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In this paper, the dataset of normalized difference vegetation indexes (NDVIs) in the arid region in Xinjiang from 2002 to 2015 as well as the climate data from 52 meteorological stations are utilized and the temporal and spatial variations of NDVI in recent years and their response to temperature and precipitation are analyzed in combination with various methods such as the maximum value analysis, correlation analysis and spatial analysis. It is concluded that in the past 14 years, the annual maximum NDVIs of Xinjiang presented a moderate rising tendency; Under the influence of the global background, the temperature and precipitation also showed different degrees of increase, which showed a significant increase in temperature. The annual maximum NDVI had a significant correlation with the annual precipitation (correlation coefficient: 0.634), but no obvious correlation was identified between the annual maximum NDVI and the annual average temperature (correlation coefficient: 0.279). To this end, regarding to the climatic factors, the influence of precipitation on the vegetation cover is higher than that of temperature.