Editing Yining (section)

== Geography ==
[[File:USSR map NK 44-2 I-Ning.jpg|thumb|left|Yining (labeled I-NING (KULDJA) {{lang|zh-hant|伊寧}}) (1952)]]
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| -9| 2 | 21
| 0 | 12 | 21
| 7 | 21 | 33
| 11 | 26 | 30
| 15 | 29 | 28
| 17 | 32 | 28
| 15 | 31 | 19
| 10 | 26 | 15
| 4 | 19 | 25
| -2 | 9 | 37
| -9 | 1 | 28
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Yining is located on the northern side of the [[Ili River]] in the [[Dzungaria]]n basin, about {{convert|70|km|abbr=on}} east of the border with [[Kazakhstan]] and about {{convert|710|km|abbr=on}} west of [[Ürümqi]]. The Ili River valley is far wetter than most of Xinjiang and has rich grazing land.

The City of Yining borders on [[Huocheng County]] in the west and the [[Yining County]] in the east; across the river in the south is [[Qapqal Xibe Autonomous County]].

=== Climate ===
Yining has a [[semiarid climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification|Köppen]] ''BSk''), without the strong variation in seasonal precipitation seen across most of China. Dry and sunny weather dominates year-round. Winters are cold, with a January average of {{convert|-7.6|°C|1}}. Yet the influence of the [[Dzungarian Alatau]] to the northwest and [[Borohoro Mountains]] to the northeast helps keep the city warmer than more easterly locales on a similar latitude. Summers are hot, with a July average of {{convert|23.9|°C|1}}. Diurnal temperature ranges tend to be large from April to October. The annual mean temperature is {{convert|10.0|°C|1}}. With monthly percent possible sunshine ranging from 51% in December to 77% in September, sunshine is abundant and the city receives 2,914.7 hours of bright sunshine annually. Extremes since 1951 have ranged from {{convert|-40.4|°C|1}} on 29 January 1969 to {{convert|39.3|°C|1}} on 30 July 2024.

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| location = Yining, elevation {{convert|663|m|ft|abbr=on}}, (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1951–present)
| Jan record high C = 12.5
| Feb record high C = 19.6
| Mar record high C = 28.3
| Apr record high C = 34.4
| May record high C = 36.0
| Jun record high C = 36.5
| Jul record high C = 39.3
| Aug record high C = 38.4
| Sep record high C = 37.3
| Oct record high C = 31.1
| Nov record high C = 25.0
| Dec record high C = 15.1
| year record high C = 
| Jan record low C = -40.4
| Feb record low C = -34.7
| Mar record low C = -23.8
| Apr record low C = -8.6
| May record low C = -2.3
| Jun record low C = 3.4
| Jul record low C = 6.9
| Aug record low C = 2.8
| Sep record low C = -2.8
| Oct record low C = -11.7
| Nov record low C = -37.2
| Dec record low C = -37.2
| year record low C = 
| Jan high C = -1.1
| Feb high C = 2.2
| Mar high C = 12.0
| Apr high C = 21.1
| May high C = 25.7
| Jun high C = 29.6
| Jul high C = 31.6
| Aug high C = 30.8
| Sep high C = 26.2
| Oct high C = 18.6
| Nov high C = 9.0
| Dec high C = 1.0
| Jan mean C = -7.6
| Feb mean C = -3.8
| Mar mean C = 5.4
| Apr mean C = 13.5
| May mean C = 18.2
| Jun mean C = 22.2
| Jul mean C = 23.9
| Aug mean C = 22.6
| Sep mean C = 17.6
| Oct mean C = 10.0
| Nov mean C = 2.4
| Dec mean C = -4.8
| Jan low C = -13.1
| Feb low C = -8.9
| Mar low C = -0.3
| Apr low C = 6.8
| May low C = 11.2
| Jun low C = 15.4
| Jul low C = 17.0
| Aug low C = 15.4
| Sep low C = 10.1
| Oct low C = 3.5
| Nov low C = -2.2
| Dec low C = -9.4
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| Jan precipitation mm = 21.4
| Feb precipitation mm = 21.4
| Mar precipitation mm = 21.1
| Apr precipitation mm = 32.6
| May precipitation mm = 29.8
| Jun precipitation mm = 28.1
| Jul precipitation mm = 28.4
| Aug precipitation mm = 19.2
| Sep precipitation mm = 15.1
| Oct precipitation mm = 24.7
| Nov precipitation mm = 37.1
| Dec precipitation mm = 27.7
| Jan humidity = 77
| Feb humidity = 75
| Mar humidity = 64
| Apr humidity = 53
| May humidity = 52
| Jun humidity = 54
| Jul humidity = 53
| Aug humidity = 54
| Sep humidity = 56
| Oct humidity = 66
| Nov humidity = 74
| Dec humidity = 78
| unit precipitation days = 0.1 mm
| Jan precipitation days = 8.5
| Feb precipitation days = 7.6
| Mar precipitation days = 6.9
| Apr precipitation days = 7.9
| May precipitation days = 8.0
| Jun precipitation days = 8.5
| Jul precipitation days = 7.9
| Aug precipitation days = 6.1
| Sep precipitation days = 4.8
| Oct precipitation days = 5.6
| Nov precipitation days = 8.0
| Dec precipitation days = 8.9
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| Jan sun = 156.1
| Feb sun = 165.3
| Mar sun = 227.9
| Apr sun = 261.2
| May sun = 313.2
| Jun sun = 317.6
| Jul sun = 338.5
| Aug sun = 324.0
| Sep sun = 282.8
| Oct sun = 235.5
| Nov sun = 153.6
| Dec sun = 139.0
| year sun = 
| Jan percentsun = 53
| Feb percentsun = 55
| Mar percentsun = 61
| Apr percentsun = 64
| May percentsun = 68
| Jun percentsun = 69
| Jul percentsun = 73
| Aug percentsun = 76
| Sep percentsun = 77
| Oct percentsun = 71
| Nov percentsun = 54
| Dec percentsun = 51
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| Jan snow days = 10.7
| Feb snow days = 9.4
| Mar snow days = 4.1
| Apr snow days = 1.0
| May snow days = 0.1
| Jun snow days = 0
| Jul snow days = 0
| Aug snow days = 0
| Sep snow days = 0
| Oct snow days = 0.8
| Nov snow days = 4.9
| Dec snow days = 10.7
| year snow days = 
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