张掖地区黑河沿岸大地平坦,灌溉方便,土壤肥沃。年平均温度8℃,无霜期150天左右。日照充足,全年在3,000小时以上。年降雨量一般在160毫米,多集中在七、八、九三个月,大气干燥,秋冬春季风沙大,春季干旱。海拔在1,300米左右,自然条件较好。栽培作物主要有冬小麦、春小麦、玉米、谷子、青稞、水稻、高梁、洋芋、棉花、胡麻、油菜、甜菜等。 The Heihe River in Zhangye Prefecture has a flat land with convenient irrigation and fertile soil. The average annual temperature of 8 ℃, frost-free period of about 150 days. Ample sunshine, more than 3,000 hours throughout the year. Annual rainfall is generally 160 mm, and more concentrated in seven, eight, nine three months, the atmosphere dry, autumn and winter spring sand, spring drought. At about 1,300 meters above sea level, natural conditions are better. Cultivated crops are mainly winter wheat, spring wheat, corn, millet, barley, rice, sorghum, potato, cotton, flax, rape, sugar beet and so on.