climigo

Inner Mongolia

When to go?

The best months are May–June, August–September.

Very varied climate The climate changes a lot from one part to another: look at the cities below for the details.

Climate zones

QinghaiNingxiaGansuHenanShaanxiSouth KoreaShandongShanxiHebeiXinjiangMongoliaNorth KoreaLiaoningJilinHeilongjiangRussiaHohhotHohhotHohhotOrdos CityOrdos CityOrdos CityBaotouBaotouBaotouManzhouliManzhouliManzhouliChifengChifengChifeng

Mean maximum and minimum temperature and mean monthly precipitation of the season (the mean of its three months), ERA5-Land 1996–2025, at about 9 km resolution: colours are in levels (the same as the city scale) and smaller details are not real.

What is the climate like?

Area mean indicative, over the whole territory

Temperature and rain

January −9°−22° extreme cold
February −4°−18° extreme cold
March 5°−9° snow likely
April 14°0°
May 22°7°
June 27°13°
July 29°16°
August 26°14°
September 21°7°
October 12°−1°
November 1°−11° snow likely
December −8°−20° extreme cold

Monthly min and max temperature (°C)

−25°−20°−15°−10°−5°0°5°10°15°20°25°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec−21.9 · −9.4 °CJanuary: −21.9 · −9.4 °C−17.9 · −4.1 °CFebruary: −17.9 · −4.1 °C−9.1 · 5.0 °CMarch: −9.1 · 5.0 °C−0.3 · 14.3 °CApril: −0.3 · 14.3 °C6.9 · 21.6 °CMay: 6.9 · 21.6 °C13.1 · 26.7 °CJune: 13.1 · 26.7 °C16.1 · 28.6 °CJuly: 16.1 · 28.6 °C13.7 · 26.4 °CAugust: 13.7 · 26.4 °C7.4 · 21.1 °CSeptember: 7.4 · 21.1 °C−1.4 · 12.1 °COctober: −1.4 · 12.1 °C−11.1 · 1.1 °CNovember: −11.1 · 1.1 °C−19.5 · −7.8 °CDecember: −19.5 · −7.8 °C

Monthly min and max temperature (°C)

Jan −21.9 – −9.4 °C
Feb −17.9 – −4.1 °C
Mar −9.1 – 5.0 °C
Apr −0.3 – 14.3 °C
May 6.9 – 21.6 °C
Jun 13.1 – 26.7 °C
Jul 16.1 – 28.6 °C
Aug 13.7 – 26.4 °C
Sep 7.4 – 21.1 °C
Oct −1.4 – 12.1 °C
Nov −11.1 – 1.1 °C
Dec −19.5 – −7.8 °C

How much it rains

January 2 mm1 d
February 3 mm1 d
March 6 mm2 d
April 12 mm2 d
May 26 mm4 d
June 51 mm7 d
July 85 mm9 d
August 66 mm7 d
September 33 mm5 d
October 13 mm3 d
November 6 mm2 d
December 3 mm1 d

Rain days and how much water

0102030 dJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec2 mm · 1 rain day · 2 mm a dayJanuary: 2 mm · 1 rain day · 2 mm a day3 mm · 1 rain day · 3 mm a dayFebruary: 3 mm · 1 rain day · 3 mm a day6 mm · 2 rain days · 3 mm a dayMarch: 6 mm · 2 rain days · 3 mm a day12 mm · 2 rain days · 6 mm a dayApril: 12 mm · 2 rain days · 6 mm a day26 mm · 4 rain days · 7 mm a dayMay: 26 mm · 4 rain days · 7 mm a day51 mm · 7 rain days · 7 mm a dayJune: 51 mm · 7 rain days · 7 mm a day85 mm · 9 rain days · 9 mm a dayJuly: 85 mm · 9 rain days · 9 mm a day66 mm · 7 rain days · 9 mm a dayAugust: 66 mm · 7 rain days · 9 mm a day33 mm · 5 rain days · 7 mm a daySeptember: 33 mm · 5 rain days · 7 mm a day13 mm · 3 rain days · 4 mm a dayOctober: 13 mm · 3 rain days · 4 mm a day6 mm · 2 rain days · 3 mm a dayNovember: 6 mm · 2 rain days · 3 mm a day3 mm · 1 rain day · 3 mm a dayDecember: 3 mm · 1 rain day · 3 mm a day

Rain days and how much water

Jan 2 mm1 d
Feb 3 mm1 d
Mar 6 mm2 d
Apr 12 mm2 d
May 26 mm4 d
Jun 51 mm7 d
Jul 85 mm9 d
Aug 66 mm7 d
Sep 33 mm5 d
Oct 13 mm3 d
Nov 6 mm2 d
Dec 3 mm1 d

Bars: length = rain days, thickness = mm on a rain day, area = the month's rain. 3 mm a day7 mm a day15 mm a day

Colour = the month's rain: 103060100160250400mm

Daylight hours

January 9 h 15
February 10 h 29
March 11 h 53
April 13 h 26
May 14 h 45
June 15 h 28
July 15 h 10
August 14 h 02
September 12 h 33
October 11 h 03
November 9 h 40
December 8 h 55

Mean daylight hours over the whole territory.

Snow on the ground

January 6 cm
February 5 cm
March 4 cm
April 1 cm
May –
June –
July –
August –
September –
October 1 cm
November 3 cm
December 5 cm

Mean snow depth on the ground (cm)

0510 cmJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec6 cmJanuary: 6 cm5 cmFebruary: 5 cm4 cmMarch: 4 cm1 cmApril: 1 cm0 cmMay: 0 cm0 cmJune: 0 cm0 cmJuly: 0 cm0 cmAugust: 0 cm0 cmSeptember: 0 cm1 cmOctober: 1 cm3 cmNovember: 3 cm5 cmDecember: 5 cm

Mean snow depth on the ground (cm)

Jan 6 cm
Feb 5 cm
Mar 4 cm
Apr 1 cm
May 0 cm
Jun 0 cm
Jul 0 cm
Aug 0 cm
Sep 0 cm
Oct 1 cm
Nov 3 cm
Dec 5 cm

Spatial mean over the whole area, weighted by area (cosine of the latitude), not by population: indicative only, since the climate varies a lot within an area (coasts, plains, mountains). Look at the cities for the weather you will find.

Cities