Climate averages 1991–2020
Turpan weather
in October.
A mild, very dry month: the 7th warmest and the 8th driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
October is a mild month in Turpan: daytime highs average 20.4°C and nights cool to about 8.5°C. By daytime temperature it is the 7th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 5.1 mm of rain on roughly 1 day, which makes October a very dry month (the 8th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 05 min on an average October day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Ürümqi (159 km away). In October its highs average 14.0°C, 6.3°C cooler than Turpan, with 34 mm of rain.
Among the 884 cities listed in China, Turpan ranks joint 527th of 884 for the warmest October highs and joint 8th of 884 for the driest October (rainfall, lowest first). The mean October high of those 884 cities is 20.4°C; Turpan is level with that mean.
From October to November, average highs fall by 10.9°C to 9.5°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 5.1 mm to 2.2 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
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, selected | 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 | 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
October in nearby cities
- Ürümqi in OctoberChina · 159 kmHigh 14.0°C · Low 2.6°C · 34 mm rain
- Wujiaqu in OctoberChina · 190 kmHigh 16.2°C · Low 4.2°C · 16 mm rain
- Changji in OctoberChina · 192 kmHigh 16.0°C · Low 4.0°C · 21 mm rain
- Korla in OctoberChina · 282 kmHigh 18.3°C · Low 7.3°C · 7.1 mm rain
- Shihezi in OctoberChina · 294 kmHigh 16.0°C · Low 5.3°C · 29 mm rain
- Hami in OctoberChina · 353 kmHigh 17.1°C · Low 4.9°C · 5.1 mm rain
- Wusu in OctoberChina · 398 kmHigh 13.5°C · Low 6.2°C · 33 mm rain
- Karamay in OctoberChina · 450 kmHigh 14.5°C · Low 5.0°C · 11 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 Turpan) is explained once on the Turpan year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.