Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Baotou features a cold semi-arid climate (BSk).Temperatures typically range between -11 °C (13 °F) and 23 °C (74 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -28 °C (-18 °F) or can rise to as high as 36 °C (98 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 327 mm (12.9 inches) and receives 42 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Baotou enjoys an average of 3601 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 9 hours 18 minutes to 15 hours 1 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Baotou are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 21 to 23 °C (70 - 74 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from -11 to -7 °C (13 - 20 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Baotou experiences 81 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 152 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Maximum | 6°C (43°F) | 14°C (58°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 34°C (94°F) | 34°C (93°F) | 36°C (98°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 31°C (87°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 6°C (44°F) |
Mean maximum | 2°C (35°F) | 10°C (51°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 26°C (80°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 34°C (93°F) | 31°C (89°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 14°C (58°F) | 3°C (38°F) |
Average high | -4°C (25°F) | 1°C (33°F) | 10°C (50°F) | 16°C (62°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 27°C (80°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 13°C (56°F) | 5°C (41°F) | -5°C (24°F) |
Daily mean | -11°C (13°F) | -7°C (20°F) | 3°C (37°F) | 9°C (49°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 21°C (71°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 7°C (44°F) | -1°C (30°F) | -11°C (13°F) |
Average low | -16°C (3°F) | -13°C (8°F) | -4°C (26°F) | 2°C (36°F) | 9°C (48°F) | 14°C (58°F) | 18°C (64°F) | 15°C (60°F) | 10°C (51°F) | 1°C (35°F) | -6°C (21°F) | -16°C (4°F) |
Mean minimum | -24°C (-11°F) | -22°C (-7°F) | -10°C (14°F) | -6°C (21°F) | 1°C (34°F) | 7°C (45°F) | 13°C (56°F) | 10°C (51°F) | 4°C (39°F) | -6°C (22°F) | -14°C (6°F) | -25°C (-13°F) |
Minimum | -27°C (-17°F) | -28°C (-17°F) | -12°C (11°F) | -8°C (18°F) | -0°C (32°F) | 5°C (42°F) | 10°C (50°F) | 9°C (48°F) | -0°C (32°F) | -8°C (19°F) | -16°C (4°F) | -28°C (-18°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in Baotou, Inner Mongolia, China with other places around the world.
Baotou usually has the most precipitation in July, August and September, with an average of 7 rainy days and 62 mm (2.4 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Baotou are January, February and December. On average, 4 mm (0.1 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Average precipitation mm (inches) | 3 (0.1) | 5 (0.2) | 14 (0.5) | 25 (1.0) | 27 (1.0) | 37 (1.5) | 83 (3.3) | 57 (2.3) | 46 (1.8) | 18 (0.7) | 10 (0.4) | 3 (0.1) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
The sunniest months in Baotou are May, July and August, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 8 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Baotou: January, November and December receive an average of 8 hours 8 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 219 | 272 | 309 | 313 | 341 | 334 | 352 | 341 | 301 | 285 | 263 | 266 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 9h 36m | 10h 38m | 11h 57m | 13h 17m | 14h 26m | 15h 1m | 14h 43m | 13h 43m | 12h 25m | 11h 5m | 9h 54m | 9h 18m |
Baotou experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in June, July and August, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 10 - 11, which corresponds to the Very High / Extreme category of sun exposure.January, November and December are in the Low / Moderate exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 3. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Baotou UV Index data.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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UV Index (month maximum) | 3 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 2 |