What are the characteristics of the climate in Turpan?

Characteristics of climate types in Turpan

Turpan basin belongs to a unique temperate continental climate, but it has typical characteristics of drought and desert. The characteristic here is dry and windy. At the same time, it has the same characteristics as other regions, that is, the sunshine time here is very long, the precipitation is also very characteristic, and the regional differences are obvious. The summer south of the Flame Mountain is long and hot, which makes the precipitation at this time very heavy.

In terms of temperature, the climate zone in the south and north of the mountain is very obvious, and there are great differences in different areas of the basin. In a year, the lowest temperature here appears around 1 month, while the highest temperature usually appears in July, so the annual range will still reach more than 40 degrees, which can be said to be very unstable, but in spring and autumn, the temperature changes dramatically.

The radiation in Turpan is very strong, and the sunshine time here is very long, which makes the annual radiation here very large and gradually decreases from south to north, especially in spring and summer, and the evaporation can reach a large proportion of the whole year.

The wind resources in Turpan area are also very important. There will be many strong winds here in a year, especially in May, which is the strongest time of the year. At this time, different parts of Turpan will be affected by different weather systems, resulting in the influence of wind here every year.