As you can imagine, the climate of Sydney is vastly different than the climate of Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. Ulaanbaatar is located in the interior of the continent, so it has a typical continental climate that experiences continentality with drastic diurnal temperature fluctuations. From October to April, the temperature is much below 0 degrees celsius and from May to September, the temperature can reach as high as 33 degrees celsius. Sydney is not as extreme because the temperature and climate is regulated by the presence of the Pacific Ocean. The city experiences a temperate climate with temperature changes that are not as drastic as Ulaanbaatar. According to the climagraphs, the coldest it gets in Sydney is around 3 degrees celsius in June. The coldest it gets in Ulaanbaatar is -25 degrees celsius in January. The warmest it gets in Ulaanbaatar is 22 degrees celsius in July and 45 degrees celsius in January in Sydney. Sydney is located in the Southern Hemisphere, while Ulaanbaatar is located in the Northern Hemisphere. This is why we see the coldest temperatures in Sydney in July and the coldest temperatures in Ulaanbaatar is January. As far as precipitation goes, the wettest month for Sydney is June with around 135mm of precipitation. The wettest month for Ulaanbaatar is in August with around 85mm of precipitation.
 |
Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
Image obtained from: http://people.eku.edu |
 |
Sydney, Australia
Image obtained from: www.destination360.com |
As you can see in these two pictures, these two climates are drastically different and thus, are classified very differently. According to the Koppen - Geiger Climate Classification, Ulaanbaatar is classified as a Dwc climate. This means it's main climate is snow with dry winters and cool summers. Sydney on the other hand is classified as Cfb, which is a warm temperate climate that is fully humid and has warm summers. These two cities are located in drastically different regions, so the climates are very different.
Below are some climagraphs to help illustrate some of the differences in the climates of the two locations.
Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
 |
This is the annual precipitation for Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
Image obtained from: www.weatheronline.co.uk/weather/maps/ |
 |
This is the annual temperatures for Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
Image obtained from: www.weatheronline.co.uk/weather/maps/ |
 |
This is a climagraph showing precipitation and temperatures for Sydney, Australia
Image obtained from: www.weatherzone.com.au
|
No comments:
Post a Comment