China's Climate

 
China has a climate dominated by monsoon winds. It features clear temperature differences in winter and summer. In winter, northerly winds coming from high latitude areas are cold and dry, and in summer, southerly winds from sea areas at lower longitudes are warm and moist. In addition, climates differ from region to region because of the country's extensive territory and complex topography. In the southeastern part south of the Nanling Mountains, rains are plenty and the temperature is high all year round. In the Yangtze River and Huaihe river valleys in the central part, there are four distinctive seasons. In northeast China, summer is short but there is much sunshine, while winter is long and cold. Precipitation is limited in northwest China where it is cold in winter and hot in summer. In southwest China of low latitudes, the land is elevated high, and it features vertical seasonal zones with temperatures differing from a valley to a mountain peak. More about China Weather.
 
Yearly and Current Weather information 
 
Detailed information about the Average, Maximum and Minimum Temperatures and the rainfall in major Chinese Cities
Units: C for centigrade, F for Fahrenheit, mm for millimeter, in for inch
 

Month

City

 content Jan Feb Mar Apr May June July Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Beijing average (c)
(F)
max
min		 -4.6
23
1.4
-9.9		 -2.2
28
3.9
-7.4		 4.5
41
10.7
-1.0		 13.1
54
19.6
6.6		 19.8
68
26.4
12.7		 24.0
77
30.2
17.9		 25.8
79
30.8
21.5		 24.4
77
29.4
20.2		 19.4
68
25.7
13.8		 12.4
55
18.9
6.9		 4.1
39
9.9
-0.6		 -2.7
28
2.9
-7.3
Rain (mm)
(in)		 76
3		 76
3		 76
3		 102
4		 152
6		 203
8		 305
12		 254
10		 178
7		 152
6		 102
4		 76
3
Changchun average (c) -17.1 -12.0 -1.2 6.5 15.2 21.5 21.6 20.2 14.8 5.6 -4.2 -10.6
Changsha average (c) 5.6 6.4 10.8 16.9 23.4 25.6 28.4 29.3 27.8 24.2 19.1 15.8
Chengdu average (c)
(F)
max
min		 7
45
9.6
2.4		 10
50
11.5
4.4		 15
58
16.7
8.6		 20
67
22.0
13.1		 23
73
25.7
17.3		 26
78
28.0
20.3		 29
84
30.0
22.3		 30
86
29.9
21.7		 25
77
25.4
18.5		 19
66
20.5
14.3		 14
57
15.6
9.3		 11
51
11.1
4.5
Rain (mm)
(in)		 15
0.6		 20
0.8		 38
10.5		 99
3.9		 142
5.6		 180
7.1		 142
5.6		 122
4.8		 150
5.9		 112
4.4		 48
1.9		 20
0.8
Chongqing average( c)
(F)
max
min		 7
45
10.4
5.4		 10
50
12.8
7.1		 15
58
18.2
11.1		 20
67
23.5
15.3		 23
73
26.5
18.8		 26
78
29.7
21.8		 29
84
33.6
24.7		 30
86
33.9
24.5		 25
77
28.2
20.8		 19
66
22.1
16.3		 14
57
16.9
11.9		 11
51
12.1
7.6
Rain (mm)
(in)		 15
0.6		 20
0.8		 38
1.5		 99
3.9		 142
5.6		 180
7.1		 142
5.6		 122
4.8		 150
5.9		 112
4.4		 48
1.9		 20
0.8
Dali average (c)
(F)		 10
49		 11
52		 14
57		 18
65		 18
67		 20
69		 20
69		 20
68		 18
60		 16
60		 13
56		 10
51
Rain (mm)
(in)		 8
0.3		 18
0.7		 28
1.1		 40
1.6		 126
5.0		 132
5.6		 197
7.7		 199
7.8		 97
3.8		 51
2.0		 57
2.2		 14
0.6

