May to October is the tourist season in Xinjiang, while the best traveling season is July, August and September.
Xinjiang is far from the ocean, surrounded by high mountains, the ocean moisture is not easy to enter, forming a clear continental climate. Temperature varies greatly, sunshine time is long (annual sunshine time up to 2500 ~ 3500 hours), precipitation is small, the air is dry. Generally speaking, winter temperatures are higher in the north than in the south, and summer temperatures are higher in the south than in the north.
The coldest month (January), the average temperature in the Junggar Basin is below minus 20 degrees Celsius, and the absolute lowest temperature in Fuyun County, on the northern edge of the basin, once reached minus 50.15 degrees Celsius, one of the coldest areas in the country.
The hottest month (July), the average temperature in the so-called "Fire Island" Turpan for more than 33 ℃, the absolute maximum temperature had reached 49.6 ℃, the highest in the country. Because of the great difference in daily temperatures between spring, summer and the turn of fall and winter in most areas of Xinjiang, it has always been said that "wearing a fur coat in the morning and a yarn in the afternoon, and eating watermelon around the stove". The climate in Xinjiang also has a direct impact on travel.
"May Tianshan snow, no flowers only cold"; "the north wind rolled ground white grass folded, Hutian August that snow", Xinjiang is definitely cold enough.
"September is still sweating, the hot wind blowing sand"; "Volcanoes should be hotter in June, Chiting Road, pedestrian extinction", Xinjiang is also hot enough.
There are always a few cold snaps in Xinjiang in winter when the temperature drops dramatically, and the coldest January in the Junggar Basin averages around minus 16 degrees Celsius. Northern Xinjiang is snowy, with winter and spring snowfalls in the Altai forests, Tacheng and the Ili River Valley reaching up to 1 meter or more, and temperatures of minus 40 to minus 50 degrees Celsius have been recorded. Even the temperature in Urumqi can drop to minus 15℃. The national highways have also all become icy roads where vehicles must use anti-skid chains. The days of dripping ice, without flowers, green grass, fresh fruits and brightly colored dresses, this is the time when you absolutely can't go to many places except to go to the southern border or play with snow and ice in the northern scenery or use a horse-drawn plough to go exploring. So from the end of October, the whole of Xinjiang enters a long tourist off-season until after May of the following year.
Xinjiang is y inland, ringed by mountains that block water from the ocean, creating a typical temperate continental arid climate. Cold winters and hot summers, long winters and short summers are the most distinctive features of Xinjiang's climate.
The winter in Xinjiang can be summarized in two phrases: "snow on the Tianshan Mountain in May, no flowers, only cold" and "the north wind rolls the ground white grass folded, Hutian August that is the flying snow". Cold wave transit, Xinjiang will experience a number of cooling, after which the entire northern border will turn into a white blanket. Xinjiang in winter, the lowest temperature can reach 40-50 degrees Celsius, icy Xinjiang in addition to skiing and skating, the overall is not suitable for travel. The winter in Xinjiang is also long, from October to April each year Xinjiang is shrouded in a cold winter.
Summer in Xinjiang is the other extreme, "September is still sweating, the hot wind blowing sand" and "volcano in June should be hotter, Chiting Road mouth pedestrians is a true portrayal of the summer in Xinjiang. 7, August of the southern border of the summer heat is difficult to be, the average temperature in Turpan is 40 degrees Celsius. The average temperature in Turpan is about 40 degrees Celsius, the surface temperature had a record of more than 70 degrees Celsius. The good thing is that the climate in Xinjiang is dry, not like a few big furnace in the south, so boring and annoying? Wet and uncomfortable. Traveling in Xinjiang, supplemental water is very important, all over the fresh and cheap variety of fruits is your best choice, don't forget to bring some in the car at any time. Xinjiang less rain, summer is always sunny, so summer in the summer and become a place of fruits and melons.
Overall, May-October is the tourist season in Xinjiang every year, while the best traveling season is July, August and September. If you are chasing the beauty of Xinjiang, choose September to go to Xinjiang, the end of September in Kanas, Womu, Baihaba, Baishahu, Cocotocai , birch trees change into golden, European poplar into red, the strong pine still remain green, extremely colorful.May to June is a good time to photograph the prairie, flowers, swans, and herdsmen transiting the field; June to July Ili grassland is the most colorful, you can The most colorful Yili grassland is from June to July, where you can see large lavender and rapeseed flowers; July to August is the best time for mountaineering activities and going up to the Pamir Plateau; the grapes in Turpan are ripe in mid-August, so it's a good time to eat fruits and melons; the Taklamakan Desert and the Great River are suitable for exploring from mid-March to May and from September to November (the ground temperature is best at 55 degrees Fahrenheit); October is suitable for exploring the areas of Lop Nur and Loulan; June to August is also suitable for traveling to Kanas Household and for photography. Suitable for travel and photography to the Kanas household. early October herdsmen again turn the most spectacular; before and after the National Day in northern Xinjiang, especially the Altay region's ripe autumn colors and the desert's golden poplar forests in mid- to late October is the most beautiful, and the photographs taken are also the most colorful and seductive. It is also a good choice to come to Urumqi in winter to play with snow, or to Fuyun and Ili regions to take winter scenery.
