Being a country covering an area of 2.5 million square kilometers and five temperature zones and affecting by the monsoons, China climate is different from various areas. Divided into five main regions—North China, South China, Central China, West China and East China, the climate in these regions has its own features. If you want to visit China or want to know the best time to visit China, you must know something about China climate, especially the climate in each region.
China climate is extremely diverse. In order to help you know more about China climate by region, GWD has lits the main situation of the five regions’ climate, and the best places to visit in this five regions. Travelling to China in the best time will value your China tour and take you to experience the fantastic sceneries in this large and mysterious country.
East China Climate
Located in the east part of China, the East China is close to the seas of China. Near the China Yellow Sea and East China Sea, the East China climate is sometimes decided by the typhoon from the seas and the ocean current. Different from the other China regions’ climate, East China climate are affected all years around by two factors—the monsoon from the continent, the ocean current and the typhoons from the both seas. Controlling by the monsoons from the continent and sea and the typhoons from the both seas, the features of East China climate include moderate and rainy in the summer, cold and dry in the winter, the rainfall appears in the summer especially in the August and September. It seems that the East China climate is something fierce, but in fact, this kind of climate feature takes this region special scenery
The temperature in East China is the most moderate in China. In the summer the temperature is just 25 Celsius on average (77 Fahrenheit), and in the winter, the temperature is above 5 Celsius (41 Fahrenheit) on average. The monsoons, the ocean current and the typhoon from the sea in the summer take rainy to the East China so that the temperature in this region is not hot as the one in the South China, besides, the rainy can reduce the affection from the fierce weather on agriculture in East China in summer and winter, that is why East China is called the a land of abundance.
Monsoons, ocean current and typhoons make the East China climate suitable for the agriculture in this region and this kind of climate makes the East China a place for tourism development. In the east part, you can see the beautiful seas, the water towns, the amazing lakes, the contemporary cities. The best places to visit East China are Qingdao, Suzhou, Hangzhou, Shanghai, Xiamen, and Taipei
East China Climate Features
- Affecting by monsoons, ocean current, and typhoon.
- Moderate all year around, 25 Celsius on average (77 Fahrenheit) in the summer, above 5 Celsius (41 Fahrenheit) on average in the winter.
- Rainfall is mainly in the summer.
Best Places to Visit in China
- Qingdao, a city with excellent environment, is a place holding the Olympic Sailing Regatta 2008.
- Suzhou, a city with exquisite gardens, is a heaven for architects and a treasure of China garden.
- Hangzhou, a city called “Heaven on earth”, is a beautiful city with the amazing West Lake.
- Shanghai, city renown as the New York in the East, is the pioneer in the development of city.
- Xiamen, a city closet to Taiwan, is a romantic place for lovers and a leisure city in China.
Weather of Best Places to Visit China
| Qingdao Weather | Suzhou Weather | Hangzhou Weather | Shanghai Weather | Xiamen Weather |
Other China Region Climate
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