Climate

Most parts of China have clear division between seasons.

In north China, such as Inner Mongolia and Xinjiang, summer is dry and sweltering while winter is formidably cold. Sandstorms sometimes occur in April in this area, especially in the Inner Mongolia and Beijing area.

In the West China, Tibet-Qinghai plateau (4,000m above sea level), winter is long and extremely cold while summer is short and moderately warm. There is little precipitation in this area and the temperature fluctuation is great between day and night.

In central china, summer is long, hot and humid while winter is short and cold.

In the southern areas, temperature rarely falls below freezing. In the far south, areas around Guangzhou, the summer is long, humid and hot while the winter is short and comfortable, a paradise considered by many northerners. The rainy season runs from May through August and typhoons frequently occur in the southeast coast between July and September.

Climate chart ( C /F) (more cities)

Beijing (C)

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	June
Avg. H	3	5	12	21	28	32
Avg. L	-10	-8	-2	6	12	17
Max -C	12.2	17.8	27.8	32.2	37.2	40.0
Min -C	-17.2	-15	-7.2	-1.1	3.9	8.9
Rain-mm	5	10	10	25	40	80

	July	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg. H	32	31	27	21	11	4
Avg. L	21	20	13	6	-2	-8
Max -C	40.0	41.7	33.3	28.9	23.9	18.9
Min -C	17.2	12.2	2.2	-2.2	-12.2	-14.4
Rain-mm	210	185	5	20	10	5