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Ürümqi Diwopu International
Description
Ürümqi Diwopu International Airport is an airport serving Ürümqi, the capital of the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region in northwestern China. The airport is located in Diwopu, 16 km northwest of downtown Ürümqi.
Climatology
In Ürümqi a semi-arid climate (Köppen climate classification BSk) prevails, with very large differences between summer and winter, hot summers, with a July daily average of 23.7 °C, and cold winters, with a January daily average of −12.6 °C. The annual average temperature is 6.9 °C. The city is semi-arid, with its summers slightly wetter than its winters. Yet sunny weather is more likely in the warmer months, and relative humidity is the lowest during summer. Its annual precipitation is about 290 millimetres. Extreme temperatures have ranged from −41.5 °C to 42.1 °C.