# Ürümqi County

Ürümqi County(Uyghur: ئۈرۈمچى ناھىيىسى) is a county of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Northwest China, under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Ürümqi, the capital of Xinjiang. It contains an area of 4,601 km² and according to the 2002 census has a population of 80,000.
According to Xingjiang geographic graduate school of Chinese Section College, the geographical midpoint of Asia is located within the county. Urumqi Glacier No.1, the glacier closest to an urban area in the world is also in the county.

## Administrative divisions

Ürümqi County contains 3 towns and 3 townships:
| Name | Simplified Chinese | Hanyu Pinyin | Uyghur (UEY) | Uyghur Latin (ULY) | Administrative division code |
| Towns ||||||
| Shuixigou Town | 水西沟镇 | Shuǐxīgōu Zhèn | شۇيشىگۇ بازىرى‎ | Shuyshigu baziri | 650121100 |
| Banfanggou Town | 板房沟镇 | Bǎnfánggōu Zhèn | بەنفاڭگۇ بازىرى‎ | Benfanggu baziri | 650121102 |
| Yongfeng Town | 永丰镇 | Yǒngfēng Zhèn | يۇڭفېڭ بازىرى‎ | Yungfëng baziri | 650121103 |
| Townships ||||||
| Sardawan Township | 萨尔达坂乡 | Sà'ěrdábǎn Xiāng | سارداۋان يېزىسى‎ | Sardawan yëzisi | 650121207 |
| Gangou Township | 甘沟乡 | Gāngōu Xiāng | گەنگۇ يېزىسى‎ | Gengu yëzisi | 650121208 |
| Toli Township | 托里乡 | Tuōlǐ Xiāng | تولى يېزىسى‎ | Toli yëzisi | 650121213 |

## Climate

Climate data for Ürümqi County (Baiyanggou Natural Scenic Area), elevation 1,930 m (6,330 ft), (1991–2020 normals) :
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −4.1 (24.6) | −1.8 (28.8) | 4.1 (39.4) | 11.0 (51.8) | 15.4 (59.7) | 19.7 (67.5) | 21.7 (71.1) | 21.1 (70.0) | 16.5 (61.7) | 9.9 (49.8) | 2.6 (36.7) | −2.5 (27.5) | 9.5 (49.1) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −10.3 (13.5) | −8.0 (17.6) | −2.2 (28.0) | 4.7 (40.5) | 9.2 (48.6) | 14.0 (57.2) | 15.9 (60.6) | 14.8 (58.6) | 9.8 (49.6) | 3.3 (37.9) | −3.5 (25.7) | −8.3 (17.1) | 3.3 (37.9) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −14.3 (6.3) | −12.3 (9.9) | −6.7 (19.9) | 0.0 (32.0) | 4.3 (39.7) | 9.1 (48.4) | 11.0 (51.8) | 10.0 (50.0) | 5.2 (41.4) | −0.8 (30.6) | −7.4 (18.7) | −12.3 (9.9) | −1.2 (29.9) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 6.4 (0.25) | 11.8 (0.46) | 20.7 (0.81) | 51.9 (2.04) | 76.8 (3.02) | 85.5 (3.37) | 83.8 (3.30) | 65.8 (2.59) | 31.7 (1.25) | 23.4 (0.92) | 19.8 (0.78) | 10.7 (0.42) | 488.3 (19.21) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 5.4 | 6.3 | 8.0 | 11.4 | 14.3 | 16.1 | 17.7 | 13.3 | 8.7 | 7.0 | 8.0 | 6.1 | 122.3 |
| Average snowy days | 6.6 | 7.5 | 8.8 | 7.1 | 2.9 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 1.3 | 5.6 | 8.4 | 7.3 | 55.6 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 58 | 60 | 60 | 59 | 58 | 59 | 59 | 58 | 57 | 59 | 61 | 58 | 59 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 175.0 | 180.8 | 228.2 | 219.3 | 226.3 | 216.5 | 232.1 | 228.3 | 223.1 | 208.2 | 160.6 | 157.4 | 2,455.8 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 60 | 60 | 61 | 54 | 49 | 47 | 50 | 54 | 61 | 62 | 56 | 57 | 56 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration ||||||||||||||
Climate data for Tianshan Daxigou Station (Urumqi Glacier No.1), elevation 3,539 m (11,611 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010) :
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 0.4 (32.7) | 2.2 (36.0) | 8.5 (47.3) | 13.2 (55.8) | 15.5 (59.9) | 15.6 (60.1) | 19.2 (66.6) | 18.5 (65.3) | 16.4 (61.5) | 11.2 (52.2) | 6.5 (43.7) | 3.2 (37.8) | 19.2 (66.6) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −10.8 (12.6) | −8.6 (16.5) | −4.1 (24.6) | 1.3 (34.3) | 5.0 (41.0) | 8.7 (47.7) | 10.8 (51.4) | 10.5 (50.9) | 6.9 (44.4) | 0.9 (33.6) | −4.8 (23.4) | −8.9 (16.0) | 0.6 (33.0) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −15.3 (4.5) | −13.5 (7.7) | −9.5 (14.9) | −4.3 (24.3) | −0.2 (31.6) | 3.7 (38.7) | 5.9 (42.6) | 5.3 (41.5) | 1.5 (34.7) | −4.1 (24.6) | −9.5 (14.9) | −13.4 (7.9) | −4.4 (24.0) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −19.1 (−2.4) | −17.6 (0.3) | −13.8 (7.2) | −8.4 (16.9) | −4.2 (24.4) | 0.0 (32.0) | 2.2 (36.0) | 1.6 (34.9) | −2.2 (28.0) | −7.8 (18.0) | −13.2 (8.2) | −17.2 (1.0) | −8.3 (17.0) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −39.7 (−39.5) | −34.7 (−30.5) | −31.2 (−24.2) | −24.6 (−12.3) | −18.8 (−1.8) | −12.9 (8.8) | −6.9 (19.6) | −14.4 (6.1) | −17.5 (0.5) | −21.8 (−7.2) | −36.4 (−33.5) | −35.5 (−31.9) | −39.7 (−39.5) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 2.5 (0.10) | 4.5 (0.18) | 11.8 (0.46) | 34.3 (1.35) | 59.6 (2.35) | 108.3 (4.26) | 133.8 (5.27) | 98.7 (3.89) | 40.8 (1.61) | 14.1 (0.56) | 5.8 (0.23) | 2.9 (0.11) | 517.1 (20.37) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 3.6 | 5.5 | 9.0 | 14.4 | 18.4 | 21.6 | 23.1 | 19.4 | 13.7 | 8.5 | 4.7 | 3.6 | 145.5 |
| Average snowy days | 5.0 | 6.5 | 9.9 | 14.9 | 19.1 | 15.2 | 9.8 | 9.3 | 13.4 | 10.0 | 5.6 | 4.4 | 123.1 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 48 | 50 | 52 | 59 | 63 | 70 | 71 | 67 | 61 | 54 | 50 | 48 | 58 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 144.1 | 172.5 | 231.0 | 250.5 | 250.8 | 215.9 | 212.7 | 232.7 | 225.2 | 208.4 | 153.4 | 134.2 | 2,431.4 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 49 | 57 | 62 | 62 | 55 | 47 | 46 | 55 | 61 | 62 | 54 | 48 | 55 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration ||||||||||||||