Description

Hohhot Baita International Airport is an airport in Hohhot, Inner Mongolia, China. It is the largest airport in Inner Mongolia and lies 14.3 km east of downtown Hohhot.

Climatology

Located in the south central part of Inner Mongolia, Hohhot is encircled by the Daqing Shan to the north and the Hetao Plateau to the south. The city features a cold semi-arid climate (Köppen climate classification BSk), marked by long, cold and very dry winters, hot, somewhat humid summers, and strong winds, especially in spring. The coldest month is January, with a daily mean of −11.6 °C, while the July, the hottest month, averages 22.6 °C. The annual mean temperature is 6.73 °C, and the annual precipitation is approximately. 400 millimetres, with more than half of it falling in July and August alone. More recently, due to desertification, the city sees sandstorms on almost an annual basis.