The Gurbang Festival is a must-see in Xinjiang. It is a festival of China's Hui, Kazakh and Uzbek minorities*** and is celebrated on December 10th of the Islamic calendar. Early in the morning of the festival, one should take a warm bath, dress strictly and go to the mosque to attend the meeting ceremony. Xinjiang's in the Gulbang Festival, whether urban or rural squares are held on the grand Maxilaev song and dance gatherings. In Xinjiang's Kazakh, Kirgiz, Tajik, Uzbek and other ethnic groups, the festival is also held during the gripping sheep, horse racing, wrestling and other competitions, lively and extraordinary.
Four ~ May: desert, southern border areas, eastern border areas
Qingming see the desert, Turpan around, Kumutage Desert are good choices, while very close to Urumqi can be a day back and forth do not have to worry about accommodation
Northern Xinjiang spring has just come to the Xinjiang border, but the southern border areas of Xinjiang, such as Kashgar, Korla, Kuche, and Hetian and other areas, as early as possible, is already spring. already spring flowers bloom. And it's a very good choice to travel to Xinjiang's southern border at this time. The colorful ethnic customs of Kashgar and the vast beauty of the Pamir Plateau; the lofty beauty under the Kunlun Mountains in Hotan and the simplicity and naturalness of Hotan's folk style; the desert scenery of Kucha and Korla, the thousand-year-old poplar, and the mysterious Grand Canyon ......
June: Northern Xinjiang region
The Yili grassland is already full of blossoming flowers and green grass The first thing you need to do is to get a good look at the grasslands of Yili. Not to mention the Narathi grasslands, Bayinbruk grasslands, Tangbula grasslands, the beauty of the intoxicating green, alone along the way that red like fire tulips, yellow dazzling rapeseed flowers, has made the June of Yili's overflowing with color. There is also the seclusion of the Shate ancient road, the lofty Karajun grassland, the mystery of the Sayram Lake ...... The whole of June is the June of Yili, the paradise of countless tourists who aspire to that colorful world of Yili!
May-June: it is the spring of Xinjiang, spring flowers, flowers compete, this time of year the temperature is about 15-20 degrees, is a very good time to travel, you can go to see the Tianshan Tianchi, Wo wood scenic area, Kanas Scenic Area, Sailimu Lake, to go trekking, to explore the mystery!
July~August: the best season to visit, all parts of Xinjiang are beautiful
The best time to travel to Xinjiang is in August and September in the fall, when the weather has begun to cool and the fruits and melons have ripened. How beautiful it is without going into detail, you can know when you go~~
This is the season of melons and fruits, and the Turpan and Kashgar regions in the southern border are especially sweet when the melons and fruits are ripe due to the relatively strong sunshine. Watermelons, cantaloupes, melons, and various kinds of grapes. There are also the Narathi prairie, Bayinbuluk prairie, this time of the year is when the grass grows mouth exuberant, you can go to the grasslands to feel the grassland love.
September ~ October: Northern Xinjiang This season is the best season to come to Xinjiang photographic tourism
is the end of the summer tourism in Xinjiang, fruits and melons are still sweet, the climate is pleasant, is the most beautiful autumn in Kanas. Friends who like photography must not miss this great opportunity, the time is quite short, half a month or so, Xinjiang officially entered the cold and long winter.
Xinjiang has stepped into the fall, the birch forest will all show the brilliant golden leaves of autumn, more suitable for photography tours! What about holding a big gathering of photography enthusiasts in Kanas, if you can capture that golden fall scene when the sun rises above the horizon, it's definitely worth showing off and collecting!
November~April: Snow and Ice
Kanas Snow and Ice Tour, Tianshan Tianchi Snow and Ice Tour, Kashgar Folklore Tour and so on. In addition to the long winter in Xinjiang is more skiing, ice skating, desert hiking through the paradise of outdoor sports enthusiasts.