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Hohhot, China climate
BSk Cold semi-arid
Hohhot has a strongly seasonal cool-temperate climate (Cold semi-arid, Köppen BSk). The hottest month is July with an average daily high near 29°C, while the coldest is January averaging around −15°C at night. Precipitation totals about 398 mm a year and is strongly seasonal — July alone averages 109 mm while January barely receives 2 mm.
Temperature & precipitation
Daily high–low temperature range with the monthly average, plus monthly precipitation · 1991–2020 normals · hover a month for the exact figuresClear vs cloudy days
Share of days each month that are clear, partly cloudy or cloudy · 1991–2020 · hover a month for the day countsHohhot climate normals (1991–2020)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | −5 | 1 | 8 | 17 | 23 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 22 | 15 | 5 | −3 |
| Avg temp (°C) | −10 | −5 | 2 | 10 | 16 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 16 | 8 | −1 | −8 |
| Avg low (°C) | −15 | −11 | −4 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 18 | 16 | 10 | 2 | −6 | −13 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 2 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 34 | 53 | 109 | 85 | 52 | 21 | 8 | 5 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | −5 | 1 | 8 | 17 | 23 | 28 |
| Avg temp (°C) | −10 | −5 | 2 | 10 | 16 | 21 |
| Avg low (°C) | −15 | −11 | −4 | 3 | 9 | 15 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 2 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 34 | 53 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 29 | 27 | 22 | 15 | 5 | −3 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 23 | 22 | 16 | 8 | −1 | −8 |
| Avg low (°C) | 18 | 16 | 10 | 2 | −6 | −13 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 109 | 85 | 52 | 21 | 8 | 5 |
How often — frequency of weather events
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | — | — | — | 0.1 | 0.3 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0.1 | — | — | — |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (days) | 23 | 22 | 22 | 7 | 0.3 | — | — | — | 0.2 | 9 | 22 | 24 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 |
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | — | — | — | 0.1 | 0.3 | 3 |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (days) | 23 | 22 | 22 | 7 | 0.3 | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 12 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | 5 | 2 | 0.1 | — | — | — |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (days) | — | — | 0.2 | 9 | 22 | 24 |
Sky & atmosphere
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 48 | 49 | 48 | 51 | 54 | 61 | 62 | 56 | 51 | 38 | 36 | 44 |
| Clear days (≤ 30% cloud) | 8 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 16 | 15 | 10 |
| Partly cloudy days (30–70%) | 16 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 15 |
| Cloudy days (≥ 70%) | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 5 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 69 | 60 | 48 | 41 | 40 | 46 | 55 | 59 | 57 | 57 | 63 | 70 |
| Wind speed (km/h) | 10.0 | 11.2 | 12.9 | 14.0 | 13.4 | 10.2 | 8.4 | 7.8 | 8.9 | 9.9 | 10.2 | 10.4 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 48 | 49 | 48 | 51 | 54 | 61 |
| Clear days (≤ 30% cloud) | 8 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 5 |
| Partly cloudy days (30–70%) | 16 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
| Cloudy days (≥ 70%) | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 13 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 69 | 60 | 48 | 41 | 40 | 46 |
| Wind speed (km/h) | 10.0 | 11.2 | 12.9 | 14.0 | 13.4 | 10.2 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 62 | 56 | 51 | 38 | 36 | 44 |
| Clear days (≤ 30% cloud) | 5 | 7 | 10 | 16 | 15 | 10 |
| Partly cloudy days (30–70%) | 12 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 15 |
| Cloudy days (≥ 70%) | 14 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 5 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 55 | 59 | 57 | 57 | 63 | 70 |
| Wind speed (km/h) | 8.4 | 7.8 | 8.9 | 9.9 | 10.2 | 10.4 |
Methodology & sources
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 22 years of daily observations at Hohhot, a weather station, about 3 km from the city centre. The underlying daily records come from NOAA's global station network.
Cloud, humidity, wind & sunshine — modelled estimates from NASA POWER, NASA's satellite-and-reanalysis climatology. This is the standard global source for atmospheric variables, which are not measured at most weather stations.