Climatic characteristics of Lanzhou, Gansu Province

The climate of Lanzhou, Gansu Province is characterized by its temperate continental climate. The annual average temperature is 65438 00.3℃. There is no heat in summer and no cold in winter. This is a famous summer resort. The annual average sunshine hours are 2446 hours, the frost-free period is 180 days, and the annual average precipitation is 327mm, mainly from June to September.

Introduction to Lanzhou:

Lanzhou, the capital of Gansu Province, is the political, cultural, economic and scientific and educational center of Gansu Province, the second largest city in northwest China, the headquarters of army organs in the western theater, and the headquarters of lanzhou railway administration, one of the national 18 railway bureaus. Surrounded by mountains in the north and south of the city, the East-West Yellow River runs through the city and winds for more than a hundred miles. Lanzhou is the only provincial capital city where the Yellow River passes through the city. The urban area is surrounded by mountains and waters, and the mountains are still and the water is moving, forming a unique and beautiful urban landscape.

Lanzhou now governs five districts, namely Chengguan, Qilihe, Xigu, Anning and Honggu, and three counties, namely Yongdeng, Yuzhong and Gaolan, as well as national Lanzhou New District, High-tech Development Zone and Economic and Technological Development Zone, with a total area of 1.3 1.000 square kilometers. By the end of 20 14, the permanent population of the city was 3,664,900, the total registered population was 32/kloc-0,640 and the non-agricultural population was 2,009,900. * * There are 56 ethnic groups including Han, Hui, Manchu, Tibetan, Dongxiang and Yugur. In 20 12, the State Council approved the establishment of Lanzhou new district, the first national new district in northwest China, and clearly put forward that Lanzhou new district should be built as an important measure to deeply implement the strategy of developing the western region. In 2020, Lanzhou will devote itself to developing into a modern metropolis in northwest China.

Lanzhou is located in the hinterland of the mainland, with the north and south mountains facing each other, and the East-West Yellow River crosses the border, and it is built by mountains and waters. It belongs to temperate continental climate, with no severe cold in winter and no heat in summer, and the climate is mild and suitable. The average altitude of the urban area is 15 18m, the annual average temperature is 9.8℃, the annual average precipitation is 327mm, the annual average sunshine hours are 2424 hours, and the frost-free period is 65438.