Last updated: July 31, 2025
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Hami features a cold desert climate (BWk). Temperatures typically range between -9 °C (16 °F) and 30 °C (86 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -23 °C (-8 °F) or can rise to as high as 42 °C (109 °F). The average annual precipitation amounts to about 41 mm (1.6 inches) and receives 3 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually. Hami enjoys an average of 3869 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 9 hours 4 minutes to 15 hours 16 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Hami are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 27 to 30 °C (82 - 86 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from -9 to -2 °C (16 - 28 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Hami experiences 134 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 121 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Maximum | 2°C (36°F) | 16°C (62°F) | 27°C (80°F) | 34°C (94°F) | 38°C (101°F) | 40°C (104°F) | 42°C (109°F) | 40°C (104°F) | 40°C (104°F) | 33°C (91°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 7°C (45°F) |
Mean maximum | 1°C (34°F) | 13°C (56°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 36°C (98°F) | 38°C (101°F) | 41°C (106°F) | 39°C (103°F) | 36°C (97°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 4°C (39°F) |
Average high | -3°C (27°F) | 5°C (41°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 34°C (93°F) | 36°C (97°F) | 34°C (94°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 7°C (45°F) | -2°C (29°F) |
Daily mean | -9°C (16°F) | -2°C (28°F) | 8°C (47°F) | 16°C (62°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 27°C (82°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 11°C (53°F) | 1°C (34°F) | -8°C (18°F) |
Average low | -15°C (6°F) | -9°C (17°F) | 1°C (33°F) | 9°C (48°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 20°C (69°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 5°C (41°F) | -4°C (25°F) | -13°C (9°F) |
Mean minimum | -20°C (-3°F) | -16°C (4°F) | -7°C (19°F) | 2°C (35°F) | 7°C (44°F) | 15°C (60°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 16°C (62°F) | 8°C (47°F) | -2°C (29°F) | -11°C (12°F) | -18°C (1°F) |
Minimum | -23°C (-8°F) | -19°C (-2°F) | -9°C (16°F) | -2°C (28°F) | 4°C (40°F) | 12°C (53°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 6°C (43°F) | -4°C (24°F) | -14°C (7°F) | -22°C (-6°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in Hami, China with other places around the world.
Hami usually has the most precipitation in May, August and November, with an average of 1 rainy days and 8 mm (0.3 inches) of precipitation per month. The driest months in Hami are January, February and March. On average, 1 mm (0.0 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Average precipitation mm (inches) | 1 (0.0) | 1 (0.0) | 1 (0.0) | 2 (0.1) | 9 (0.3) | 3 (0.1) | 3 (0.1) | 12 (0.5) | 2 (0.1) | 3 (0.1) | 3 (0.1) | 1 (0.0) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
The sunniest months in Hami are May, July and August, when the sun shines an average of 12 hours 7 minutes a day. Least sunny months in Hami: January, February and December receive an average of 8 hours 18 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 215 | 273 | 336 | 343 | 371 | 370 | 385 | 371 | 342 | 316 | 275 | 266 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 9h 24m | 10h 31m | 11h 56m | 13h 23m | 14h 38m | 15h 16m | 14h 56m | 13h 51m | 12h 27m | 11h 0m | 9h 43m | 9h 4m |
Hami experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in May, July and August, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 10 - 10, which corresponds to the Very High category of sun exposure. January, February and December are in the Low / Moderate exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 3. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Hami UV Index data.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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UV Index (month maximum) | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 |