Genhe formerly Ergun Left Banner , is a city in the far northeast of Inner Mongolia

Inner Mongolia

Inner Mongolia is an autonomous region of the People's Republic of China, located in the northern region of the country. Inner Mongolia shares an international border with the countries of Mongolia and the Russian Federation...

, People's Republic of China. It is administratively a county-level city

County-level city

A county-level city is a county-level administrative division of mainland China. County-level cities are usually governed by prefecture-level divisions, but a few are governed directly by province-level divisions....

 of Hulunbuir

Hulunbuir

Hulunbuir is a region that is governed as a prefecture-level city in northeastern Inner Mongolia, in the People's Republic of China. Its administrative center is located at Hailar District, its largest urban area. Major scenic features are the high steppes of the Hulun Buir grasslands, the Hulun...

 City.

Climate

Genhe has a subarctic climate

Subarctic climate

The subarctic climate is a climate characterized by long, usually very cold winters, and short, cool to mild summers. It is found on large landmasses, away from the moderating effects of an ocean, generally at latitudes from 50° to 70°N poleward of the humid continental climates...

 (Köppen

Köppen climate classification

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Dwc), and is the coldest officially-designated city in China, with an average annual temperature at nearby Tulihe of −4.4 °C. Winters are long, severely cold, and very dry in terms of total precipitation, while summers are short and warm. Monthly mean temperatures range from −28.7 °C in January to 16.6 °C (61.9 °F) in July.