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Towns like Zhangjiakou, People's Republic of China

Zhangjiakou has a cold semi-arid climate (Köppen BSk), with Jul highs around 86°F and Jan lows near 10°F, and about 15 inches of rain and snow a year. The landscape: high plateau, mountains in the distance, mixed greenery.

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Zhangjiakou's closest doppeltowns in the US

1. Great Falls, MT63% match

   TempsSummer afternoons 3°F cooler, winter nights 5°F milder.

   Rain & snowSimilar yearly rain and snow (14 in vs 15 in), falling mostly in summer, like Zhangjiakou, snowy winters (3 months below freezing).

   SceneryDry, golden landscape where Zhangjiakou is mixed greenery, no mountains on the horizon, unlike Zhangjiakou, both on a high plateau, both well inland.

   Climate 60 · Scenery 67 · Typical home $205k

2. Sterling, CO63% match

   TempsSummer afternoons 3°F hotter, winter nights 3°F milder.

   Rain & snowSimilar yearly rain and snow (16 in vs 15 in), falling mostly in summer, like Zhangjiakou, some winter snow.

   SceneryDry, golden landscape where Zhangjiakou is mixed greenery, no mountains on the horizon, unlike Zhangjiakou, both on a high plateau, both well inland.

   Climate 65 · Scenery 59 · Typical home $198k

3. Williston, ND58% match

   TempsSummer afternoons 3°F cooler, winter nights 10°F colder.

   Rain & snowSimilar yearly rain and snow (14 in vs 15 in), falling mostly in summer, like Zhangjiakou, long snowy winters (5 months below freezing).

   SceneryDry, golden landscape where Zhangjiakou is mixed greenery, no mountains on the horizon, unlike Zhangjiakou, not the plateau setting of Zhangjiakou, both well inland.

   Climate 55 · Scenery 63 · Typical home $247k

4. Fountain, CO58% match

   TempsSummer afternoons 3°F cooler, winter nights 5°F milder.

   Rain & snowSimilar yearly rain (17 in vs 15 in), falling mostly in summer, like Zhangjiakou, a dusting of snow possible.

   SceneryDry, golden landscape where Zhangjiakou is mixed greenery, both have mountains in the distance (the Front Range vs the Taihang Mountains), both on a high plateau, both well inland.

   Climate 62 · Scenery 52 · Typical home $310k

5. Garden City, KS58% match

   TempsSummer afternoons 5°F hotter, winter nights 5°F milder.

   Rain & snow26% more rain and snow (19 in vs 15 in), falling mostly in summer, like Zhangjiakou, snowy winters (2 months below freezing).

   SceneryDry, golden landscape where Zhangjiakou is mixed greenery, no mountains on the horizon, unlike Zhangjiakou, both on a high plateau, both well inland.

   Climate 58 · Scenery 57 · Typical home $174k

6. Lewiston Orchards, ID56% match

   TempsSummer afternoons about the same, winter nights 17°F milder.

   Rain & snow19% less rain and snow (12 in vs 15 in), spread through the year, unlike Zhangjiakou's summer rains, some winter snow.

   SceneryDry, golden landscape where Zhangjiakou is mixed greenery, both have mountains in the distance (the Rocky Mountains vs the Taihang Mountains), not the plateau setting of Zhangjiakou, both well inland.

   Climate 48 · Scenery 69

Doppeltowns abroad

• Helena Valley Southeast, MT (65% match)
• Bayard, NE (65% match)
• Malta, MT (63% match)

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