Month

City

 content Jan Feb Mar Apr May June July Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Dalian average
max
min		 -4.9
-1.2
-8.2		 -3.4
0.3
-6.5		 2.1
6.0
-1.0		 9.1
13.5
5.7		 18.5
19.9
11.9		 19.4
23.3
16.4		 23.0
26.0
20.7		 20.9
27.0
21.4		 20.6
23.7
16.8		 13.6
17.5
10.2		 5.8
9.6
2.4		 -1.3
2.3
-4.7
Duhuang average
max
min		 -9.3
-1.7
-15.6		 -4.1
4.3
-11.3		 4.5
13.3
-3.4		 12.4
21.1
3.9		 18.3
26.7
9.3		 22.7
21.0
13.5		 24.7
32.8
16.1		 23.5
32.0
14.8		 17.0
26.5
8.2		 8.7
18.8
0.4		 0.2
8.1
-6.0		 -7.0
0.2
-12.9
Fuzhou average
max
min		 10.5
15.0
7.0		 10.7
15.1
7.8		 13.1
18.2
10.3		 18.2
23.0
14.9		 22.1
26.5
19.1		 25.5
29.9
22.6		 28.8
34.0
25.2		 28.2
33.1
24.8		 26.0
30.5
23.0		 21.7
26.2
18.7		 17.5
21.8
14.6		 13.1
17.6
10.0
Guangzhou
(Canton)		 average
max
min		 13.3
18.3
9.7		 14.4
18.6
11.2		 17.9
21.7
15.0		 21.9
25.6
19.0		 25.6
29.65
22.8		 27.2
31.1
24.4		 28.4
32.6
25.2		 28.1
32.4
25.0		 26.9
31.1
23.8		 23.7
28.5
20.1		 19.4
24.5
15.5		 15.2
20.5
11.3
Rain (mm)
(in)		 152
6		 203
8		 254
10		 279
11		 381
15		 507
20		 455
18		 406
16		 330
13		 203
8		 152
6		 126
5
Guilin average
max
min		 7.9
12.0
5.0		 9.1
12.9
6.5		 13.2
16.9
10.5		 18.4
22.4
15.5		 23.0
27.1
20.1		 26.2
30.4
23.3		 28.3
32.9
25.0		 27.7
32.9
24.3		 25.6
30.9
22.0		 20.7
25.8
17.1		 15.1
20.1
11.8		 10.2
14.7
7.0
Rain (mm)
(in)		 33
1.3		 56
2.2		 97
3.8		 160
6.3		 206
8.1		 193
7.6		 160
6.3		 178
7.0		 84
3.3		 43
1.7		 38
1.5		 38
1.5

Month

City

 content Jan Feb Mar Apr May June July Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

Guiyang

 average
max
min		 -4.9
9.1
2.2		 6.5
11.1
3.6		 11.5
16.9
7.9		 16.3
21.8
12.5		 19.5
24.2
16.1		 21.9
26.4
18.6		 24.0
28.7
20.7		 23.4
28.5
19.8		 20.6
25.6
17.1		 16.1
20.5
13.0		 11.4
15.8
8.5		 7.1
11.4
4.0
Hangzhou average
max
min		 3.8
8.0
0.7		 5.1
9.3
1.9		 9.3
13.7
5.9		 15.4
20.2
11.6		 20.2
24.7
16.6		 24.3
28.6
21.0		 28.6
33.3
25.0		 28.0
32.7
24.6		 23.3
27.6
20.3		 17.7
22.5
14.0		 12.1
16.9
8.4		 6.3
10.8
2.9
Rain (mm)
(in)		 254
10		 254
10		 330
13		 330
13		 305
12		 356
14		 279
11		 279
11		 305
12		 254
10		 203
8		 178
7
Haikou average
max
min		 17.2
20.9
14.6		 18.2
22.3
15.6		 21.6
26.2
18.8		 24.9
29.8
21.9		 27.4
32.4
24.2		 28.1
32.8
25.1		 28.4
33.2
25.1		 27.7
32.0
24.8		 26.8
30.6
24.2		 24.8
28.3
22.1		 21.8
25.41
19.2		 18.7
22.2
16.1
Harbin average
max
min		 -19.4
-13.2
-24.8		 -15.4
-8.6
-21.5		 -4.8
1.5
-10.9		 6.0
12.7
-0.3		 14.3
21.1
7.4		 20.0
25.9
14.1		 22.8
28.0
18.1		 21.1
20.4
16.2		 14.4
20.7
8.9		 5.6
11.8
0.3		 -5.7
-0.1
-10.5		 -15.6
-9.9
-20.5

