Baotou is located in the semi-arid temperate continental monsoon climate zone, the average rainfall is 310 mm in most years, in the two quarters of winter and spring, the frozen snow in Northland scenery and the spring and autumn cool make the city become an ideal summer place. In 2012, the average temperature is 7.2℃, the annual average wind speed is 1.2m/s, the annual total precipitation is 421.8 mm and the annual sunshine hours are 2882.2 hours.