Ordos
City in China: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
Overview
Ordos is a city in China, in Inner Mongolia. About 2.2 million people live in the city proper, making it the 71st largest city of China in our atlas.
It lies at 39.61° N, 109.78° E, about 2,149 m (7,051 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Asia/Shanghai time zone.
Location
Red dot: Ordos. Green dots: other major cities of China. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Ordos has a cold semi-arid climate (Köppen BSk). The warmest month is usually Jul, with average highs near 30°C (86°F); the coolest nights come in Jan at about -16°C (4°F). Around 385 mm (15 in) of rain and snow falls in a typical year, most of it in Aug.
Bars: average daily high and low (°C) for each month; blue columns and figures: average precipitation (mm). Gridded 2001-2025 averages from NASA POWER, so mountain and coastal spots can differ from local station records.
Landmarks and places to see
Popular sights within a few kilometres of the city centre, ranked by how widely they are documented on Wikipedia.
What to eat in ChinaNational dishes, street food, desserts and drinks on Intercontinental Chef.Nearby major cities
- Baotou · 116 km
- Hohhot · 208 km
- Bayan Nur · 240 km
- Lüliang · 260 km
- Datong · 305 km
- Taiyuan · 306 km
- Yinchuan · 326 km
- Jinzhong · 332 km
- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 8347664 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q28826399 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.
- Ordos Museum: Popolon, architects : Ma Yansong, Yosuke Hayano, Dang Qun from MAD Architects[1], CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
