Climate in Tongliao (Inner Mongolia)

The climate of Tongliao is semi-arid continental, 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 highest 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, that of the warmest month (July) is of 24.9 °C. Here are the average temperatures.