The climate of Taiyuan (China)
Taiyuan is located on the banks of the Fen River and is the capital of
the province of Shanxi. Nowadays Tiyuan is a large industrial city.
Taiyuan used to be of strategic importance to the army because of its
situation at the foot of a mountain range. Most tourists come here to
visit both the Chongshang monastery and the many temples that can be
found in the city. Taiyuan has a cold steppe climate. It is often very
dry during spring which gives rise to sandstorms. Summers start early
and are very warm. During the summer several heat waves can be
recorded. The high precipitation figures during the summer offer no
cooling. Winters are long, cold, very dry and sunny. Because Taiyuan
is located at a high altitude winters are much colder here than in
other places situated at the same degree of latitude.
Climate information
The figures below are based on long term weather and climate records.
They are an average for Taiyuan:
average maximum
temperature (°C)
average
minimum
temperature (°C)
average
hours of sunshine
per day
average days with
precipitation
per month
average
mm precipitation
per month
average
sea
temperature (°C)
January
2
-12
4
2
n/a
February
5
-9
4
3
n/a
March
11
-3
5
4
n/a
April
19
5
5
5
n/a
May
25
10
6
6
n/a
June
29
15
6
10
n/a
July
29
18
7
13
n/a
August
28
17
8
12
n/a
September
23
11
6
9
n/a
October
18
4
5
6
n/a
November
9
-3
5
4
n/a
December
3
-10
5
2
n/a
= 0-5 mm ●
= 6-30 mm ●
= 31-60 mm ●
= 61-100 mm ●
= 101-200 mm ●
=
over 200 mm = 0-0.2 inches ● = 0.2-1.2 inches ● = 1.2-2.4 inches ● = 2.5-4 inches ● = 4.1-8 inches ● = over 8 inches
More climate information
Climate figures are very useful but don’t present a general impression
of the climate and the eventual weather circumstances within a certain
period. The figures don’t always reflect the chance of wintry weather,
extreme heat or hurricanes. That is why we offer useful extra climate
information for each month of the year:
Disclaimer
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= 0-5 mm ●
= 6-30 mm ●
= 31-60 mm ●
= 61-100 mm ●
= 101-200 mm ●
=
over 200 mm
