Climate twin
Places with weather like Bayan Nur
Inner Mongolia, China
Bayan Nur has a rare climate. Its closest match abroad, Kyzylorda, Kazakhstan, is only 60% alike.
Around the world
The closest match in each country, outside China.
KyzylordaKazakhstan
Highs within 2.6°F (1.4°C) · lows within 5.6°F (3.1°C) · 35% less rain
3,409 km away · Compare side by side
60%
alike
VolgogradVolgograd Oblast, Russia
Highs within 4.0°F (2.2°C) · lows within 4.1°F (2.3°C) · 92% more rain
4,903 km away · Compare side by side
58%
alike
BillingsMontana, United States
Highs within 4.2°F (2.3°C) · lows within 4.2°F (2.3°C) · about 2.2× the rain
9,755 km away · Compare side by side
58%
alike
GhazniAfghanistan
Highs within 4.6°F (2.5°C) · lows within 4.1°F (2.3°C) · 46% more rain
3,514 km away · Compare side by side
56%
alike
DniproDnipropetrovsk, Ukraine
Highs within 4.9°F (2.7°C) · lows within 5.7°F (3.2°C) · about 2.6× the rain
5,575 km away · Compare side by side
53%
alike
Elsewhere in China
One city per state or province, at least 150 km away.
JinchangGansu, China
Highs within 2.7°F (1.5°C) · lows within 1.9°F (1.0°C) · similar rainfall
510 km away · Compare side by side
83%
alike
HuinongNingxia, China
Highs within 1.7°F (1.0°C) · lows within 2.9°F (1.6°C) · 19% more rain
176 km away · Compare side by side
82%
alike
BaotouInner Mongolia, China
Highs within 2.6°F (1.5°C) · lows within 2.6°F (1.5°C) · 81% more rain
207 km away · Compare side by side
78%
alike
How twins are matched
Each city’s twelve monthly highs, lows and rainfall totals (1991–2020 climate normals) are compared with every other city’s. Each year starts at its coldest month, so seasons line up across hemispheres: Bayan Nur’s winter is matched against a Southern Hemisphere city’s winter. 100% would be an identical year. Cities within 150 km are left out, since they share the same weather.
Bayan Nur’s full climate, month by month · Find cities that fit the weather you like