Hami has a cold desert climate (Köppen BWk), with Jul highs around 95°F and Jan lows near 3°F, and about 1.6 inches of rain and snow a year. The landscape: high plateau, mountains in the distance, desert.
Explore Hami on the mapTempsSummer afternoons 4°F cooler, winter nights 13°F milder.
Rain & snowAbout 3 times the rain and snow (5.4 in vs 1.6 in), spread through the year, unlike Hami's summer rains, some winter snow.
ScenerySame desert look from above, both have mountains in the distance, both on a high plateau, both well inland.
TempsSummer afternoons about the same, winter nights 16°F milder.
Rain & snowAbout 8 times the rain (13 in vs 1.6 in), falling mostly in summer, like Hami, a dusting of snow possible.
SceneryDry, golden landscape where Hami is desert, both have mountains in the distance, both on a high plateau, both well inland.
TempsSummer afternoons 5°F hotter, winter nights 22°F milder.
Rain & snowAbout 3 times the rain (5.1 in vs 1.6 in), spread through the year, unlike Hami's summer rains, a dusting of snow possible.
ScenerySame desert look from above, both have mountains in the distance, both on a high plateau, both well inland.
TempsSummer afternoons 4°F cooler, winter nights 12°F milder.
Rain & snowAbout 6 times the rain and snow (10 in vs 1.6 in), spread through the year, unlike Hami's summer rains, snowy winters (2 months below freezing).
SceneryDry, golden landscape where Hami is desert, both have mountains in the distance, both on a high plateau, both well inland.
TempsSummer afternoons 4°F cooler, winter nights 14°F milder.
Rain & snowAbout 7 times the rain and snow (11 in vs 1.6 in), spread through the year, unlike Hami's summer rains, snowy winters (2 months below freezing).
SceneryDry, golden landscape where Hami is desert, both have mountains in the distance (the Rocky Mountains vs the Tian Shan), both on a high plateau, both well inland.
TempsSummer afternoons 9°F cooler, winter nights about the same.
Rain & snowAbout 5 times the rain and snow (8.4 in vs 1.6 in), falling mostly in summer, like Hami, some winter snow.
SceneryDry, golden landscape where Hami is desert, both have mountains in the distance (the Rocky Mountains vs the Tian Shan), both on a high plateau, both well inland.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 27° | 3° | 0.0 |
| Feb | 41° | 15° | 0.0 |
| Mar | 57° | 29° | 0.0 |
| Apr | 73° | 45° | 0.1 |
| May | 83° | 54° | 0.1 |
| Jun | 92° | 63° | 0.3 |
| Jul | 95° | 67° | 0.3 |
| Aug | 93° | 63° | 0.2 |
| Sep | 83° | 51° | 0.2 |
| Oct | 67° | 37° | 0.1 |
| Nov | 47° | 23° | 0.1 |
| Dec | 30° | 8° | 0.0 |