Ashgabat vs Ürümqi: which is better, month by month

Ashgabat beats Ürümqi in 7 of 12 months — its lead peaks in January (68 vs 32) — while Ürümqi wins May to September.

Each place is scored under the lens that suits its type. Comfort is SeasonMap's 0–100 estimate from ERA5 climate normals, not a forecast.

Ashgabat

🇹🇲 Turkmenistan · arid climate

Best month: October 95/100
Months won: 7 of 12

Ürümqi

🇨🇳 China · arid climate

Best month: September 92/100
Months won: 5 of 12

Ashgabat vs Ürümqi — all 12 months

Month	Ashgabat	Ürümqi	Winner	Gap
January	68Ccold, dry	32Ffreezing, dry, poor air quality	Ashgabat	36
February	71Bcold, a little rain	40Ffreezing, dry, poor air quality	Ashgabat	31
March	81Anice, a little rain	60Ccold, dry, poor air quality	Ashgabat	21
April	93Snice, a little rain	78Bnice, a little rain, poor air quality	Ashgabat	15
May	83Ahot, a little rain	90Snice, a little rain, poor air quality	Ürümqi	7
June	59Dsweltering, dry	84Awarm, dry, poor air quality	Ürümqi	25
July	47Fsweltering, dry	75Bhot, dry, poor air quality	Ürümqi	28
August	61Csweltering, dry, clean air	81Awarm, dry, poor air quality	Ürümqi	20
September	86Ahot, dry, clean air	92Snice, a little rain, poor air quality	Ürümqi	6
October	95Snice, dry	68Ccool, a little rain, poor air quality	Ashgabat	27
November	78Bcool, dry, clean air	48Fcold, a little rain, poor air quality	Ashgabat	30
December	67Ccold, dry	36Ffreezing, dry, poor air quality	Ashgabat	31

A month is a tie when the two are within 3 points. The widest gap is January (68 vs 32). Tap a month for that month's temperature, rain, humidity and air quality side by side.