The city had over 250 thousand inhabitants in 2000 , of which the majority was uyghurs . because of its geographical condition , the foehn phenomenon occurs and raises average temperature to 32 . 7 degrees in july 由于吐鲁番盆地四周的山岭高耸，盆地内部受热快而散热慢，形成了那里夏天高温干燥的气候，在举办自行车赛的7月，平均气温高达32 . 7度。
