Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Turpan features a cold desert climate (BWk).Temperatures typically range between -6 °C (21 °F) and 31 °C (89 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -16 °C (4 °F) or can rise to as high as 43 °C (110 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 40 mm (1.6 inches) and receives 6 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Turpan enjoys an average of 3865 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 9 hours 3 minutes to 15 hours 16 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Turpan are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 29 to 31 °C (84 - 89 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from -6 to -1 °C (21 - 30 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Turpan experiences 135 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 98 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Maximum | 4°C (39°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 35°C (95°F) | 38°C (101°F) | 40°C (103°F) | 43°C (110°F) | 40°C (105°F) | 38°C (100°F) | 30°C (87°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 6°C (43°F) |
Mean maximum | 2°C (35°F) | 11°C (52°F) | 21°C (71°F) | 32°C (89°F) | 36°C (97°F) | 38°C (100°F) | 41°C (106°F) | 39°C (103°F) | 35°C (96°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 4°C (39°F) |
Average high | -2°C (28°F) | 4°C (39°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 36°C (97°F) | 34°C (94°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 7°C (45°F) | -1°C (30°F) |
Daily mean | -6°C (21°F) | -1°C (30°F) | 9°C (49°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 31°C (89°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 13°C (56°F) | 3°C (38°F) | -5°C (24°F) |
Average low | -10°C (15°F) | -5°C (23°F) | 4°C (40°F) | 13°C (56°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 26°C (80°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 9°C (49°F) | -0°C (32°F) | -7°C (19°F) |
Mean minimum | -13°C (8°F) | -11°C (12°F) | -2°C (28°F) | 6°C (44°F) | 12°C (53°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 20°C (69°F) | 12°C (55°F) | 3°C (38°F) | -7°C (20°F) | -11°C (12°F) |
Minimum | -16°C (4°F) | -14°C (7°F) | -4°C (25°F) | 3°C (38°F) | 8°C (47°F) | 17°C (62°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 10°C (50°F) | 1°C (35°F) | -9°C (16°F) | -14°C (7°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in Turpan, Xinjiang, China with other places around the world.
Turpan usually has the most precipitation in April, May and August, with an average of 1 rainy days and 7 mm (0.3 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Turpan are January, September and December. 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 (0.1) | 2 (0.1) | 2 (0.1) | 6 (0.2) | 11 (0.4) | 3 (0.1) | 4 (0.2) | 5 (0.2) | 1 (0.0) | 3 (0.1) | 3 (0.1) | 1 (0.0) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
The sunniest months in Turpan are May, July and August, when the sun shines an average of 12 hours 26 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Turpan: January, November and December receive an average of 7 hours 55 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 209 | 266 | 330 | 350 | 381 | 376 | 393 | 381 | 342 | 312 | 266 | 254 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 9h 23m | 10h 31m | 11h 56m | 13h 24m | 14h 39m | 15h 16m | 14h 57m | 13h 51m | 12h 27m | 11h 0m | 9h 43m | 9h 3m |
Turpan experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in May, June and July, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 10 - 10, which corresponds to the Very High category of sun exposure.January, November 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 Turpan UV Index data.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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UV Index (month maximum) | 2 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 |