Datong has a cold semi-arid climate (Köppen BSk), with Jul highs around 84°F and Jan lows near 2°F, and about 15 inches of rain and snow a year. The landscape: high plateau, mixed greenery.
Explore Datong on the mapTempsSummer afternoons 3°F hotter, winter nights 5°F milder.
Rain & snowSimilar yearly rain and snow (14 in vs 15 in), falling mostly in summer, like Datong, some winter snow.
SceneryDry, golden landscape where Datong is mixed greenery, both on a high plateau, both well inland.
TempsSummer afternoons about the same, winter nights 3°F colder.
Rain & snowSimilar yearly rain and snow (14 in vs 15 in), falling mostly in summer, like Datong, long snowy winters (5 months below freezing).
SceneryDry, golden landscape where Datong is mixed greenery, not the plateau setting of Datong, both well inland, 1,600 ft lower.
TempsSummer afternoons 4°F hotter, winter nights 9°F milder.
Rain & snowSimilar yearly rain and snow (16 in vs 15 in), falling mostly in summer, like Datong, some winter snow.
SceneryDry, golden landscape where Datong is mixed greenery, both on a high plateau, both well inland.
TempsSummer afternoons 7°F hotter, winter nights 12°F milder.
Rain & snow29% more rain and snow (19 in vs 15 in), falling mostly in summer, like Datong, snowy winters (2 months below freezing).
SceneryDry, golden landscape where Datong is mixed greenery, both on a high plateau, both well inland.
TempsSummer afternoons about the same, winter nights 11°F milder.
Rain & snowSimilar yearly rain and snow (14 in vs 15 in), falling mostly in summer, like Datong, snowy winters (3 months below freezing).
SceneryDry, golden landscape where Datong is mixed greenery, both on a high plateau, both well inland.
TempsSummer afternoons about the same, winter nights 11°F milder.
Rain & snow24% less rain and snow (11 in vs 15 in), spread through the year, unlike Datong's summer rains, snowy winters (3 months below freezing).
SceneryDry, golden landscape where Datong is mixed greenery, both on a high plateau, both well inland.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 27° | 2° | 0.1 |
| Feb | 36° | 10° | 0.2 |
| Mar | 49° | 22° | 0.4 |
| Apr | 63° | 36° | 0.7 |
| May | 75° | 48° | 1.2 |
| Jun | 82° | 57° | 1.9 |
| Jul | 84° | 62° | 4.2 |
| Aug | 81° | 59° | 3.4 |
| Sep | 72° | 48° | 1.7 |
| Oct | 60° | 35° | 0.7 |
| Nov | 43° | 20° | 0.2 |
| Dec | 30° | 7° | 0.1 |