Ordos, China climate
BSk Cold semi-arid
Ordos has a strongly seasonal cool-temperate climate (Cold semi-arid, Köppen BSk). The hottest month is July with an average daily high near 30°C, while the coldest is January averaging around −15°C at night. Precipitation totals about 431 mm a year and is strongly seasonal — July alone averages 100 mm while January barely receives 4 mm. Light snow accumulates each winter (37 cm of snow per year on average).
Temperature & precipitation
Daily high–low temperature range with the monthly average, plus monthly precipitation split into rain and snow · 1991–2020 normals · hover a month for the exact figuresHours of sunshine per day
Estimated sunny hours each month — daylight length × clear-sky fraction · 1991–2020 monthly cloud cover (NASA POWER)Ordos climate normals (1991–2020)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | −3 | 1 | 8 | 17 | 23 | 28 | 30 | 28 | 22 | 15 | 5 | −2 |
| Avg temp (°C) | −9 | −5 | 2 | 9 | 15 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 16 | 8 | 0 | −8 |
| Avg low (°C) | −15 | −11 | −5 | 1 | 7 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 9 | 1 | −6 | −13 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 4 | 7 | 17 | 23 | 34 | 43 | 100 | 95 | 64 | 27 | 14 | 4 |
| Snowfall (cm) | 5 | 7 | 7 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 7 | 5 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | −3 | 1 | 8 | 17 | 23 | 28 |
| Avg temp (°C) | −9 | −5 | 2 | 9 | 15 | 21 |
| Avg low (°C) | −15 | −11 | −5 | 1 | 7 | 14 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 4 | 7 | 17 | 23 | 34 | 43 |
| Snowfall (cm) | 5 | 7 | 7 | 4 | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 30 | 28 | 22 | 15 | 5 | −2 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 23 | 22 | 16 | 8 | 0 | −8 |
| Avg low (°C) | 17 | 15 | 9 | 1 | −6 | −13 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 100 | 95 | 64 | 27 | 14 | 4 |
| Snowfall (cm) | — | — | — | 2 | 7 | 5 |
How often — frequency of weather events
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | — | — | — | 0.1 | 0.4 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 0.2 | — | — | — |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (days) | 31 | 28 | 29 | 13 | 0.9 | — | — | — | 0.3 | 12 | 28 | 31 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | — | — | — | 0.1 | 0.4 | 3 |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (days) | 31 | 28 | 29 | 13 | 0.9 | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | 9 | 3 | 0.2 | — | — | — |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (days) | — | — | 0.3 | 12 | 28 | 31 |
Sky & atmosphere
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 47 | 51 | 52 | 53 | 55 | 58 | 58 | 55 | 53 | 43 | 38 | 42 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 63 | 53 | 43 | 38 | 37 | 42 | 49 | 53 | 53 | 52 | 55 | 61 |
| Wind speed (km/h) | 10.3 | 11.4 | 13.2 | 14.3 | 14.2 | 11.8 | 10.2 | 9.8 | 10.1 | 10.7 | 11.3 | 11.3 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 47 | 51 | 52 | 53 | 55 | 58 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 63 | 53 | 43 | 38 | 37 | 42 |
| Wind speed (km/h) | 10.3 | 11.4 | 13.2 | 14.3 | 14.2 | 11.8 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 58 | 55 | 53 | 43 | 38 | 42 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 49 | 53 | 53 | 52 | 55 | 61 |
| Wind speed (km/h) | 10.2 | 9.8 | 10.1 | 10.7 | 11.3 | 11.3 |
Methodology & sources
Temperature & precipitation — modelled for this location from ERA5-Land reanalysis, a ~9 km global grid, because no long-record weather station is close enough to use.
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.