Climate averages 1991–2020
Hami weather
in September.
A warm, very dry month: the 5th warmest and the 4th driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
September is a warm month in Hami: daytime highs average 26.8°C and nights cool to about 13.5°C. By daytime temperature it is the 5th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 2.2 mm of rain on fewer than one day, which makes September a very dry month (the 4th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 32 min on an average September day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Dunhuang (312 km away). In September its highs average 27.4°C, 0.6°C warmer than Hami, with 2.5 mm of rain.
Among the 884 cities listed in China, Hami ranks joint 340th of 884 for the warmest September highs and 1st of 884 for the driest September (rainfall, lowest first). The mean September high of those 884 cities is 25.7°C; Hami is 1.1°C warmer than that mean.
From September to October, average highs fall by 9.7°C to 17.1°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 2.2 mm to 5.1 mm.
The annual picture
September 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 | 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, selected | 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
September in nearby cities
- Dunhuang in SeptemberChina · 312 kmHigh 27.4°C · Low 13.1°C · 2.5 mm rain
- Turpan in SeptemberChina · 353 kmHigh 30.2°C · Low 17.3°C · 3.5 mm rain
- Laojunmiao in SeptemberChina · 486 kmHigh 18.3°C · Low 8.3°C · 26 mm rain
- Ürümqi in SeptemberChina · 490 kmHigh 22.1°C · Low 10.4°C · 35 mm rain
- Wujiaqu in SeptemberChina · 505 kmHigh 25.5°C · Low 12.4°C · 15 mm rain
- Changji in SeptemberChina · 517 kmHigh 24.9°C · Low 12.1°C · 21 mm rain
- Jiayuguan in SeptemberChina · 522 kmHigh 21.1°C · Low 10.3°C · 18 mm rain
- Jiuquan in SeptemberChina · 542 kmHigh 21.1°C · Low 10.3°C · 15 mm rain
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.