Similar Climates › City Pairings › Ürümqi ≈ Bismarck
City Pairings
fair match
Ürümqi, China and Bismarck, North Dakota are a fair climate match — 9,906 km (6,155 mi) apart. Ürümqi is Köppen zone BSk; Bismarck is Dfb.
See Ürümqi on the interactive map →Ürümqi is classed cold steppe (BSk) while Bismarck is warm-summer continental (Dfb) — different Köppen labels, but January and July still land close enough to pair. Roughly 9,906 km (6,155 mi) separates them — far enough that Bismarck feels like another continent, close enough on the climate numbers to stand in for Ürümqi.
It is a fair match — close on the main numbers, with a few seasonal quirks between Ürümqi and Bismarck. January means differ by 4°C (Bismarck warmer); July by 2°C (Bismarck cooler). Rainfall shifts more: Bismarck is 50 mm wetter in July.
Sunshine stays close: Bismarck at 9.7 h/day on average versus 9.7 h/day in Ürümqi (January 5.9 h / 7.8 h, July 13.5 h / 11.6 h). Air quality: mean PM2.5 is 10 µg/m³ in Bismarck vs 72 in Ürümqi (lower by 61 µg/m³). Dew points differ modestly (January -14°C vs -17°C; July 13°C vs 10°C).
January & July · °C and mm
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On Similar Climates, Bismarck, North Dakota is the closest distant match for Ürümqi, China — scored fair, about 9,906 km (6,155 mi) away.
Ürümqi and Bismarck are separated by roughly 9,906 km (6,155 mi) on the great-circle route.
Yes — both cities are in the same hemisphere, so summer and winter fall in the same calendar months.
No — Ürümqi is cold steppe (BSk) and Bismarck is warm-summer continental (Dfb), but the January and July numbers still align closely enough to pair.
Ürümqi has a cold steppe climate (BSk). January averages a high of -9°C and a low of -19°C with 10 mm of rain; July averages 31°C / 17°C and 20 mm.
Ürümqi averages about 7.8 hours of sunshine a day in January and 11.6 hours in July.
January PM2.5 averages about 91 µg/m³ (US AQI 165); July averages 52.7 µg/m³ (US AQI 165).
Other close climate matches for Ürümqi: Pierre (loose), Yerevan (loose), Helena (loose).
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