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Best Time to Visit Hohhot

The best time to visit Hohhot is from April to October each year. If you go to the prairie, preferably in the mid-July to early Sep., the prairie scenery is very charming. And during this period the annual meeting “Naadam” will be held. At this time you can visit Guzhao, climb ancient pagoda, and watch horse racing, horse riding grasslands, very impressive.
Hulun buir grassland 02
Hohhot belongs to temperate continental monsoon climate, four distinct climate change, quite different. The features are long cold winter, hot short summer, dramatic climate change in spring and autumn.
 
 

Travel to Hohhot in Spring

Hohhot is dry and windy in spring, dramatic changes in temperature change. In spring, the temperature raises particularly fast, and more precipitation than in winter. Spring is the windy season, which in April is relatively large, sometimes accompanied by dust weather, and severe temperature change.
Hulun buir grassland 01
 

Travel to Hohhot in Summer

Summer is short, hot and dry. Great temperature difference between day and night, night's temperature  is 20 ℃ lower than daytime temperature, so even in summer but also with a long-sleeved clothes to Hohhot. Hohhot strong sunlight from June to September, so you can bring some sunscreen, lip balm and skincare, more water. Summer is the wettest season, July and August precipitation accounts for 50% of annual precipitation. July is the hottest month of the year, the average temperature is about 22 ℃, and not high.
Hulun lake 01
 

Travel to Hohhot in Autumn

Autumn is cooling rapidly, often frost. Autumn temperature drops faster. It is cooler with ample sunshine. The rainfall is relatively more than in spring, but fall is relatively short.
Saihanba national park 01
 

Travel to Hohhot in Winter

Hohhot has long and cold winter. The coldest month is January, with the lowest temperature -25 ℃ to -45 ℃. It is really cold to the extreme. As great temperature difference between day and night, the night temperatures is 20 degrees Celsius lower than daytime. There is drought and severe weather and winter storms, which is not good.
Wanbu Huayanjing Pagoda 1
 

Climate Data Table for Hohhot

Month Item
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Average 
Temperature(℃)
-10.9
-6.6
0.8
8.9
10.7
20.3
22.5
20.6
15.0
7.6
-1.8
-8.7
Rainfall (mm)
2.6
5.2
10.2
13.5
27.6
47.2
106.5
109.1
47.4
20.7
6.2
1.8
Days of Rainfall
2.5
2.8
3.1
3.7
6.0
8.9
12.9
12.7
8.3
4.5
2.4
1.3
 

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