Climate in Tongliao (Inner Mongolia)

The climate of Tongliao is semi-arid continental (according to the Köppen classification, cold semi-arid or steppe climate - BSk), with cold and dry winters, and hot and rainy summers.
Tongliao (Mongolian: Bayisingtu) is a city of 3,000,000 inhabitants located in the northeast of China, in the autonomous region of Inner Mongolia, at 43 degrees north latitude.

In winter, from December to February, the temperature is several degrees below freezing: the average in January is about -12 °C (10.5 °F). The sun shines quite often even in this season, and due to the dry climate, snowfall is rare.
During cold spells, the temperature can drop to -25 °C (-13 °F) or below. In January 2001 it dropped to -34 °C (-29 °F).

Summer, from June to August, is hot, with an average of 25 °C (77 °F) in July, and is also quite rainy, due to the Asian monsoon. However, there can be quite cool periods, especially in June and in the second half of August.
When the weather is nice there can be heat waves, with highs of 35 °C (95 °F) or more. The records are around 39 °C (102 °F).

Spring, from March to May, is characterized by clashes of air masses, which can cause gusts of wind and sudden changes in temperature. Sometimes the temperature can exceed 30 °C (86 °F) already in April and 35 °C (95 °F) in May. On the other hand, autumn, from September to November, is a quieter season, although temperatures drop rapidly.

From July to early October (and occasionally also in the second half of June), Tongliao can be hit by typhoons, the tropical cyclones of Southeast Asia, even though this area of ​​China is less exposed than the south.

Tongliao - Climate data

In Tongliao, the average temperature of the coldest month (January) is of -11.9 °C (10.6 °F), that of the warmest month (July) is of 24.9 °C (76.8 °F). Here are the average temperatures.
Precipitation amounts to 380 millimeters (15 inches) per year: it is therefore quite scarce. It ranges from 1.4 mm (0.1 in) in the driest month (January) to 101.7 mm (4 in) in the wettest one (July). Here is the average precipitation.
There are on average around 2910 sunshine hours per year. Here are the average hours of sunshine per day.