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Climate and Average Weather Year Round in Erenhot China

In Erenhot, the summers are warm and partly cloudy; the winters are frigid, windy, and mostly clear; and it is dry year round. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from -4°F to 88°F and is rarely below -13°F or above 97°F.

Based on the tourism score, the best time of year to visit Erenhot for warm-weather activities is from late June to late August.

Climate in Erenhot

freezingcoldcoolwarmhotwarmfreezingJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecNowNow73%73%58%58%clearovercastprecipitation: 1.0 inprecipitation: 1.0 in0.0 in0.0 inmuggy: 1%muggy: 1%0%0%drydrytourism score: 7.3tourism score: 7.30.00.0
Erenhot weather by month. Click on each chart for more information.

The hot season lasts for 3.8 months, from May 18 to September 11, with an average daily high temperature above 73°F. The hottest month of the year in Erenhot is July, with an average high of 87°F and low of 63°F.

The cold season lasts for 3.1 months, from November 21 to February 24, with an average daily high temperature below 29°F. The coldest month of the year in Erenhot is January, with an average low of -4°F and high of 16°F.

Average High and Low Temperature in Erenhot

Average High and Low Temperature in ErenhothotcoldcoldJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec-20°F-20°F-10°F-10°F0°F0°F10°F10°F20°F20°F30°F30°F40°F40°F50°F50°F60°F60°F70°F70°F80°F80°F90°F90°F100°F100°FJan 1715°FJan 1715°FJul 2388°FJul 2388°F-4°F-4°F63°F63°FMay 1873°FMay 1873°FSep 1173°FSep 1173°FNov 2129°FNov 2129°FFeb 2429°FFeb 2429°F46°F46°F47°F47°F11°F11°F7°F7°FNowNow
The daily average high (red line) and low (blue line) temperature, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted lines are the corresponding average perceived temperatures.
AverageJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
High 16°F25°F41°F58°F72°F82°F87°F84°F71°F54°F33°F19°F
Temp. 5°F13°F28°F44°F59°F70°F76°F72°F58°F41°F23°F9°F
Low -4°F3°F18°F32°F45°F56°F63°F58°F45°F30°F14°F1°F

The figure below shows you a compact characterization of the entire year of hourly average temperatures. The horizontal axis is the day of the year, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the color is the average temperature for that hour and day.

Average Hourly Temperature in Erenhot

Average Hourly Temperature in ErenhotJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AMNowNowfrigidfrigidfrigidfreezingfreezingcoldcoolcomfortablecomfortablewarmhotcoldvery coldvery cold
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
The average hourly temperature, color coded into bands. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.

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In Erenhot, the average percentage of the sky covered by clouds experiences mild seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The clearer part of the year in Erenhot begins around July 18 and lasts for 7.9 months, ending around March 15.

The clearest month of the year in Erenhot is October, during which on average the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 72% of the time.

The cloudier part of the year begins around March 15 and lasts for 4.1 months, ending around July 18.

The cloudiest month of the year in Erenhot is June, during which on average the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy 40% of the time.

Cloud Cover Categories in Erenhot

Cloud Cover Categories in ErenhotclearerclearercloudierJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%Oct 1773%Oct 1773%Jun 1758%Jun 1758%Jul 1865%Jul 1865%Mar 1566%Mar 1566%NowNowclearmostly clearovercastmostly cloudy
0% clear 20% mostly clear 40% partly cloudy 60% mostly cloudy 80% overcast 100%
The percentage of time spent in each cloud cover band, categorized by the percentage of the sky covered by clouds.
FractionJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Cloudier 30%31%35%39%40%40%35%31%30%28%29%31%
Clearer 70%69%65%61%60%60%65%69%70%72%71%69%

A wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. The chance of wet days in Erenhot varies throughout the year.

The wetter season lasts 3.2 months, from June 5 to September 11, with a greater than 8% chance of a given day being a wet day. The month with the most wet days in Erenhot is July, with an average of 4.7 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

The drier season lasts 8.8 months, from September 11 to June 5. The month with the fewest wet days in Erenhot is January, with an average of 0.0 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

Among wet days, we distinguish between those that experience rain alone, snow alone, or a mixture of the two. The month with the most days of rain alone in Erenhot is July, with an average of 4.7 days. Based on this categorization, the most common form of precipitation throughout the year is rain alone, with a peak probability of 16% on August 7.

