Banner in Inner Mongolia, China
Alxa Right Banner (Mongolian: ᠠᠯᠠᠱᠠ ᠪᠠᠷᠠᠭᠤᠨ ᠬᠣᠰᠢᠭᠤ; Chinese: 阿拉善右旗) is a banner in the southwest of Inner Mongolia, China, bordering Gansu province to the south and southwest. It is under the administration of Alxa League. The banner is served by the Alxa Right Banner Badanjilin Airport.
Demographics
Administrative divisions
Alxa Right Banner is divided into 3 towns and 4 sums.
Climate
| Climate data for Alxa Right Banner, elevation 1,510 m (4,950 ft), (1991–2020 normals)
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| Month
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Jan
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Feb
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Mar
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Apr
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May
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Jun
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Jul
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Aug
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Sep
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Oct
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Nov
|
Dec
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Year
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| Mean daily maximum °C (°F)
|
−1.2
(29.8)
|
3.6
(38.5)
|
10.5
(50.9)
|
18.2
(64.8)
|
24.1
(75.4)
|
29.0
(84.2)
|
31.0
(87.8)
|
29.1
(84.4)
|
23.3
(73.9)
|
16.0
(60.8)
|
7.6
(45.7)
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0.4
(32.7)
|
16.0
(60.7)
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| Daily mean °C (°F)
|
−7.8
(18.0)
|
−3.2
(26.2)
|
3.8
(38.8)
|
11.5
(52.7)
|
17.6
(63.7)
|
22.9
(73.2)
|
24.9
(76.8)
|
23.0
(73.4)
|
17.3
(63.1)
|
9.4
(48.9)
|
0.9
(33.6)
|
−6.1
(21.0)
|
9.5
(49.1)
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| Mean daily minimum °C (°F)
|
−13.7
(7.3)
|
−9.4
(15.1)
|
−2.4
(27.7)
|
4.9
(40.8)
|
10.8
(51.4)
|
16.5
(61.7)
|
19.0
(66.2)
|
17.4
(63.3)
|
11.7
(53.1)
|
3.4
(38.1)
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−4.9
(23.2)
|
−11.7
(10.9)
|
3.5
(38.2)
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| Average precipitation mm (inches)
|
1.0
(0.04)
|
0.4
(0.02)
|
2.1
(0.08)
|
5.0
(0.20)
|
10.2
(0.40)
|
17.6
(0.69)
|
31.6
(1.24)
|
23.4
(0.92)
|
22.5
(0.89)
|
6.2
(0.24)
|
1.1
(0.04)
|
0.8
(0.03)
|
121.9
(4.79)
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| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm)
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1.9
|
0.9
|
2.2
|
2.5
|
4.2
|
5.3
|
7.4
|
6.6
|
5.6
|
2.2
|
1.6
|
1.4
|
41.8
|
| Average snowy days
|
3.5
|
2.2
|
2.6
|
1.1
|
0.2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1.1
|
2.6
|
2.8
|
16.1
|
| Average relative humidity (%)
|
46
|
36
|
29
|
25
|
25
|
30
|
37
|
40
|
41
|
36
|
40
|
46
|
36
|
| Mean monthly sunshine hours
|
242.8
|
235.8
|
272.4
|
288.3
|
310.5
|
299.0
|
295.7
|
288.5
|
264.1
|
274.0
|
246.5
|
237.9
|
3,255.5
|
| Percent possible sunshine
|
80
|
77
|
73
|
72
|
70
|
67
|
66
|
69
|
72
|
81
|
83
|
82
|
74
|
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[3][4]
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| Climate data for Yabulai Town, Alxa Right Banner, elevation 1,240 m (4,070 ft), (1991–2020 normals)
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| Month
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Jan
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Feb
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Mar
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Apr
|
May
|
Jun
|
Jul
|
Aug
|
Sep
|
Oct
|
Nov
|
Dec
|
Year
|
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F)
|
−1.1
(30.0)
|
4.3
(39.7)
|
11.9
(53.4)
|
20.0
(68.0)
|
26.1
(79.0)
|
31.3
(88.3)
|
33.2
(91.8)
|
31.1
(88.0)
|
25.1
(77.2)
|
17.4
(63.3)
|
8.2
(46.8)
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0.5
(32.9)
|
17.3
(63.2)
|
| Daily mean °C (°F)
|
−9.0
(15.8)
|
−4.0
(24.8)
|
3.8
(38.8)
|
12.3
(54.1)
|
18.8
(65.8)
|
24.3
(75.7)
|
26.4
(79.5)
|
24.2
(75.6)
|
18.0
(64.4)
|
9.5
(49.1)
|
0.4
(32.7)
|
−7.1
(19.2)
|
9.8
(49.6)
|
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F)
|
−15.5
(4.1)
|
−11.2
(11.8)
|
−3.4
(25.9)
|
4.6
(40.3)
|
10.6
(51.1)
|
16.6
(61.9)
|
19.4
(66.9)
|
17.7
(63.9)
|
11.7
(53.1)
|
2.9
(37.2)
|
−5.9
(21.4)
|
−13.4
(7.9)
|
2.8
(37.1)
|
| Average precipitation mm (inches)
|
0.5
(0.02)
|
0.5
(0.02)
|
1.6
(0.06)
|
3.6
(0.14)
|
5.7
(0.22)
|
12.1
(0.48)
|
20.6
(0.81)
|
24.7
(0.97)
|
14.8
(0.58)
|
3.8
(0.15)
|
1.1
(0.04)
|
0.3
(0.01)
|
89.3
(3.5)
|
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm)
|
1.1
|
0.8
|
1.0
|
1.5
|
2.9
|
4.0
|
5.8
|
5.6
|
4.2
|
1.7
|
0.8
|
0.5
|
29.9
|
| Average snowy days
|
1.9
|
1.2
|
1.1
|
0.5
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0.5
|
1.1
|
1.2
|
7.5
|
| Average relative humidity (%)
|
46
|
37
|
29
|
25
|
25
|
30
|
37
|
41
|
42
|
39
|
42
|
46
|
37
|
| Mean monthly sunshine hours
|
235.9
|
229.9
|
267.9
|
284.9
|
311.5
|
296.9
|
289.6
|
279.8
|
250.9
|
263.4
|
237.8
|
231.0
|
3,179.5
|
| Percent possible sunshine
|
78
|
75
|
72
|
71
|
70
|
67
|
65
|
67
|
68
|
77
|
80
|
79
|
72
|
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[3][5]
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