Weather of Turpan
Between June and October is the best time to visit Turpan in terms of the scenery and sights. The summers are hot owing to warm and humid monsoon winds from the southeast bringing Turpan most of its annual precipitation.
In winter, it is cold and dry in Turpan. Due to the Siberian air masses that move southward across the Sino-Russian border. January is the coldest month and July is the warmest. Winter usually begins towards the end of October. In winter, the scenery is spectacular, although the cold makes things here a little hard to bear.
The average annual rainfall of Turpan is 194 mm, and the average temperature is 25.7 degrees in the hottest months of July and August, and a freezing minus 15.2 degrees in the coldest month of January. Spring and autumn last for longer than winter and summer with significant differences in temperature between day and night.
Turpan Weather Records and Averages
|
Month |
Avg. High |
Avg. Low |
Avg. Precip |
|
January |
-11.3° C |
-27.7° C |
0.25 cm |
|
February |
-7.7° C |
-24.8° C |
0.25 cm |
|
March |
3.3° C |
-12.1° C |
0.25 cm |
|
April |
13.5° C |
-2.1° C |
0.51 cm |
|
May |
21.2° C |
5.5° C |
0.51 cm |
|
June |
26.1° C |
11.0° C |
0.76 cm |
|
July |
27.7° C |
12.7° C |
1.52 cm |
|
August |
26.0° C |
10.0° C |
1.02 cm |
|
September |
20.2° C |
3.3° C |
0.76 cm |
|
October |
11.4° C |
-4.2° C |
0.51 cm |
|
November |
-1.2° C |
-15.0° C |
0.76 cm |
|
December |
-9.7° C |
-24.4° C |
0.51 cm | |