Daily Chance of Precipitation in Erenhot

Daily Chance of Precipitation in ErenhotwetdrydryJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%Aug 716%Aug 716%Jan 190%Jan 190%Feb 291%Feb 291%Nov 61%Nov 61%Jun 58%Jun 58%Sep 118%Sep 118%NowNowrain
The percentage of days in which various types of precipitation are observed, excluding trace quantities: rain alone, snow alone, and mixed (both rain and snow fell in the same day).
Days ofJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Rain 0.0d0.0d0.2d0.8d1.4d3.6d4.7d4.5d2.3d0.8d0.1d0.0d
Snow 0.0d0.1d0.1d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.1d0.1d
Any 0.0d0.1d0.3d0.9d1.5d3.6d4.7d4.5d2.3d0.9d0.3d0.1d

To show variation within the months and not just the monthly totals, we show the rainfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day of the year. Erenhot experiences some seasonal variation in monthly rainfall.

The rainy period of the year lasts for 3.2 months, from June 7 to September 12, with a sliding 31-day rainfall of at least 0.5 inches. The month with the most rain in Erenhot is August, with an average rainfall of 1.0 inches.

The rainless period of the year lasts for 8.8 months, from September 12 to June 7. The month with the least rain in Erenhot is January, with an average rainfall of -0.0 inches.

Average Monthly Rainfall in Erenhot

Average Monthly Rainfall in ErenhotrainJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0.0 in0.0 in0.5 in0.5 in1.0 in1.0 in1.5 in1.5 in2.0 in2.0 in2.5 in2.5 inAug 51.0 inAug 51.0 inJan 7-0.0 inJan 7-0.0 inJun 70.5 inJun 70.5 inSep 120.5 inSep 120.5 inNowNow
The average rainfall (solid line) accumulated over the course of a sliding 31-day period centered on the day in question, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted line is the corresponding average snowfall.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Rainfall 0.0″0.0″0.0″0.1″0.3″0.7″1.0″1.0″0.4″0.1″0.0″0.0″

The length of the day in Erenhot varies significantly over the course of the year. In 2024, the shortest day is December 21, with 8 hours, 56 minutes of daylight; the longest day is June 21, with 15 hours, 27 minutes of daylight.

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in Erenhot

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in ErenhotJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 hr24 hr4 hr20 hr8 hr16 hr12 hr12 hr16 hr8 hr20 hr4 hr24 hr0 hr12 hr, 6 minMar 2012 hr, 6 minMar 2015 hr, 27 minJun 2115 hr, 27 minJun 2112 hr, 10 minSep 2212 hr, 10 minSep 228 hr, 56 minDec 218 hr, 56 minDec 21nightnightdayNowNow
The number of hours during which the Sun is visible (black line). From bottom (most yellow) to top (most gray), the color bands indicate: full daylight, twilight (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and full night.
Hours ofJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight 9.3h10.5h12.0h13.5h14.7h15.4h15.1h13.9h12.5h11.0h9.7h9.0h

The earliest sunrise is at 4:49 AM on June 15, and the latest sunrise is 3 hours, 16 minutes later at 8:05 AM on January 3. The earliest sunset is at 4:55 PM on December 9, and the latest sunset is 3 hours, 23 minutes later at 8:17 PM on June 26.

Daylight saving time (DST) is not observed in Erenhot during 2024.

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight in Erenhot

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight in ErenhotJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec2 AM4 AM6 AM8 AM10 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM6 PM8 PM10 PM12 AMJun 154:49 AMJun 154:49 AM8:17 PMJun 268:17 PMJun 26Dec 94:55 PMDec 94:55 PM8:05 AMJan 38:05 AMJan 3daynightnightnightnightSolarMidnightSolarMidnightSolarNoonSunriseSunsetNowNow
The solar day over the course of the year 2024. From bottom to top, the black lines are the previous solar midnight, sunrise, solar noon, sunset, and the next solar midnight. The day, twilights (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and night are indicated by the color bands from yellow to gray.

The figure below presents a compact representation of the sun's elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon) and azimuth (its compass bearing) for every hour of every day in the reporting period. The horizontal axis is the day of the year and the vertical axis is the hour of the day. For a given day and hour of that day, the background color indicates the azimuth of the sun at that moment. The black isolines are contours of constant solar elevation.

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in Erenhot

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in ErenhotJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AM00001010101020202020303030404050600000101010102020202030303040405050602370NowNow
northeastsouthwest
Solar elevation and azimuth over the course of the year 2024. The black lines are lines of constant solar elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon, in degrees). The background color fills indicate the azimuth (the compass bearing) of the sun. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries of the cardinal compass points indicate the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

The figure below presents a compact representation of key lunar data for 2024. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the colored areas indicate when the moon is above the horizon. The vertical gray bars (new Moons) and blue bars (full Moons) indicate key Moon phases.

Moon Rise, Set & Phases in Erenhot

The time in which the moon is above the horizon (light blue area), with new moons (dark gray lines) and full moons (blue lines) indicated. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.

We base the humidity comfort level on the dew point, as it determines whether perspiration will evaporate from the skin, thereby cooling the body. Lower dew points feel drier and higher dew points feel more humid. Unlike temperature, which typically varies significantly between night and day, dew point tends to change more slowly, so while the temperature may drop at night, a muggy day is typically followed by a muggy night.

