Taiyuan - Geography

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Taiyuan
Climate chart (explanation)
J F M A M J J A S O N D
3.2 2 −12 5.2 5 −8 13 12 −2 20 20 5 33 26 11 56 29 15 102 29 18 107 28 17 52 24 11 26 18 4 11 10 −3 3.2 3 −9
Average max. and min. temperatures in °C
Precipitation totals in mm
Source: CMA
Imperial conversion
J F M A M J J A S O N D
0.1 35 11 0.2 42 18 0.5 53 28 0.8 68 41 1.3 78 51 2.2 83 59 4 85 65 4.2 82 62 2 75 51 1 64 39 0.4 49 27 0.1 38 15
Average max. and min. temperatures in °F
Precipitation totals in inches

Taiyuan is one of the great industrial cities of China and lies on the Fen River in the north of its fertile upper basin. It commands the north-south route through Shanxi, as well as important natural lines of communication through the mountains to Hebei province in the east and (via Fenyang) to northern Shanxi province in the west.

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