Hezuo topographic map

Name: Hezuo topographic map, elevation, terrain.

Location: Hezuo, Hezuo City, Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Gansu, China (34.82456 102.74838 35.14456 103.06838)

Average elevation: 3,198 m

Minimum elevation: 2,630 m

Maximum elevation: 3,833 m

With an elevation of nearly 3,000 metres (9,800 ft), Hezuo has an alpine subarctic climate (Köppen Dwc), with long, very cold, dry winters, and short, mild summers. The monthly daily mean temperature in January, the coldest month, is −9.3 °C (15.3 °F), while the same figure for July, the warmest month, is 13.3 °C (55.9 °F); the annual mean is 2.82 °C (37.1 °F). Most of the annual precipitation is delivered from May to September. With monthly percent possible sunshine ranging from 44% in June and September to 71% in December, the city receives 2,370 hours of bright sunshine annually.