Temperature in all seasons in xinjiang
4 min readThe annual temperature of Xin jiang in the south is higher than that in the north the east higher than the west, and greatly variably between mountains and basins. The temperature in winter and summer differs significantly and the temperature fluctuates greatly in spring and autumn. The annual average temperature in the south of Junggar Basin and Tacheng basin in northern Xin jiang is 5℃~7℃, in altai 4℃, west of the Ili valley 8℃~10℃, Turpan basin 12℃~15℃, east of the Kumul basin about 10℃, and plain oases in Southern Xinjiang 10℃-13℃.
The annual average temperature in mountainous area decreases as the elevation increases; and in Xiaoquzi at 1, 853m above sea level in the middle section of Tianshan Mountains, it is about 2C while Daxigou Station at 3, 400m in Tianshan Mountains has reduced to below -5C. In winter, it is more obvious that it is colder in the north of Xinjiang while warmer in the south and then the temperature difference between the south and north of Xin jiang is larger than that in other seasons.
In Summer, it is extremely hot in Xinjiang: the average temperature in Northern Xin jiang in July is 22℃~25℃ and in Southern Xinjiang, it is 25℃-28℃. The average temperature in Turpan Basin in July is up to 33℃ with the extreme highest temperature 40℃-42℃. In Turpan, the highest temperature 47.7℃ occurred once, as the highest record of the extreme highest temperatures in China. It is the hottest place in China in summer, also named”Land of Fire”. In summer, the temperature from basins to mountains decreases When basins and plains embrace the summer heat, the temperature in the middle mountain region is only about 15℃ where it is cool and comfortable, but the alpine region is still covered by ice and snow. The average temperature of the alpine region of the altai mountains, Tianshan Mountains and Kunlun Mountains is lower than 10%C. The days with the highest temperature more than or equal to 35℃ is called high temperature days. The number of high temperature days in the agricultural area along tianshan mountains in Northern Xinjiang normally last 10-15 days, in Junggar Basin about 1 month, and in the north and west of Tianshan Mountains and Ii Valley only 1-5 days. The number of high temperature days in Southern Xinjiang is much longer than that in Northern Xinjiang; at the south foot of tianshan mountains and the north foot of Kunlun mountains it lasts about 15-20 days in the east of Southern Xin jiang and the south of Kumul about one month to one and a half month, while in Turpan Basin, the number of high temperature days is up to 2-3 months is freezing. The average temperature in January is normally -15℃ to 20℃ in Northerm eit In winter, it is extremely cold in Xinjiang, especially in Northern Xinjiang area wher Xinjiang with the extreme lowest temperature mostly below -40℃: in Koktokay which is the second extremely cold place in China, once reached -51,5C; in Southern Xinjiang -8℃ to 10℃, occasionally with severe coldness and extreme lowest temperature at -20℃ to 30℃. The number of cold days below -20℃ is like that in lli Valley and Tacheng basin. it is normally about one month while in the north of Northern Xin jiang, up to 2 months.
In Xinjiang, it is cold in winter and hot in summer. In winter, it is influenced dramatically by the cold air from Siberia, thus the temperature drops sharply, possibly leading to cold-air out break(known as cold current) weather and general low temperature Comparing Urumqi with Marseilles of France at similar latitude, in January, the average temperature of Marseilles is 6C -7C where the grass is still green and the water still flows; while in Urumqi, the temperature drops to about-15C where it is covered with ice and snow and freezing. indicating the winter views of the north going further north to Altai. winter lasts longer and it is colder In summer. the temperature is higher: in terms of the highest temperature, it is higher in Southern Xinjiang than that in Northern Xinjiang The average number of high temperature days within a year in turpan is more than 100 ranked the first all over China. Although the temperature of Turpan in summer is higher than that of Chongqing, Wuhan and Nanjing which are collectively named as”the Three Furnaces”, it is dry hot in Turpan where it is hot at daytime and cool in the morning and evening, while in the”Three Furnaces”, it is damp and hot and sultry with slight temperature difference between day and night.
