The climate of Wuwei
BWk Cold desert. Very dry, with cool or cold conditions through the year. A desert because of dryness, but cooler on average than a hot desert, often with cold winters. Typical of high plateaus and continental interiors.
Wuwei is north of the equator, so summer falls in June to August and winter in December to February. The 1901 to 1930 map puts Wuwei in the same zone, BWk.
Wuwei: then, now and by 2100
| Map | Climate zone | Compared with now |
|---|---|---|
| 1901 to 1930 | BWk Cold desert | Same as now |
| 1991 to 2020 (now) | BWk Cold desert | - |
| 2071 to 2099, SSP1-2.6 (low emissions) | BWk Cold desert | Same as now |
| 2071 to 2099, SSP2-4.5 (middle of the road) | BWk Cold desert | Same as now |
| 2071 to 2099, SSP5-8.5 (high emissions) | BWk Cold desert | Same as 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 Wuwei in BWk in 2071 to 2099. The high-emissions scenario (SSP5-8.5) gives the same answer.
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Population of Wuwei from GeoNames: 1,010,295 (rank 564 in our list of 1,000). Climate data: Beck et al. (2023), CC BY 4.0. Data sources and licences.