Tongchuan has a cold semi-arid climate (Köppen BSk), with Jul highs around 85°F and Jan lows near 20°F, and about 22 inches of rain and snow a year. The landscape: high plateau, mountains in the distance, mixed greenery.
Explore Tongchuan on the mapTempsSummer afternoons 7°F hotter, winter nights 5°F colder.
Rain & snowSimilar yearly rain and snow (19 in vs 22 in), falling mostly in summer, like Tongchuan, snowy winters (2 months below freezing).
SceneryDry, golden landscape where Tongchuan is mixed greenery, no mountains on the horizon, unlike Tongchuan, both on a high plateau, both well inland.
TempsSummer afternoons 8°F hotter, winter nights about the same.
Rain & snowSimilar yearly rain and snow (19 in vs 22 in), falling mostly in summer, like Tongchuan, some winter snow.
SceneryDry, golden landscape where Tongchuan is mixed greenery, no mountains on the horizon, unlike Tongchuan, both on a high plateau, both well inland.
TempsSummer afternoons 3°F hotter, winter nights 7°F milder.
Rain & snow43% less rain and snow (12 in vs 22 in), spread through the year, unlike Tongchuan's summer rains, some winter snow.
SceneryDry, golden landscape where Tongchuan is mixed greenery, both have mountains in the distance (the Rocky Mountains), not the plateau setting of Tongchuan, both well inland.
TempsSummer afternoons 8°F hotter, winter nights about the same.
Rain & snowSimilar yearly rain and snow (20 in vs 22 in), falling mostly in summer, like Tongchuan, some winter snow.
SceneryDry, golden landscape where Tongchuan is mixed greenery, no mountains on the horizon, unlike Tongchuan, both on a high plateau, both well inland.
TempsSummer afternoons 5°F hotter, winter nights 7°F colder.
Rain & snow26% less rain and snow (16 in vs 22 in), falling mostly in summer, like Tongchuan, some winter snow.
SceneryDry, golden landscape where Tongchuan is mixed greenery, no mountains on the horizon, unlike Tongchuan, both on a high plateau, both well inland.
TempsSummer afternoons about the same, winter nights 4°F colder.
Rain & snow23% less rain (17 in vs 22 in), falling mostly in summer, like Tongchuan, a dusting of snow possible.
SceneryDry, golden landscape where Tongchuan is mixed greenery, both have mountains in the distance (the Front Range), both on a high plateau, both well inland.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 38° | 20° | 0.2 |
| Feb | 45° | 26° | 0.3 |
| Mar | 55° | 35° | 0.7 |
| Apr | 67° | 45° | 1.5 |
| May | 75° | 53° | 1.8 |
| Jun | 83° | 60° | 2.3 |
| Jul | 85° | 66° | 4.0 |
| Aug | 81° | 64° | 4.6 |
| Sep | 73° | 56° | 3.2 |
| Oct | 63° | 45° | 2.0 |
| Nov | 51° | 33° | 0.7 |
| Dec | 41° | 23° | 0.2 |