Turpan weather in July

In July, Turpan sees average daytime highs of 35°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 10 mm of rain across 1.9 wet days and about 14.8 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 35°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 39% of the time in July, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 15 h 06 min at the start of July to 14 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Turpan's 10th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Turpan's year-round climate.

Daytime high
35°
1st warmest
Overnight low
26°
12th coldest
Rainfall
10 mm
1.9 wet days
Daylight
14 h 54 min
4:43 AM – 7:35 PM
Cloud cover
50%
10th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
6.7 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.8
out of 10
Air quality
Severe
PM2.5 62.5 µg/m³ · 2018

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in July

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 35°C through the month.

A typical July day in Turpan reaches about 35°C in the afternoon and slips back to 26°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 31°C and 39°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 2°C warmer than June and about 1°C warmer than August.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How July really feels in Turpan

Once humidity and wind are folded in, July averages 31 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
31
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in July is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Turpan weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 1st-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-2° / -9°10.30.49.20.0
Feb / -5°20.60.710.20.3
Mar13° / 20.70.311.64.6
Apr23° / 12°41.30.113.18.2
May29° / 18°71.6014.46.7
Jun34° / 23°92.2015.13.8
Jul35° / 26°101.9014.82.8
Aug34° / 24°71.2013.83.8
Sep28° / 18°40.8012.37.5
Oct19° / 51.30.110.87.5
Nov / 20.60.49.51.8
Dec-1° / -7°10.20.48.90.0

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 39% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 27% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 34%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15941
26040
36139
46139
56139
66139
76238
86238
96238
106238
116337
126337
136436
146535
156535
166535
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186733
196733
206832
216832
227030
237030
247030
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287228
297228
307228
317228

Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Turpan gets around 10 mm of rain over 1.9 wet days in July, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 6% and peaks near 8% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
18
28
38
48
58
68
78
88
98
108
118
128
137
147
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304
314

Humidity in July

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of July feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, July lands in the dry band about 84% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
190820
290820
388930
488930
588930
688930
7861040
8861040
9861040
10841150
11841150
12831250
13831250
14821350
15821350
16821350
17811450
18811450
19811450
20821440
21821440
22821440
23841330
24841330
25841330
26851221
27851221
28851221
29851221
30861121
31861121

Wind in July

Winds average 8 km/h in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
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228calm
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278calm
288calm
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308calm
318calm

Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 15 h 06 min at the start of July to 14 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 42 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 4:33 AM to 4:57 AM, and sunset from 7:41 PM to 7:22 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.14:337:41
215.14:337:41
315.14:347:40
415.14:347:40
515.14:357:40
615.14:357:40
715.14:367:39
815.04:377:39
915.04:377:39
1015.04:387:38
1115.04:397:38
1215.04:397:37
1314.94:407:37
1414.94:417:36
1514.94:427:36
1614.94:437:35
1714.94:437:35
1814.84:447:34
1914.84:457:33
2014.84:467:32
2114.74:477:32
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2414.74:507:29
2514.64:517:28
2614.64:527:27
2714.64:537:26
2814.54:547:25
2914.54:557:24
3014.54:567:23
3114.44:577:22

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 6.7 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.07 kWh/m² to a high of 6.98 kWh/m² in May across the year — July's 6.7 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.8Intense
26.8Intense
36.8Intense
46.8Intense
56.8Intense
66.8Intense
76.8Intense
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96.8Intense
106.8Intense
116.8Intense
126.7Intense
136.7Intense
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266.6Intense
276.5Intense
286.5Intense
296.5Intense
306.5Intense
316.5Intense
Planning a trip in July

Hazard calendar for Turpan

In seasonPeak

None of Turpan's seasonal hazards are active in July. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Turpan sees seasonal dust haze (April–June), heaviest in May.

Dust
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is July a good time to visit Turpan?

Our two travel scores rate July for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

2.8
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
6.3
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

July is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Turpan. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Turpan in July

From July's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In July, Turpan sees daytime highs around 35°C and nights near 26°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Turpan in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July peaks around 9 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Turpan peaks around July 18 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 18UV 9Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr5High
May5Moderate
Jun8Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep6High
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Turpan in July

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where July falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Turpan is worst in May — around 104 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 3.4× the cleanest month (December, 31 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Turpan's WHO annual average of 62.5 µg/m³.

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorUnhealthyPoorModerateMay 14101 µg/m³Dec 1632 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan42Poor
Feb60Unhealthy
Mar84Unhealthy
Apr88Unhealthy
May104Unhealthy
Jun71Unhealthy
Jul59Unhealthy
Aug72Unhealthy
Sep49Poor
Oct49Poor
Nov40Poor
Dec31Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Turpan?

Turpan sits at 42.9°N, 89.2°E, 41 m above sea level, in China. The nearest listed city is Urumqi, 159 km away.

DunhuangKhovdZaysanÖlgiiAltaiMaqanshyZharkent

Topography around Turpan

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Turpan.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Turpan has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 91 m around an average of 37 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 636 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,479 m.

The land around Turpan is covered by cropland (41%) and artificial surfaces (35%) within 3 km, bare terrain (66%) and cropland (21%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (77%) within 80 km.

3 km
91 m
16 km
636 m
80 km
4,479 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
July weather nearby: Urumqi 159 km · Dunhuang 552 km · Khovd 594 km · Zaysan 605 km · Ölgii 672 km · Altai 677 km · Maqanshy 707 km · Zharkent 751 km

China travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type A / I
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 47% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$13,862
2025
Happiness
6.1 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Homicide rate
0.5
per 100k, 2020
Road deaths
17.4
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
Low
EF EPI 464
Religion
unaffiliated 52%folk religion 22%Buddhist 18%Christian 5%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Turpan (42.9477°, 89.1789°, elevation 41 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).