Weather in Urumqi in December 2026
- December is usually the wettest month of the year in Urumqi;
Average weather
Average temperature in Urumqi in December
Going from a maximum of +43°F during the day to a minimum of -15°F during the night, the temperature in December averages around +23°F.
The average maximum temperature goes down 12% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +34°F to +27°F.
Is Urumqi warm or cold in December?
Urumqi is typically cold in December.
Maximum temperatures go down compared to the previous month from +37°F to +23°F. The minimum temperature also goes down from +21°F to +9°F.
Wear your winter warms as it will be cold. To save space, layer, and don’t forget gloves and a scarf.
December is one of the coolest months in Urumqi, here is the comparison with other months:
Climate in Urumqi in December
| November | December | January | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +37°F | +23°F | +18°F | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| -22°F | -22°F | -22°F | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +68°F | +50°F | +45°F | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 5 mm | 0 mm | 0 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 1 m/s | 1 m/s | 1 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 68% | 72% | 72% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1027 HPa | 1030 HPa | 1030 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 12 | 10 | 11 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 11 | 15 | 16 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 7 | 6 | 4 | ||||
December weather is still as good as in November. It’s getting colder in December. From +37°F in the day, the average maximum temperature lowers to +23°F. As December arrives, the amount of rainfall goes down. On average, the rainfall volume decreases from 5 mm to 0 mm. Humidity rises from 68% to 72%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during December, staying around 1 m/s. The days becoming less sunny, going from 12 sunny days in November to 10 in December.
January brings much the same weather, it remains good.
Wind
The average wind speed is 1 m/s getting up to 3 m/s which is a light breeze; barely moving the tree leaves.
The average wind speed in Urumqi is gradually increasing during December, going from 1 m/s to 1 m/s over the course of the month.
Snow
December is one of the snowiest months in Urumqi.
Here’s how December is compared with other months in the amount of snow, total mm:
How was the weather last December in Urumqi?
Climate Change Over the Years
The climate in Urumqi in December has not changed that much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1984 (+50°F) and the highest in 2019 (+58°F). The driest year was 2021 with only 149 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 2016 with 530 mm.
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Monthly weather in Urumqi
Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Urumqi, based on historical hourly weather data from January 1, 1979, to December 31, 2023.
For past dates, we show actual recorded data at the location at that time. Forecasts are based on recorded weather during that day of the year, averaged over the total years for which we have records (unless stated otherwise). The daily temperature is the highest recorded temperature in the shadow during that day.
