The hottest place in China in summer.

The hottest place in China in summer is Turpan in the north of Tarim Basin in Xinjiang, where the highest temperature has been recorded in China.

This is the location of the Flame Mountain in the Journey to the West, the hottest place in China, and it is called "Flame Island". The annual maximum temperature is 43℃, and the surface temperature is 75℃. The number of days above 35℃ exceeds 100, and the highest temperature in summer is 49.6℃. The surface temperature can reach 89℃, which is a veritable "China hot pole".

Turpan city belongs to a typical continental warm temperate desert climate, with abundant sunshine, sufficient heat but extremely dry, scarce rainfall and frequent winds, so it is called "volcanic island" and "wind reservoir".

The annual sunshine hours here are about 3000-3200 hours, which is about 1000 hours more than that in East China at the same latitude. The annual solar radiation is 139.5- 150.4 kcal/cm2, which is 15-20 kcal/cm2 more than that in North China and Northeast China at the same latitude.

Hydrological characteristics in Turpan area;

There are 0/4 major rivers in Turpan, among which 9 rivers originate in China (Daheyan River, Talang River, Meiyaogou River, Heigou River and Chalekan River; Ertanggou, Kekeya and Kanerqi; Cole alkali ditch), mainly originated in the northern Tianshan mountains; There are five rivers originating from overseas (Baiyang River, Alagou, Yuergou, Wu Si Tonggou and Zulumutugou).

The middle and high mountains in the west and north of Turpan Basin are the main forming areas of water resources, and the plain area has little precipitation, which is of little significance to the recharge of surface water and groundwater, and is the distribution area of water resources.

Extreme high temperature weather above 40℃ lasts for 28 days on average. The characteristics of climate change in four seasons are: short spring, average 6 1 day, early start and rapid temperature rise; The summer is long, with an average of 152 days, high temperature and heat; Autumn is short, with an average of 57 days, and the temperature drops rapidly; Winter is short, with an average of 95 days, light wind and light snow, fine weather and short cold period. In a year, January is the coldest and July the hottest.