Yining City - Geography

Geography

Yining (Ghulja) City
Climate chart (explanation)
J F M A M J J A S O N D
18 −2 −15 19 0 −12 20 9 −3 28 20 6 27 25 10 29 29 14 20 31 16 14 30 14 15 26 9 26 18 3 28 9 −3 25 1 −10
Average max. and min. temperatures in °C
Precipitation totals in mm
Source: CMA
Imperial conversion
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0.7 28 5 0.7 32 10 0.8 48 28 1.1 69 42 1.1 77 50 1.1 83 57 0.8 88 60 0.6 87 57 0.6 78 49 1 64 37 1.1 48 27 1 34 15
Average max. and min. temperatures in °F
Precipitation totals in inches

Yining is located on the northern side of the Ili River in the Dzungarian basin, near the border with Kazakhstan, and about 710 km (440 mi) west of Ürümqi. The Ili River valley is far wetter than any other part of Xinjiang and has rich grazing land.

The City of Yining borders on Huocheng County in the west and the Yining County in the east; across the river in the south is Qapqal Xibe Autonomous County.

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