Abstract:Based on the compilation data of temperature and precipitation in Xinjiang during 1976-2017, the trend tendency was estimated by linear regression, and the average annual change rate and trend of climate elements were reflected by least square method. The results showed that: the annual and seasonal average temperatures in Xinjiang, northern Xinjiang, Tianshan Mountains and southern Xinjiang showed a consistent upward trend. The average annual warming rate in Xinjiang was 0.31 C/10a, and there has been a significant warming since the late 1990s. The warming trend was most pronounced in winter and weakest in summer. The annual and seasonal precipitation in all districts showed a consistent increasing trend, and the annual precipitation in Xinjiang increased at a rate of 10.14 mm/10a. Since the 2010s, it has increased by 30% over the 1960s. The trend of increasing precipitation in winter was the most obvious. From 1961 to 2017, climate change in Xinjiang was more obvious, and the overall change was in the direction of warm and humid.