Climatic and Geographical Features of Inner Mongolia

Inner Mongolia belongs to a typical mid-temperate monsoon climate, which is characterized by less and uneven precipitation and drastic changes in temperature and warmth. Winter is long and cold, and the cold season lasts for five to six months in most areas. Among them, 65438+ 10 is the coldest month, and the monthly average temperature drops from-10℃ to -32℃ from south to north. Summer is warm and short, with only one to two months in most areas and no summer in some areas. The hottest month is in July, the monthly average temperature is 16℃-27℃, and the highest temperature is 36℃-43℃. The temperature changes dramatically, and there is a great disparity between cold and warm. Affected by topography and ocean distance, the precipitation decreased from 500 mm to about 50 mm from east to west. On the contrary, the evaporation decreases from 3000 mm to 1000 mm from west to east. The corresponding climatic zones are banded and gradually transition from humid and semi-humid areas to semi-arid and arid areas from east to west. There are many sunny days and few cloudy days here, and the sunshine hours are generally more than 2700 hours, reaching 3400 hours for a long time. It is windy in winter and spring, with an average annual wind speed of more than 3 meters per second. It is rich in light, heat and wind energy resources. Among them, Wulate Zhongqi, located in Bayannur League, has more than 272 windy days in the whole year, which is one of the regions with the richest wind energy in China.