Why is it so cold in Ningxia?

Because Ningxia is greatly influenced by the northwest monsoon in winter, it takes a long time and the temperature changes greatly.

Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, located in the inland of China, has a temperate continental arid and semi-arid climate.

Because it is located in the western edge of China monsoon region, it is influenced by southeast monsoon in summer, with short time and little precipitation. It is the hottest in July, with an average temperature of 24℃. Winter is greatly influenced by the northwest monsoon, which lasts for a long time and the temperature fluctuates greatly. 65438+ 10 is the coldest month with an average temperature of -9℃.

The southern part of Liupanshan is wet and rainy, with low temperature and short frost-free period. There is plenty of sunshine, strong evaporation and large temperature difference between day and night in the north. The annual sunshine reaches 3000 hours, and the frost-free period is about 150 days. It is one of the areas with the richest sunshine and solar radiation in China. Ningxia has four distinct seasons, with warm spring and cool autumn.

Extended data temperate continental climate is characterized by:

It's cold in winter and hot in summer. The annual temperature difference is very large, and the daily temperature difference is also very large. Winter is controlled by high pressure, and the lowest temperature reaches-73℃; In summer, the average temperature in July in the south reaches 26 ~ 27℃, and the highest temperature is 33℃, which is close to 20℃ in the north. The maximum annual change range is 62.3℃.

Controlled by continental air masses throughout the year, precipitation increases from south to north (from west to east in North America), with annual precipitation below 200mm to about 400mm and 300-600 mm in the north. Natural vegetation from south to north, from temperate desert and temperate grassland, transits to subafrigid coniferous forest.

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