Climate averages 1991–2020
Turpan weather
in December.
A cold month with very little precipitation: the 11th warmest and the 2nd driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
December is a cold month in Turpan: daytime highs average 1.3°C and nights cool to about -6.5°C. By daytime temperature it is the 11th warmest of the 12 months.
Precipitation is very rare: less than 1 mm falls in a typical December (the 2nd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 9 h 05 min on an average December day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Ürümqi (159 km away). In December its highs average -2.7°C, 4.1°C cooler than Turpan, with 13 mm of precipitation.
Among the 884 cities listed in China, Turpan ranks joint 703rd of 884 for the warmest December highs and joint 3rd of 884 for the driest December (precipitation, lowest first). The mean December high of those 884 cities is 7.5°C; Turpan is 6.2°C cooler than that mean.
From December to January, average highs fall by 1.0°C to 0.4°C, and monthly precipitation stays under 1 mm.
The annual picture
December 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
Turpan climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Precipitation mm/month | Wet days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0.4°C-8.1°C | -8.1°C | 0.7 | 0.3 | 9.49 h |
| February | 6.6°C-3.9°C | -3.9°C | 1.9 | 0.6 | 10.510 h |
| March | 15.7°C2.4°C | 2.4°C | 2.3 | 0.7 | 11.912 h |
| April | 25.3°C11.1°C | 11.1°C | 4.3 | 1.2 | 13.413 h |
| May | 31.4°C17.3°C | 17.3°C | 7.3 | 1.6 | 14.615 h |
| June | 36.3°C23.1°C | 23.1°C | 9.0 | 2.2 | 15.315 h |
| July | 38.1°C25.5°C | 25.5°C | 10 | 1.9 | 15.015 h |
| August | 36.7°C23.9°C | 23.9°C | 7.3 | 1.2 | 13.914 h |
| September | 30.2°C17.3°C | 17.3°C | 3.5 | 0.8 | 12.513 h |
| October | 20.4°C8.5°C | 8.5°C | 5.1 | 1.3 | 11.111 h |
| November | 9.5°C-0.1°C | -0.1°C | 2.2 | 0.6 | 9.810 h |
| December, selected | 1.3°C-6.5°C | -6.5°C | 0.8 | 0.2 | 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
December in nearby cities
- Ürümqi in DecemberChina · 159 kmHigh -2.7°C · Low -12.6°C · 13 mm precipitation
- Wujiaqu in DecemberChina · 190 kmHigh -6.8°C · Low -14.9°C · 7.3 mm precipitation
- Changji in DecemberChina · 192 kmHigh -4.2°C · Low -12.5°C · 8.3 mm precipitation
- Korla in DecemberChina · 282 kmHigh 0.1°C · Low -7.3°C · 2.2 mm precipitation
- Shihezi in DecemberChina · 294 kmHigh -6.4°C · Low -13.4°C · 6.7 mm precipitation
- Hami in DecemberChina · 353 kmHigh -2.3°C · Low -10.7°C · 1.7 mm precipitation
- Wusu in DecemberChina · 398 kmHigh -5.0°C · Low -9.5°C · 5.4 mm precipitation
- Karamay in DecemberChina · 450 kmHigh -6.4°C · Low -12.5°C · 2.6 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 Turpan) is explained once on the Turpan year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.