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China lies mainly in the
northern temperate zone
under the influence of
monsoon. From September
and October to March and
April next year monsoon
blows from Siberia and
the Mongolian Plateau
into China and decreases
in force as it goes
southward, causing dry
and cold winter in the
country and a
temperature difference
of 40 degrees centigrade
between the north and
the south. The
temperature in China in
the winter is 5 to 18
degrees centigrade lower
than that in other
countries on the same
latitude in winter.
Monsoon blows into China
from the ocean in
summer, bringing with
them warm and wet
currents, thus rain.
Great differences in
climate are found from
region to region owing
to China's extensive
territory and complex
topography. The northern
part of Heilongjiang
Province in the
northeast has long
winter but no summer,
while Hainan Island in
the south has a long
summer but no winter.
The Huaihe River valley
features four distinct
seasons, and the western
part of the
Qinghai-Tibet Plateau is
covered by snow all year
round. The southern part
of the Yunan-Guizhou
Plateau is spring-like
in all seasons; and the
northwestern inland
regions could see great
variations of
temperature within the
day. Annual
precipitation also
varies greatly from
region to region, which
is as high as 1,500
millimeters along the
southeastern coast, and
as low as 50 millimeters
in the northwest.
The
climate in Asia varies
considerably from region
to region. Kindly refer
to our temperature guide
below for seasonal
averages. (Degrees in
Fahrenheit)
|
City
|
Jan
|
Feb
|
Mar
|
Apr
|
May
|
Jun
|
Jul
|
Aug
|
Sep
|
Oct
|
Nov
|
Dec
|
|
Beijing |
28
|
32
|
40
|
60
|
75
|
78
|
80
|
76
|
68
|
55
|
40
|
36
|
|
Bangkok |
80
|
80
|
81
|
81
|
82
|
82
|
85
|
85
|
83
|
81
|
80
|
80
|
|
Chengdu |
45
|
50
|
58
|
67
|
73
|
78
|
84
|
86
|
77
|
66
|
57
|
51
|
|
Chongqing |
47
|
50
|
58
|
67
|
73
|
78
|
84
|
86
|
77
|
66
|
57
|
51
|
|
Guangzhou |
58
|
60
|
69
|
70
|
80
|
83
|
83
|
81
|
78
|
70
|
60
|
57
|
|
Guiyang |
37
|
42
|
53
|
63
|
71
|
72
|
76
|
77
|
68
|
57
|
53
|
47
|
|
Ho Chi
Minh |
79
|
80
|
80
|
81
|
82
|
85
|
85
|
88
|
86
|
82
|
80
|
80
|
|
Hong Kong |
55
|
57
|
64
|
71
|
78
|
81
|
83
|
83
|
81
|
75
|
68
|
59
|
|
Kunming |
50
|
52
|
58
|
65
|
68
|
68
|
70
|
67
|
65
|
62
|
55
|
50
|
|
Lhasa |
29
|
34
|
41
|
46
|
54
|
60
|
61
|
60
|
57
|
48
|
39
|
32
|
|
Seoul |
26
|
26
|
38
|
52
|
62
|
71
|
77
|
79
|
69
|
56
|
42
|
29
|
|
Shanghai |
40
|
42
|
50
|
65
|
72
|
80
|
82
|
80
|
75
|
62
|
50
|
42
|
|
Singapore |
79
|
79
|
80
|
82
|
82
|
84
|
85
|
85
|
85
|
82
|
81
|
80
|
|
Wuhan |
37
|
41
|
50
|
61
|
70
|
80
|
84
|
83
|
75
|
64
|
53
|
42
|
|
Xi'an |
32
|
38
|
50
|
56
|
72
|
80
|
78
|
76
|
60
|
52
|
40
|
30
|
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