Month

City

 content Jan Feb Mar Apr May June July Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Huangshan average -3.0 -2.0 3.1 8.0 12.0 15.1 18.2 17.0 14.4 9.0 4.2 -1.1
Hefei average
max
min		 2.1
6.5
-1.2		 4.2
8.7
0.6		 9.2
13.7
5.5		 15.5
20.2
11.5		 20.6
25.2
16.6		 25.0
26.3
21.3		 28.3
32.4
24.9		 28.1
32.5
24.4		 22.9
27.3
11.9		 17.0
22.2
12.9		 10.6
15.6
6.6		 4.6
0.3
1.0
Hohhot average
max
min		 -13.1
-5.8
-18.9		 -9.0
-1.5
-15.4		 -0.3
6.7
-6.3		 7.9
15.4
0.5		 15.3
22.6
7.1		 20.1
26.9
12.2		 21.9
28.1
15.5		 20.1
26.1
14.1		 13.8
20.9
7.1		 6.5
14.1
0.4		 2.7
4.1
7.8		 -11.0
-4.2
-16.4
Hong Kong average (c) 15.9 14.7 17.6 22.6 25.9 28.0 28.5 29.0 27.8 25.0 20.6 17.7
Jinan average
max
min		 1.4
3.4
-5.4		 1.1
6.1
-3.1		 7.6
13.1
2.8		 15.2
21.1
10.0		 21.8
27.7
16.4		 26.3
32.1
21.0		 27.4
32.1
23.2		 26.2
30.7
22.3		 21.7
26.9
17.1		 15.8
21.2
11.1		 7.9
12.8
3.8		 1.1
5.7
-2.8
Kashgar average (c)
(F)		 -4
25		 -1
31		 8
46		 15
60		 21
70		 25
77		 27
80		 26
78		 21
70		 14
57		 5
42		 -3
28
Rain (mm)
(in)		 15
0.6		 3
0.1		 13
0.5		 5
0.1		 8
0.3		 5
0.2		 10
0.4		 8
0.3		 3
0.1		 3
0.1		 5
0.2		 8
0.3
Kunming average
max
min		 7.7
15.3
1.4		 9.6
17.2
2.9		 13.0
20.8
5.7		 16.5
24.0
9.2		 19.1
24.9
13.8		 19.5
23.8
16.1		 19.8
24.0
16.8		 19.1
23.9
15.9		 17.5
22.6
14.1		 14.9
20.1
11.3		 11.3
17.5
6.6		 8.2
15.2
7.9
Rain (mm)
(in)		 8
0.3		 18
0.7		 28
1.1		 41
1.6		 127
5.0		 132
5.6		 196
7.7		 198
7.8		 97
3.8		 51
2.0		 56
2.2		 15
0.6

Month

City

 content Jan Feb Mar Apr May June July Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Lanzhou average
max
min		 -6.9
1.0
-12.6		 -2.3
5.4
-8.0		 5.2
12.7
-0.8		 11.8
19.3
5.3		 16.6
23.8
10.2		 20.3
27.5
13.6		 22.2
29.2
16.3		 21.0
27.6
15.3		 15.8
22.1
10.7		 9.4
16.5
4.1		 1.7
8.8
-3.1		 -5.5
2.1
-10.4
Luoyang average (c)
(F)		 0
32		 2
35		 8
46		 15
58		 21
70		 26
81		 28
82		 25
79		 21
69		 15
59		 8
46		 2
35
Rain (mm)
(in)		 13
0.4		 18
0.7		 18
0.7		 23
0.9		 51
2		 102
4		 178
7		 76
3		 25
1		 18
0.7		 15
0.6		 13
0.4
Lhasa average
max
min		 -2.3
6.8
-10.2		 1.1
9.2
-6.9		 4.5
12.0
-3.2		 8.3
15.7
0.9		 12.3
19.7
5.1		 15.4
22.5
9.2		 15.1
21.7
9.9		 14.3
20.7
9.4		 12.7
19.6
7.6		 8.2
16.4
1.4		 2.3
11.6
-5.0		 -1.7
7.7
-9.1
Nanchang average
max
min		 5.0
8.8
2.0		 6.4
10.0
3.6		 10.9
14.8
7.9		 17.1
21.1
14.0		 21.8
25.5
18.9		 25.7
29.4
22.8		 29.6
34.0
26.0		 29.2
33.0
25.7		 24.8
29.2
21.6		 19.1
23.5
15.7		 13.1
17.5
9.8		 7.5
11.6
4.3

