What climate does Handan belong to?

Handan has a warm temperate continental monsoon climate with four distinct seasons.

Handan is located at the eastern foot of Taihang Mountain, with a warm temperate zone, semi-humid and semi-arid continental monsoon climate. It is characterized by four distinct seasons, moderate rainfall, short autumn and spring and long winter and summer. It is dry and windy in spring, hot and rainy in summer, cool in autumn and cold and dry in winter. The annual average temperature is about 65438 03℃.

The average temperature in the coldest month of 65438+ 10 is about 1℃ in the eastern plain, 3 ~ 4℃ in the western mountainous area, and 27℃ in the hottest month of July. Handan has a unique natural environment, with Taihang Mountain in the west and Fuyang River in the east. The terrain is high in the northwest and low in the southeast. The central hills are undulating and the basins are staggered. Qinhe River, Hezhu River and Yuanyuan River flow through the urban area. Abundant water resources provide superior conditions for agricultural production.

Topographic characteristics of Handan city

Handan city's topography has stepped down from west to east, with great disparity in height difference and complex landform types. It is bounded by Beijing-Guangzhou Railway, with middle and low hills in the west and North China Plain in the east. The highest altitude is 1898.7m, the lowest is 32.7m, the relative elevation difference is 1866m, and the total slope is1/0.8 ‰.

Handan city can be roughly divided into five steps from west to east: Zhongshan District in the northwest, low mountainous area in the west, low hilly area in the middle, basin area in the middle and alluvial plain area in the east.

Reference to the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia-Handan