Last updated: May 6, 2024
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, Xinjiang, 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 |