City

Month

 content Jan Feb Mar Apr May June July Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Nanjing average
max
min		 2.0
6.8
-1.6		 3.8
8.6
0.1		 8.4
13.4
4.4		 14.8
20.0
10.0		 19.9
25.0
15.6		 24.5
29.2
20.5		 28.0
32.2
24.1		 27.8
32.4
24.3		 22.7
27.3
19.1		 16.9
22.3
12.5		 10.5
15.9
6.30		 4.4
9.7
0.4
Rain (mm)
(in)		 152
6		 152
6		 203
8		 279
11		 304
12		 381
15		 254
10		 203
8		 178
7		 178
7		 152
6		 127
5
Nanning average
max
min		 12.8
17.3
9.6		 14.1
18.3
11.2		 17.6
21.5
14.8		 22.0
26.3
19.0		 26.0
30.7
22.7		 27.4
31.9
24.4		 28.3
33.0
25.1		 27.8
32.5
24.7		 26.6
31.6
23.3		 23.3
28.6
19.5		 18.6
24.1
14.8		 14.7
19.9
11.0
Qingdao average
max
min		 -1.2
2.4
-4.1		 0.1
3.7
-2.8		 4.5
8.5
1.6		 10.2
14.2
7.2		 15.7
19.9
12.6		 20.0
23.7
17.5		 23.9
26.9
21.8		 25.1
28.5
22.7		 21.4
25.3
18.3		 15.9
19.3
12.7		 8.8
12.3
5.7		 2.0
5.3
-0.9
Shanghai

 

 

 average (c)
(F)
max
min		 3.5
38.3
7.6
0.3		 4.9
40.8
8.7
1.4		 8.3
47
12.6
4.9		 13.7
56.7
18.5
10.4		 18.8
66
23.2
15.3		 23.3
75
27.8
20.1		 27.8
80.4
31.8
24.7		 27.7
81.7
31.6
24.7		 23.6
74.5
27.4
20.5		 18.0
64
22.4
14.3		 12.3
55
16.8
8.6		 6.25
43.7
10.7
2.7
Rain (mm)
(in)		 44
1.7		 63
2.5		 81
3.2		 111
4.4		 129
5.1		 157
6.2		 142
5.6		 116
4.6		 146
5.7		 47
1.8		 54
2.1		 39
1.5

Month

City

 content Jan Feb Mar Apr May June July Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Shenyang average
max
min		 -12.0
-5.6
-17.3		 -8.4
-2.1
-13.8		 0.1
5.8
-5.0		 9.3
15.7
3.2		 16.9
23.3
10.6		 21.5
27.0
16.3		 24.6
29.2
20.5		 23.5
28.3
19.2		 17.2
23.6
11.8		 9.4
15.9
4.0		 0.0
5.6
-4.6		 -8.5
-2.6
-13.3
Shenzhen average (c)
(F)		 13
55		 14
57		 18
64		 22
71		 26
78		 27
81		 28
83		 28
83		 27
81		 24
75		 20
68		 15
59
Rain (mm)
(in)		 152
6		 203
8		 254
10		 279
11		 381
15		 508
20		 457
18		 406
16		 330
13		 203
8		 152
6		 127
5
Shijiazhuang average (c) -1.9 -0.6 7.7 15.4 21.3 26.4 26.5 24.7 20.7 11.9 4.4 -0.5

