Climate averages 1991–2020
Shihezi weather
in September.
A warm, fairly dry month: the 5th warmest and the 9th 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 Shihezi: daytime highs average 25.2°C and nights cool to about 12.9°C. By daytime temperature it is the 5th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 28 mm of rain on roughly 5 days, which makes September a fairly dry month (the 9th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 34 min on an average September day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Changji (106 km away). In September its highs average 24.9°C, about as warm as Shihezi, with 21 mm of rain.
Among the 884 cities listed in China, Shihezi ranks joint 586th of 884 for the warmest September highs and 29th of 884 for the driest September (rainfall, lowest first). The mean September high of those 884 cities is 25.7°C; Shihezi is 0.5°C cooler than that mean.
From September to October, average highs fall by 9.2°C to 16.0°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 28 mm to 29 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
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, selected | 25.2°C12.9°C | 12.9°C | 28 | 5.0 | 12.613 h |
| October | 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
September in nearby cities
- Changji in SeptemberChina · 106 kmHigh 24.9°C · Low 12.1°C · 21 mm rain
- Wusu in SeptemberChina · 109 kmHigh 22.1°C · Low 13.3°C · 29 mm rain
- Wujiaqu in SeptemberChina · 119 kmHigh 25.5°C · Low 12.4°C · 15 mm rain
- Ürümqi in SeptemberChina · 137 kmHigh 22.1°C · Low 10.4°C · 35 mm rain
- Karamay in SeptemberChina · 169 kmHigh 24.6°C · Low 13.5°C · 10 mm rain
- Xinyuan in SeptemberChina · 244 kmHigh 21.5°C · Low 7.5°C · 43 mm rain
- Korla in SeptemberChina · 283 kmHigh 26.8°C · Low 14.6°C · 5.1 mm rain
- Turpan in SeptemberChina · 294 kmHigh 30.2°C · Low 17.3°C · 3.5 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.