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Sep 26: €165
€165
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low €120 · high €165
Departure-day prices · August 2021 Semey → Urumqi
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Best time to visit Urumqi — climate Jan: ~-8°C daytime, 4 rainy days
-8°
Jan Feb: ~-8°C daytime, 0 rainy days
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Feb Mar: ~5°C daytime, 7 rainy days
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Mar Apr: ~21°C daytime, 4 rainy days
21°
Apr May: ~26°C daytime, 7 rainy days
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May Jun: ~32°C daytime, 1 rainy days
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Jun Jul: ~33°C daytime, 5 rainy days
33°
Jul Aug: ~30°C daytime, 7 rainy days
30°
Aug Sep: ~23°C daytime, 7 rainy days
23°
Sep Oct: ~12°C daytime, 5 rainy days
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Oct Nov: ~4°C daytime, 5 rainy days
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Nov Dec: ~-4°C daytime, 6 rainy days
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Dec Best value: Sep — fares from €164 and ~23°C daytime.
Flights from Semey to Urumqi start around €120 (typically 1 stop). Range seen recently: €120–229, based on 13 fares found by travellers.
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3h 45m duration
€120–229 recent fares
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Cheapest cached fares Semey → Urumqi; typically 1 stop (e.g. IQ). · Based on 13 fares found by travellers in the last 48h
Cheapest round trips to Urumqi Fares found by travellers in the last 48 hours — refreshed daily.
Oct 13 – Oct 14
FlyArystan · 1 stop · 3h 45m
€366
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Apr 1 – Apr 4
FlyArystan · 1 stop · 3h 25m
€604
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Weather in Urumqi
Sun
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24°
13°
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Mon
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23°
14°
💧0%
Tue
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22°
11°
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Wed
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23°
11°
💧2%
Thu
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23°
12°
💧4%
Fri
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23°
13°
💧25%
Sat
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21°
10°
💧21%
In Aug, Urumqi typically sees ~29°C daytime highs and 4 rainy days.
Where to stay in Urumqi 3★+ hotels from €20/night (21 hotels sampled, ~3 weeks out).
Green Tree Inn Urumqi San'gong Metro Station Exit
hotel · Urumqi
from €20/night ★ 3
Lavande Hotels Urumqi Beijing Nan Road Railway Bureau Metro Station
hotel · Urumqi
from €23/night ★ 3
GreenTree Inn Urumqi South Xinhua Road Hotel
hotel · Urumqi
from €24/night ★ 3
Good to know Time difference +3h
Time in the air 3h 25m
Things to do in Urumqi Top-rated tours and tickets from €172 — book ahead for the popular ones.
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About Urumqi
Urumqi (Pronounced: ÜH-RÜM-chee) (Chinese: 乌鲁木齐 Wūlǔmùqí; Uyghur: ئۈرۈمچی) is the capital of the Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region, administered by the People's Republic of China. The city has a population of around 2.5 million and is in the Tian Shan mountains.
Read the full Urumqi guide
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Popular from Semey Cheapest destinations travellers searched recently — refreshed daily.
Flight prices are real fares travellers found in the last 48 hours, refreshed daily — the booking site confirms the final price. Train, bus and ferry fares are shown on the operators' booking sites. Weather data by Open-Meteo ; exchange rates: ECB reference. Data updated 2026-09-27. Some links earn Stayonomy a commission at no cost to you.