The climate of Changzhi
Dwa Hot-summer continental with dry winter. Hot, wet summers and cold, dry winters. A monsoon-influenced continental climate. Winters are cold and dry, and the summer is hot and brings most of the year's rain.
Changzhi is north of the equator, so summer falls in June to August and winter in December to February. The 1901 to 1930 map puts Changzhi in the same zone, Dwa.
Changzhi: then, now and by 2100
| Map | Climate zone | Compared with now |
|---|---|---|
| 1901 to 1930 | Dwa Hot-summer continental with dry winter | Same as now |
| 1991 to 2020 (now) | Dwa Hot-summer continental with dry winter | - |
| 2071 to 2099, SSP1-2.6 (low emissions) | Dwa Hot-summer continental with dry winter | Same as now |
| 2071 to 2099, SSP2-4.5 (middle of the road) | Dwa Hot-summer continental with dry winter | Same as now |
| 2071 to 2099, SSP5-8.5 (high emissions) | Cwa Humid subtropical with dry winter | Different from now |
The 2071 to 2099 rows are model projections under three emissions scenarios, not forecasts. The 1901 to 1930 row is a reconstruction. All come from Beck et al. (2023).
Under the middle-of-the-road scenario (SSP2-4.5), the model keeps Changzhi in Dwa in 2071 to 2099. Under the high-emissions scenario (SSP5-8.5) it is Cwa (humid subtropical with dry winter).
Cities with the same climate as Changzhi
Other big cities that are Dwa (hot-summer continental with dry winter) in 1991 to 2020, at most two per country:
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Population of Changzhi from GeoNames: 1,214,940 (rank 445 in our list of 1,000). Climate data: Beck et al. (2023), CC BY 4.0. Data sources and licences.