How hot is the temperature in Flame Mountain?

At an altitude of 100 m, the temperature in Aiding Lake Town of Turpan City reaches 43.5℃, while the surface of Flame Mountain Scenic Area reaches 5 1℃, and it is still rising.

Flame Mountain is the hottest place in China. The highest temperature in summer is as high as 47.8℃, and the highest surface temperature is above 70℃. Eggs can be baked in the sand nest. Turpan is a typical continental arid desert climate. Although the annual average temperature is only 14.5℃, the days above 35℃ exceed 100 days, and even the extremely hot weather above 38℃ is as many as 38 days. The absolute maximum temperature measured for many years is 49.6℃( 1975 07 13), and the surface temperature can reach 83.3℃, which is a veritable "China hot pole". The average annual precipitation in Huozhou is only 16mm, accounting for half in summer, while the annual precipitation in Toksun is only 5.9mm. It is not surprising that it doesn't rain all the year round, so it can be called "the dry pole of China".