Darhan Muminggan United Banner  Darhan Muminggan United Banner (Mongolian: Дарқан Мууминан Қолбоату қосиу "Darqan Muumiŋɣan Qolboɣatu qosiɣu"; ) is a banner of west-central Inner Mongolia, People's Republic of China. It is under the administration of Baotou City, to the south-southwest. Darhan Banner has a monsoon-influenced, continental semi-arid climate (Köppen "BSk"), barely avoiding arid designation, with very cold and dry winters, hot, somewhat humid summers, and strong winds, especially in spring. The monthly 24-hour average temperature ranges from in January to in July, with the annual mean at . The annual precipitation is , with more than half of it falling in July and August alone. There are 3,164 hours of bright sunshine annually, with each of the winter months having over 70% of the possible total, and this percentage falling to 58 in July.