ZWWW

Ürümqi Diwopu International

Airport
ICAO code
ZWWW
IATA Code
URC
Summary
ICAO Region
APAC
ICAO Territory
Location

Diwopu, Xinjiang Uygur,

Serving
Ürümqi
Elevation
2125 ft
Coordinates
43° 54' 26" N , 87° 28' 27" E
KCC
Metar
ZWWW 071500Z 33001MPS 1400 R25/2000N BR SCT011 M17/M19 Q1030 BECMG TL1550 BKN011

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.

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