Climate averages 1991–2020
Hami weather
in February.
A cold, very dry month: the 10th warmest and the 2nd driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
February is a cold month in Hami: daytime highs average 3.7°C and nights cool to about -7.0°C. By daytime temperature it is the 10th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 1.4 mm of rain on fewer than one day, which makes February a very dry month (the 2nd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 10 h 30 min on an average February day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Dunhuang (312 km away). In February its highs average 5.3°C, 1.6°C warmer than Hami, with almost no rain (under 1 mm).
Among the 884 cities listed in China, Hami ranks joint 704th of 884 for the warmest February highs and joint 3rd of 884 for the driest February (rainfall, lowest first). The mean February high of those 884 cities is 9.0°C; Hami is 5.3°C cooler than that mean.
From February to March, average highs rise by 8.9°C to 12.6°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 1.4 mm to 2.8 mm.
The annual picture
February in context
Monthly precipitation
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Hami climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Precipitation mm/month | Wet days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | -3.2°C-12.8°C | -12.8°C | 1.2 | 0.5 | 9.49 h |
| February, selected | 3.7°C-7.0°C | -7.0°C | 1.4 | 0.4 | 10.511 h |
| March | 12.6°C-0.7°C | -0.7°C | 2.8 | 0.9 | 11.912 h |
| April | 21.3°C6.9°C | 6.9°C | 4.4 | 1.0 | 13.413 h |
| May | 27.3°C12.8°C | 12.8°C | 3.6 | 1.0 | 14.615 h |
| June | 32.5°C18.8°C | 18.8°C | 4.9 | 0.9 | 15.315 h |
| July | 34.7°C21.4°C | 21.4°C | 5.4 | 1.1 | 15.015 h |
| August | 33.2°C19.8°C | 19.8°C | 5.6 | 1.2 | 13.914 h |
| September | 26.8°C13.5°C | 13.5°C | 2.2 | 0.6 | 12.513 h |
| October | 17.1°C4.9°C | 4.9°C | 5.1 | 1.3 | 11.111 h |
| November | 6.1°C-3.6°C | -3.6°C | 4.2 | 1.2 | 9.810 h |
| December | -2.3°C-10.7°C | -10.7°C | 1.7 | 0.6 | 9.19 h |
Precipitation (rain or snow, as water) is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A wet day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
February in nearby cities
- Dunhuang in FebruaryChina · 312 kmHigh 5.3°C · Low -6.0°C · 0.6 mm rain
- Turpan in FebruaryChina · 353 kmHigh 6.6°C · Low -3.9°C · 1.9 mm rain
- Laojunmiao in FebruaryChina · 486 kmHigh -0.3°C · Low -10.5°C · 4.7 mm precipitation
- Ürümqi in FebruaryChina · 490 kmHigh -1.2°C · Low -10.6°C · 12 mm precipitation
- Wujiaqu in FebruaryChina · 505 kmHigh -3.3°C · Low -13.8°C · 5.4 mm precipitation
- Changji in FebruaryChina · 517 kmHigh -2.1°C · Low -11.4°C · 6.7 mm precipitation
- Jiayuguan in FebruaryChina · 522 kmHigh 1.4°C · Low -8.3°C · 3.2 mm precipitation
- Jiuquan in FebruaryChina · 542 kmHigh 1.4°C · Low -7.9°C · 2.3 mm precipitation
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Hami) is explained once on the Hami year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.