Suzhou

 average (c) 3.5 4.0 8.5 12.8 18.0 24.1 27.0 27.1 21.7 16.8 13.0 6.9
Rain (mm)
(in)		 76
3		 76
3		 76
3		 102
4		 152
6		 203
8		 305
12		 254
10		 178
7		 152
6		 102
4		 76
3
Taipei average (c) 14.9 14.0 17.1 22.1 25.1 27.5 29.0 29.2 26.7 24.1 21.1 17.9
Taiyuan average (c) -5.2 -4.3 4.3 11.5 18.8 22.3 23.7 29.0 16.4 8.7 1.0 -0.3
Tianjin average
max
min		 -4.0
1.3
-8.2		 -1.6
3.9
-5.7		 5.0
10.6
0.5		 13.2
19.3
8.0		 20.0
26.2
14.4		 24.1
29.7
19.4		 26.4
30.7
22.8		 25.5
29.8
22.0		 20.8
25.9
16.5		 13.6
19.2
9.3		 5.2
10.3
1.4		 -1.6
-3.3
-5.2
Urumqi average
max
min		 -10.7
-5.4
-15.2		 -7.7
-0.6
-13.5		 -0.4
7.3
-6.5		 8.4
16.2
1.6		 14.9
22.5
7.7		 19.2
26.2
12.2		 20.9
27.7
14.1		 19.9
27.5
12.6		 14.2
22.3
7.0		 6.3
14.2
-0.1		 -2.1
4.0
-7.2		 -8.3
-3.2
-12.6
Rain (mm)
(in)		 15
0.6		 8
0.3		 13
0.5		 38
1.5		 28
1.1		 38
1.5		 25
0.7		 15
1.0		 15
0.6		 43
1.7		 41
1.6		 10
0.4
Wuhan average (c)
(F)
max
min		 3.0
37
7.3
-0.9		 5.0
41
9.7
1.3		 10.0
50
14.6
6.2		 16.1
61
20.8
12.1		 21.3
70
25.3
17.5		 25.7
80
30.1
22.0		 28.2
84
33.0
25.4		 28.2
83
32.9
24.7		 23.3
75
28.2
19.5		 17.5
63
22.9
13.3		 11.1
52
16.4
7.1		 5.4
40
10.5
1.4
Rain (mm)
(in)		 152
6		 152
6		 203
8		 279
11		 305
12		 381
15		 254
10		 203
8		 178
7		 178
7		 152
6		 127
5
Xi'an average
max
min		 1.0
4.5
-5.0		 2.1
7.7
-2.1		 8.1
14.3
3.1		 14.1
20.6
8.5		 19.1
25.6
13.2		 25.2
32.1
18.6		 26.6
32.4
21.7		 25.5
31.2
20.8		 19.4
24.8
15.2		 13.7
19.4
9.3		 6.6
12.0
2.96		 0.7
6.0
-3.1
Rain (mm)
(in)		 76
3		 76
3		 76
3		 102
4		 152
6		 203
8		 305
12		 254
10		 178
7		 152
6		 102
4		 76
3

Month

City

 content Jan Feb Mar Apr May June July Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Xining average (c) -7.0 -3.9 1.3 7.0 13.4 14.4 16.9 15.8 12.3 7.0 -3.0 -5.3
Yangshuo average (c)
(F)		 9
49		 10
49		 13
56		 19
66		 24
75		 24
75		 28
83		 28
82		 27
80		 22
72		 16
60		 11
52
Rain (mm)
(in)		 33
1.3		 56
2.2		 97
3.8		 160
6.3		 206
8.1		 193
7.6		 160
6.3		 178
7.0		 84
3.3		 43
1.7		 38
1.5		 38
1.5
Yinchuan average (c) -7.1 -5.2 1 8 10.1 19.1 21.2 23.3 20.9 15.7 8.3 -0.4 -6.1

Zhengzhou

 average (c) 0.8 1.1 8.3 15.9 21.9 26.7 27.4 25.6 20.6 13.6 6.9 1.9