We set up three sampling sites (S1:steep hillslope with lower terrain, S2:hollow hillslope with gentle slope, S3:steep hillslope with higher terrain) and collected a total of 113 cores from 58 Sabina przewalskii using dendrochronological methods in Baishu Mountain of the Delingha region to investigate the impacts of climate on the radial growth of S. przewalskii in different habitats. By establishing the residual chronologies of S. przewalskii at the three sampling sites, we analyzed the response characteristics of the radial growth of S. przewalskii to climate and the contribution of the climate factors to the radial growth of S. przewalskii in different habitats in the semi-arid area. Results revealed that the radial growth of S. przewalskii in different habitats had basically same response to precipitation, but the response to temperature was of significant difference. The precipitation in May of the current year contributed the most to the radial growth of S. przewalskii in different habitats (P<0.01), followed by the precipitation in June of the current year (P<0.05). The contribution of temperature to the radial growth of S. przewalskii at S1 and S3 was not significant (P>0.05). The mean maximum temperature in September of the current year had a significant contribution to the radial growth of S. przewalskii at S2 (P<0.05), while the contribution of low temperature to it was not significant (P>0.05). The results demonstrated that the effects of climate in different habitats on the radial growth of trees were diversified under the influence of the difference in topography. Therefore, the characteristics of different habitats should be considered comprehensively before studying the relationship between tree growth and climate to select suitable habitats for scientific research.