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Towns like Lanzhou, People's Republic of China

Lanzhou has a cold semi-arid climate (Köppen BSk), with Jul highs around 86°F and Jan lows near 17°F, and about 14 inches of rain and snow a year. The landscape: high plateau, mountains in the distance, dry, golden landscape.

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Lanzhou's closest doppeltowns in the US

1. Pueblo, CO70% match

   TempsSummer afternoons 5°F hotter, winter nights about the same.

   Rain & snowSimilar yearly rain (13 in vs 14 in), falling mostly in summer, like Lanzhou, a dusting of snow possible.

   ScenerySame dry, golden landscape from above, both have mountains in the distance (the Rocky Mountains), both on a high plateau, both well inland.

   Climate 68 · Scenery 72 · Typical home $244k

2. Fort Morgan, CO69% match

   TempsSummer afternoons about the same, winter nights 9°F colder.

   Rain & snowSimilar yearly rain and snow (14 in vs 14 in), falling mostly in summer, like Lanzhou, some winter snow.

   ScenerySame dry, golden landscape from above, no mountains on the horizon, unlike Lanzhou, both on a high plateau, both well inland.

   Climate 64 · Scenery 76 · Typical home $225k

3. Scottsbluff, NE66% match

   TempsSummer afternoons 2°F hotter, winter nights 5°F colder.

   Rain & snowSimilar yearly rain and snow (16 in vs 14 in), falling mostly in summer, like Lanzhou, some winter snow.

   ScenerySame dry, golden landscape from above, no mountains on the horizon, unlike Lanzhou, both on a high plateau, both well inland.

   Climate 63 · Scenery 71 · Typical home $162k

4. Cheyenne, WY66% match

   TempsSummer afternoons 5°F cooler, winter nights 2°F colder.

   Rain & snowSimilar yearly rain and snow (16 in vs 14 in), falling mostly in summer, like Lanzhou, snowy winters (3 months below freezing).

   ScenerySame dry, golden landscape from above, both have mountains in the distance (the Rocky Mountains), both on a high plateau, both well inland.

   Climate 57 · Scenery 79 · Typical home $278k

5. Sterling, CO65% match

   TempsSummer afternoons 3°F hotter, winter nights 4°F colder.

   Rain & snowSimilar yearly rain and snow (16 in vs 14 in), falling mostly in summer, like Lanzhou, some winter snow.

   ScenerySame dry, golden landscape from above, no mountains on the horizon, unlike Lanzhou, both on a high plateau, both well inland.

   Climate 67 · Scenery 62 · Typical home $198k

6. Gallup, NM64% match

   TempsSummer afternoons about the same, winter nights about the same.

   Rain & snowSimilar yearly rain and snow (13 in vs 14 in), spread through the year, unlike Lanzhou's summer rains, snowy winters (2 months below freezing).

   ScenerySame dry, golden landscape from above, no mountains on the horizon, unlike Lanzhou, both on a high plateau, both well inland.

   Climate 62 · Scenery 69 · Typical home $172k

Doppeltowns abroad

• Wheatland, WY (73% match)
• Fowler, CO (73% match)
• Bennett, CO (71% match)

Lanzhou weather by month