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Best time to visit Ürümqi

September is the best time to visit Ürümqi for general sightseeing, with average highs of 22 °C and about 5 wet days. The comfortable season runs roughly May to June.

It depends what you are going for

One month rarely wins on everything. These are the best months on each measure taken on its own.

If you want Best month On that measure
Sightseeing and walking September comfort 96/100
The least cloud October 35 % average cloud cover
The least rain January 8 mm
Warmth July 29 °C
Cooler weather January -5.6 °C

Ranked by comfort

# Month Comfort / 100 Avg high Wet days
1 September 96 22 °C 5
2 May 91 22 °C 7
3 June 89 27 °C 6
4 August 88 27 °C 6
5 July 84 29 °C 6
6 April 72 16 °C 8
7 October 68 14 °C 5
8 March 42 7.0 °C 5
9 January 39 -5.6 °C 2
10 November 39 4.4 °C 5
11 December 39 -3.3 °C 3
12 February 39 -1.9 °C 3

When to think twice

February scores lowest with about 3 wet days and highs near -1.9 °C. That does not make it a bad month — it depends entirely on what you are travelling for. The numbers are all here; the judgement is yours.

The full year

Month Avg high Rainfall Cloud
January -5.6 °C 8 mm 41 %
February -1.9 °C 12 mm 47 %
March 7.0 °C 24 mm 47 %
April 16.5 °C 46 mm 49 %
May 21.9 °C 52 mm 55 %
June 26.8 °C 39 mm 59 %
July 28.6 °C 43 mm 51 %
August 27.3 °C 42 mm 46 %
September 22.0 °C 33 mm 41 %
October 13.9 °C 33 mm 35 %
November 4.4 °C 23 mm 40 %
December -3.3 °C 13 mm 40 %

Data sources and method

Normal period
1991–2020
Dataset version
era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
Last processed

Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: comfort score, beach score, season boundaries. Full formulas are on the methodology page.

Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026. Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains.