Climate averages 1991–2020
Shihezi weather
in October.
A mild, fairly dry month: the 7th warmest and the 10th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
October is a mild month in Shihezi: daytime highs average 16.0°C and nights cool to about 5.3°C. By daytime temperature it is the 7th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 29 mm of rain on roughly 6 days, which makes October a fairly dry month (the 10th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 02 min on an average October day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Changji (106 km away). In October its highs average 16.0°C, about as warm as Shihezi, with 21 mm of rain.
Among the 884 cities listed in China, Shihezi ranks joint 723rd of 884 for the warmest October highs and joint 93rd of 884 for the driest October (rainfall, lowest first). The mean October high of those 884 cities is 20.4°C; Shihezi is 4.4°C cooler than that mean.
From October to November, average highs fall by 11.7°C to 4.3°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 29 mm to 18 mm.
The annual picture
October 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
Shihezi climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Precipitation mm/month | Wet days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | -9.9°C-17.6°C | -17.6°C | 4.2 | 1.4 | 9.39 h |
| February | -3.6°C-12.4°C | -12.4°C | 6.5 | 1.7 | 10.410 h |
| March | 8.9°C-2.7°C | -2.7°C | 18 | 4.7 | 11.912 h |
| April | 19.9°C5.5°C | 5.5°C | 37 | 6.4 | 13.413 h |
| May | 25.7°C11.9°C | 11.9°C | 42 | 6.5 | 14.815 h |
| June | 30.9°C18.0°C | 18.0°C | 21 | 4.5 | 15.515 h |
| July | 32.7°C20.3°C | 20.3°C | 21 | 4.2 | 15.215 h |
| August | 31.3°C18.7°C | 18.7°C | 26 | 4.7 | 14.014 h |
| September | 25.2°C12.9°C | 12.9°C | 28 | 5.0 | 12.613 h |
| October, selected | 16.0°C5.3°C | 5.3°C | 29 | 5.6 | 11.011 h |
| November | 4.3°C-3.5°C | -3.5°C | 18 | 4.1 | 9.710 h |
| December | -6.4°C-13.4°C | -13.4°C | 6.7 | 1.8 | 8.99 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
October in nearby cities
- Changji in OctoberChina · 106 kmHigh 16.0°C · Low 4.0°C · 21 mm rain
- Wusu in OctoberChina · 109 kmHigh 13.5°C · Low 6.2°C · 33 mm rain
- Wujiaqu in OctoberChina · 119 kmHigh 16.2°C · Low 4.2°C · 16 mm rain
- Ürümqi in OctoberChina · 137 kmHigh 14.0°C · Low 2.6°C · 34 mm rain
- Karamay in OctoberChina · 169 kmHigh 14.5°C · Low 5.0°C · 11 mm rain
- Xinyuan in OctoberChina · 244 kmHigh 15.0°C · Low 0.8°C · 42 mm rain
- Korla in OctoberChina · 283 kmHigh 18.3°C · Low 7.3°C · 7.1 mm rain
- Turpan in OctoberChina · 294 kmHigh 20.4°C · Low 8.5°C · 5.1 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 Shihezi) is explained once on the Shihezi year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.