subject: Learning China Climate before a China Trip [print this page] Learning China Climate before a China Trip
China is the third largest country in the world after Russia and canada. It has an area of 9.5million square kilometers. Spread over such a vast area,the country's weather is changeable in different seasons. Winter is bitterly cold while in Summer it is unbearably hot.
North
Winters in the north fall between December and March. It is incredibly cold. Beijing's temperature doesn't rise above o. White snow is the typical sight in winter there. North of the Great Wall, into Mongolia or Heilongjiang, it is much colder with the temperature dropping to -40--you will see the curious sight of the sand dunes covered in snow. In Harbin Heilongjiang provice,there is an anual Harbin International Ice and Snow Festival. The festival offers the most most creational winter activities and the most forms of entertainment,such as Winter swimming, ice hockey, soccer match on snow land, alpine skiing invitational tournament, ice sculpture competition, sledding, speed skating, wedding ceremony on ice... A China Winter tour is a fantastic idea.
Summer in the north is around May to August. Beijing temperatures can rise to 38 or more. July and August are also the rainy months in this city. In both the north and the south most of rain falls during summer.
Spring and autumn are the best tome for visiting the north. Daytime temperatures range from 20 to 30 and there is less rain.
Central
In the Yangzi River valley,summers are long,hot and humid. Wuhan,Chongqing and Nanjing have benn dubbed "the three furnaces" by the Chinese. You can expect vey high temperatures anytime between April and October.
Winters are short and cold, with temperatures dipping well below freezing--almost as cold as Beijing. It can also be wet and miserable at any time apart from summer. Spring and Autumn are probly the best time to visit.
South
In the far south,around Guangzhou, the hot and humid periods last from around April to septemper. The temperature can rise to 38. This is also the rainy season.
There is a short winter from January to March. It's nowhere near as cold as in the north, but temperature is changable, so bring warm clothes.
Autumn and Spring can be good times to visit, with the day temperatures in 20 to 25 range. However, it can be miserably wet and cold,with perpetual rain or drizzle, so be prepared.
North-West
It gets hot in summer, but at least it's dry. the desert regions can be scorching in the daytime. Turpan, which sits in a depression 150m below sea level, more than deserves the title of the "hottest place in China" with maximums around 47.
In winter this region is as formidably cold as the rest norhthern China. In Urumqi the average temperature in January is around -10,with minimums down to almost -30. Temperatures in Turpan are only slightly more favourable to human existence.
Tibet
In Tibet,it is easy to get the impression that all your seasons have been compressed into one day. Temperatures can vary from below zero during the evening and early morning to a sizzling 38 at midday, but it always feels remarkably cool in the shade. Winter brings intense cold and fierce winds. Snowfall is far less common in Tibet than the name "Land of Snows" implies--it's an arid place and the sun is quick to melt off snowfalls. rainfall is scarcest in the north and west Tibet. Northern monsoons can sweep across the plains for days on end, often whipping up dust storms, sand-storms,snow-storms, or (rarely) rainstorms. Make your Tibet tour to experience the miraculous magical Tibet.
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