Hohhot Travel Tips

Climate and Weather

Falling within a temperate zone, Hohhot belongs to a semi-arid climate that is characterized by little and uneven precipitation (between 50 and 450mm per annum). Summers here are fairly warm, with highest temperatures of around 39 °C. Winters are long and freezing. Another feature of the Hohhot weather is the sharp temperature swings that occur daily. The temperature often falls 10 to 15 °C at night, making long sleeved clothing useful even in the summer months. The city is also often hit by droughts and sandstorms in spring and blizzards in winter, seasonal problems that are a nightmare for farmers.

The best time to visit the city is between May and September, while the best time to go to the grassland is from middle July to early September when the temperature is 15 °C(59 °F) to 25 °C(77 °F).

Local Festivals and Folk Custom

Nadam Fair
Time: During July or August

Other Odds and Ends

Phone Dialing Code: 0471

Postcode: 010000

Emergency Call
Fire: 119
Police: 110
Ambulance: 120

Weather Forecast: 121

Consumers' Complaint: 12315

CAAC Ticket Center:
Tel: 86-471-64961314
86-471-66963160

Universities
Inner Mongolia University
Tel: 86- 471- 4992440
Fax: 86-471-4992084
E-Mail: [email protected] edu.cn
Web: http://www.imu.edu.cn
Add: No. 235 West College Road, Hohhot, Inner Mongolia, 010021, P.R. China

Inner Mongolia Normal University
Web: http://www.imnu.edu.cn
Add: No. 81 Zhaowuda Road, Saihan district, Hohhot, Inner Mongolia, P. R. China

Inner Mongolia Agricultural University
Tel: 86- 471-4309331, 4309307
Fax: 86-471-4308933
Web: http://www.imau.edu.cn/
Add: 306, Zhaowuda Road, Hohhot, Inner Mongolia, 010018, P.R. China

Inner Mongolia University of Technology
Web: http: //www.imut.edu.cn
Add: No. 49 Aimin Street, Xincheng District, Hohhot, Inner Mongolia, 010051 P.R. China