1-9  Monthly Sunshine Hours of Major Cities
  2002 (hour)
City Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Annual Total
Urumqi city  109.2 141.9 204.1 201.4 325.7 308.5 289.6 320.6 285.5 227.2 140.6 54.9 2609.2
Karamay city 144.3 154.3 226.8 232.9 306.5 272.8 281.7 278.6 288.8 172.0 132.7 84.8 2576.2
Shi Hezi city 70.6 129.6 197.4 201.3 317.1 334.8 310.8 312.2 308.5 223.1 132.8 103.6 2641.8
Fukang city 53.5 117.6 225.4 189.3 326.4 312.5 292.9 312.1 299.0 231.6 144.6 64.5 2569.4
Miquan city  48.1 101.3 203.9 192.8 317.4 300.6 294.5 310.7 302.8 230.3 97.1 11.7 2411.2
Yining [Gulja] city 170.6 188.6 237.0 197.9 314.3 309.4 349.9 336.2 308.0 230.5 153.2 102.8 2898.4
Tacheng [Qoqek] city 141.5 176.6 217.0 214.4 303.3 272.6 320.6 293.0 286.4 225.7 146.3 117.3 2714.7
Altay city 174.6 181.5 223.7 257.4 334.5 317.9 346.4 320.2 311.1 219.7 154.0 135.8 2976.8
Bole city 98.8 147.3 153.2 157.6 303.1 289.4 305.7 303.7 285.0 178.6 119.7 99.2 2441.3
Korla city  141.4 193.7 195.6 178.1 263.6 255.1 269.0 262.5 234.1 285.0 224.6 89.5 2592.2
Aksu city 178.8 205.2 180.1 180.3 318.9 228.1 290.7 268.0 252.1 282.9 226.9 90.8 2702.8
Artux city 166.2 178.9 202.1 196.5 271.7 299.5 310.6 259.7 245.3 261.4 221.3 99.5 2712.7
Kashgar [Kaxgar] city 168.1 196.2 229.4 227.1 311.9 331.4 340.1 301.4 269.5 273.8 238.8 85.5 2973.2
Hotan city 204.2 202.1 236.3 191.3 276.6 252.4 155.7 188.8 216.3 247.2 238.6 90.2 2499.7
Turpan city 153.4 206.2 264.0 209.7 336.0 308.2 282.9 318.6 276.5 260.2 216.4 121.0 2953.1
Hami [Kumul] city 203.3 226.6 284.4 256.8 351.0 335.1 346.8 320.0 296.7 268.8 224.3 170.9 3284.7