.3 °C | 13 mm | -27 mm |
| Jul | 30.6 °C | +3.0 °C | 18 mm | -15 mm |
| Aug | 27.9 °C | +1.5 °C | 32 mm | -4 mm |
| Sep | 21.7 °C | +0.8 °C | 34 mm | -6 mm |
| Oct | 11.8 °C | -1.0 °C | 39 mm | +6 mm |
| Nov | 4.9 °C | +2.5 °C | 47 mm | +24 mm |
| Dec | -3.7 °C | +1.1 °C | 18 mm | +7 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Ürümqi?
Ürümqi has a hot-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 6.3 °C and it receives 362 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Ürümqi?
The hottest day measured in Ürümqi between 1940 and 2025 was 9 July 1943, reaching 39.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Ürümqi?
The coldest day measured in Ürümqi between 1940 and 2025 was 26 February 1951, at -34.2 °C.
Does it snow in Ürümqi?
Yes. Ürümqi gets on average 69.6 cm of snow per year and has around 163 frost days.
Has the climate of Ürümqi warmed?
Yes: Ürümqi warmed by +1.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Ürümqi?
The wettest day measured in Ürümqi between 1940 and 2025 was 14 August 1999, with 43 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Ürümqi?
The windiest day measured in Ürümqi between 1940 and 2025 was 11 April 1970, with winds reaching 49.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Ürümqi?
The warmest month in Ürümqi is July (22.7 °C on average); the coldest is January (-11.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Ürümqi?
Ürümqi receives on average 362 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 68 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Ürümqi?
Ürümqi gets on average 10.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,723 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Ürümqi?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Ürümqi between 1940 and 2025 was 19 March 1964, with 14.6 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Ürümqi?
Yes: Ürümqi has on average 12 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Ürümqi?
In Ürümqi, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 38.2 °C on 9 July 1943, and the lowest was -39.5 °C on 26 February 1951.
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