What is the climate like in Xinjiang in summer?

Xinjiang Tourism Climate Conditions

Xinjiang has the city farthest from the sea in the world---Urumqi, with four seasons jumping around. Summer is like a big stove, and winter is like a big refrigerator. . Spring and autumn are short, summer and winter are long. Every year at the end of April, the trees turn green, and then the hot and dry summer begins. In October, fallen leaves dance with heavy snow, marking the beginning of the icy and snowy winter. This often makes people feel that Xinjiang only has summer and winter.

This seasonal change determines that May-October is the best season to travel to Xinjiang, with June, July, August and September being called the golden seasons. These months are also the time when fruits are abundant. Except for the heavy snowfall in winter, travel in basins, deserts, and oases is basically not affected by the seasons. Especially for desert travel, it is best to choose winter. At noon in summer, the sun is so hot that it seems like metal and stone will melt, but as long as you stay in the shade of a tree or indoors, you will feel cool. Sweat evaporates quickly, so you won't feel sticky or wet like southern clothes. This is one of the great benefits of the inland climate.

Xinjiang is located in the hinterland of Asia. It is surrounded by huge mountains that block the warm and moist airflow of the Indian Ocean. It is a typical arid and semi-arid area. The general characteristics of the climate are: many sunny days, strong sunshine, dryness, little rain, cold winters and hot summers, large temperature differences between day and night, and lots of wind and sand. Xinjiang has strong sunshine, with nearly 3,000 hours of sunshine throughout the year, second only to Tibet in the country. Turpan Basin is the hottest place in the country, with an average temperature of 40 degrees in July and an extreme high temperature of 49.6 degrees. The coldest place in winter is in the Altay region. Fuyun County once experienced an extreme low temperature of minus 51.5 degrees Celsius. The large temperature difference between day and night is a major feature of Xinjiang's climate. The general temperature difference is about 12 degrees, and the daily temperature difference in the Gobi Desert can reach 20 to 25 degrees. You sweat profusely during the day, cover yourself with a quilt at night, and experience changes in cold and heat in one day. The heating period in Xinjiang is from October 15th to April 15th.