What's the climate like in Yinchuan all year round?

Yinchuan is located in temperate continental climate, with four distinct seasons, short summer in late spring, long autumn and early winter, large temperature difference between day and night, scarce rain and snow, strong evaporation, dry climate, windy and sandy, etc.

The annual average temperature is about 8.5℃, and the annual average sunshine hours are 2800 ~ 3000 hours, which is one of the regions with the most solar radiation and sunshine hours in China. The annual average precipitation is about 200mm, and the frost-free period is about 185 days.

Yinchuan borders Yanchi County in Wuzhong City in the east, Alashan Zuo Qi, Litong District and Qingtongxia City in Alashan League in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region in the west, Pingluo County in Shizuishan City in the north and Otog Qianqi in Erdos City in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region (bounded by the Ming Great Wall).

Extended data geography:

The topography of Yinchuan city is divided into two parts: mountains and plains. It is higher in the west and south, lower in the north and east, and slightly inclined from southwest to northeast. There are various types of landforms, which are divided into Helan Mountain, alluvial plain, alluvial plain, alluvial lake plain, valley plain and flood plain from west to east.

Yinchuan Graben starts from Shizuishan in the north and reaches Qingtongxia in the south, with a length of about 160 km and a maximum width of 55 km. The east and west sides of the graben are controlled by the Yellow River fault and the eastern foot fault of Helan Mountain respectively. There are also two large faults in the graben, namely Luhuatai fault and Yinchuan-Pingluo fault.

These four faults control the formation and development of Yinchuan graben. An earthquake of magnitude 3 or above occurred in the graben of surrounding counties and cities, which had an impact on Yinchuan city; An earthquake of magnitude 6 or above in the graben will cause damage to the urban area.

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