The perceived humidity level in Erenhot, as measured by the percentage of time in which the humidity comfort level is muggy, oppressive, or miserable, does not vary significantly over the course of the year, remaining a virtually constant 0% throughout.

Humidity Comfort Levels in Erenhot

Humidity Comfort Levels in ErenhotJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%Jan 190%Jan 190%Aug 11%Aug 11%NowNowdrydry
dry 55°F comfortable 60°F humid 65°F muggy 70°F oppressive 75°F miserable
The percentage of time spent at various humidity comfort levels, categorized by dew point.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Muggy days 0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.1d0.1d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d

This section discusses the wide-area hourly average wind vector (speed and direction) at 10 meters above the ground. The wind experienced at any given location is highly dependent on local topography and other factors, and instantaneous wind speed and direction vary more widely than hourly averages.

The average hourly wind speed in Erenhot experiences significant seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The windier part of the year lasts for 3.0 months, from March 9 to June 10, with average wind speeds of more than 10.9 miles per hour. The windiest month of the year in Erenhot is April, with an average hourly wind speed of 12.6 miles per hour.

The calmer time of year lasts for 9.0 months, from June 10 to March 9. The calmest month of the year in Erenhot is August, with an average hourly wind speed of 8.9 miles per hour.

Average Wind Speed in Erenhot

Average Wind Speed in ErenhotwindyJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 mph0 mph2 mph2 mph4 mph4 mph6 mph6 mph8 mph8 mph10 mph10 mph12 mph12 mph14 mph14 mph16 mph16 mph18 mph18 mph20 mph20 mph22 mph22 mphMay 313.0 mphMay 313.0 mphAug 178.8 mphAug 178.8 mphMar 910.9 mphMar 910.9 mphNowNow
The average of mean hourly wind speeds (dark gray line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Wind Speed (mph) 9.49.811.212.612.510.69.38.99.510.410.610.1

The predominant average hourly wind direction in Erenhot varies throughout the year.

The wind is most often from the south for 4.3 weeks, from July 23 to August 22, with a peak percentage of 30% on August 12. The wind is most often from the west for 11 months, from August 22 to July 23, with a peak percentage of 66% on January 1.

Wind Direction in Erenhot

Wind Direction in ErenhotWSWJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%20%80%40%60%60%40%80%20%100%0%NowNowwestsoutheastnorth
northeastsouthwest
The percentage of hours in which the mean wind direction is from each of the four cardinal wind directions, excluding hours in which the mean wind speed is less than 1.0 mph. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries are the percentage of hours spent in the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

To characterize how pleasant the weather is in Erenhot throughout the year, we compute two travel scores.

The tourism score favors clear, rainless days with perceived temperatures between 65°F and 80°F. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit Erenhot for general outdoor tourist activities is from late June to late August, with a peak score in the last week of July.

Tourism Score in Erenhot

Tourism Score in Erenhotbest timeJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec002244668810107.37.30.00.0NowNowtemperaturetemperature cloudscloudsprecipitationprecipitationtourism score
The tourism score (filled area), and its constituents: the temperature score (red line), the cloud cover score (blue line), and the precipitation score (green line).

The beach/pool score favors clear, rainless days with perceived temperatures between 75°F and 90°F. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit Erenhot for hot-weather activities is from early July to early August, with a peak score in the last week of July.

Beach/Pool Score in Erenhot

Beach/Pool Score in ErenhotJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec002244668810104.74.70.00.0NowNow cloudscloudsprecipitationprecipitationbeach/pool score
The beach/pool score (filled area), and its constituents: the temperature score (red line), the cloud cover score (blue line), and the precipitation score (green line).

Methodology

For each hour between 8:00 AM and 9:00 PM of each day in the analysis period (1980 to 2016), independent scores are computed for perceived temperature, cloud cover, and total precipitation. Those scores are combined into a single hourly composite score, which is then aggregated into days, averaged over all the years in the analysis period, and smoothed.

Our cloud cover score is 10 for fully clear skies, falling linearly to 9 for mostly clear skies, and to 1 for fully overcast skies.

Our precipitation score, which is based on the three-hour precipitation centered on the hour in question, is 10 for no precipitation, falling linearly to 9 for trace precipitation, and to 0 for 0.04 inches of precipitation or more.

Our tourism temperature score is 0 for perceived temperatures below 50°F, rising linearly to 9 for 65°F, to 10 for 75°F, falling linearly to 9 for 80°F, and to 1 for 90°F or hotter.

Our beach/pool temperature score is 0 for perceived temperatures below 65°F, rising linearly to 9 for 75°F, to 10 for 82°F, falling linearly to 9 for 90°F, and to 1 for 100°F or hotter.

Definitions of the growing season vary throughout the world, but for the purposes of this report, we define it as the longest continuous period of non-freezing temperatures (≥ 32°F) in the year (the calendar year in the Northern Hemisphere, or from July 1 until June 30 in the Southern Hemisphere).

The growing season in Erenhot typically lasts for 4.8 months (147 days), from around May 4 to around September 28, rarely starting before April 19 or after May 19, and rarely ending before September 13 or after October 12.

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in Erenhot

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in Erenhotgrowing seasonJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%May 450%May 450%Sep 2850%Sep 2850%May 1990%May 1990%Sep 1390%Sep 1390%Apr 1910%Apr 1910%Oct 1210%Oct 1210%0%Nov 290%Nov 29Jul 21100%Jul 21100%NowNowfrigidcoolcomfortablewarmhotfreezingcoldvery cold
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
The percentage of time spent in various temperature bands. The black line is the percentage chance that a given day is within the growing season.

Growing degree days are a measure of yearly heat accumulation used to predict plant and animal development, and defined as the integral of warmth above a base temperature, discarding any excess above a maximum temperature. In this report, we use a base of 50°F and a cap of 86°F.

Based on growing degree days alone, the first spring blooms in Erenhot should appear around April 27, only rarely appearing before April 19 or after May 5.

Growing Degree Days in Erenhot

Growing Degree Days in ErenhotJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0°F0°F500°F500°F1,000°F1,000°F1,500°F1,500°F2,000°F2,000°F2,500°F2,500°F3,000°F3,000°FApr 2790°FApr 2790°FJun 25900°FJun 25900°FAug 11,800°FAug 11,800°FDec 312,770°FDec 312,770°F
The average growing degree days accumulated over the course of the year, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

This section discusses the total daily incident shortwave solar energy reaching the surface of the ground over a wide area, taking full account of seasonal variations in the length of the day, the elevation of the Sun above the horizon, and absorption by clouds and other atmospheric constituents. Shortwave radiation includes visible light and ultraviolet radiation.

The average daily incident shortwave solar energy experiences extreme seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The brighter period of the year lasts for 4.0 months, from April 14 to August 15, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter above 6.4 kWh. The brightest month of the year in Erenhot is June, with an average of 7.4 kWh.

The darker period of the year lasts for 3.1 months, from November 2 to February 6, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter below 3.1 kWh. The darkest month of the year in Erenhot is December, with an average of 2.0 kWh.

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in Erenhot

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in ErenhotbrightdarkdarkJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 kWh0 kWh1 kWh1 kWh2 kWh2 kWh3 kWh3 kWh4 kWh4 kWh5 kWh5 kWh6 kWh6 kWh7 kWh7 kWh8 kWh8 kWh9 kWh9 kWh10 kWh10 kWhMay 287.5 kWhMay 287.5 kWhDec 212.0 kWhDec 212.0 kWhApr 146.4 kWhApr 146.4 kWhAug 156.4 kWhAug 156.4 kWhNov 23.1 kWhNov 23.1 kWhFeb 63.1 kWhFeb 63.1 kWhNowNow
The average daily shortwave solar energy reaching the ground per square meter (orange line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Solar Energy (kWh) 2.43.55.06.47.27.47.16.35.23.92.62.0

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Erenhot are 43.647 deg latitude, 111.977 deg longitude, and 3,166 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Erenhot is essentially flat, with a maximum elevation change of 66 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 3,152 feet. Within 10 miles is essentially flat (364 feet). Within 50 miles contains only modest variations in elevation (1,142 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Erenhot is covered by grassland (83%), within 10 miles by grassland (78%) and bare soil (18%), and within 50 miles by grassland (72%) and bare soil (27%).

This report illustrates the typical weather in Erenhot, based on a statistical analysis of historical hourly weather reports and model reconstructions from January 1, 1980 to December 31, 2016.

Erenhot is further than 200 kilometers from the nearest reliable weather station, so the weather-related data on this page were taken entirely from NASA's MERRA-2 satellite-era reanalysis . This reanalysis combines a variety of wide-area measurements in a state-of-the-art global meteorological model to reconstruct the hourly history of weather throughout the world on a 50-kilometer grid.

The temperature and dew point estimates are corrected for the difference between the reference elevation of the MERRA-2 grid cell and the elevation of Erenhot, according to the International Standard Atmosphere .

All data relating to the Sun's position (e.g., sunrise and sunset) are computed using astronomical formulas from the book, Astronomical Algorithms 2nd Edition , by Jean Meeus.

Land Use data comes from the Global Land Cover SHARE database , published by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

Elevation data comes from the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) , published by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

Names, locations, and time zones of places and some airports come from the GeoNames Geographical Database .

Time zones for airports and weather stations are provided by AskGeo.com .

Maps are © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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