Climate in China

Climate

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Last Update : 4/3/2008 3:53:28 AM: With a vast territory, China covers a wide range of latitude and longitude, and some areas are far from the sea and some are by the sea. As a result, both the terrain and the climate are varied and complicated.
Last Update : 4/3/2008 3:53:54 AM: China has a climate dominated by dry and wet monsoons, which make clear temperature differences in winter and summer. In summer, influenced by the warm and moist winds from the seas, most parts of China are hot and rainy. Wuhan, Chongqing and Nanjing along the Yangtze River are China's three famous 'furnaces'. In winter, the cold and dry winds blowing from the continents to the seas are popular, so most parts are cold and dry especially north China.
Last Update : 4/3/2008 3:54:00 AM: In terms of temperature, China can be sectored from south to north into equatorial, tropical, subtropical, warm-temperate, temperate, and cold-temperate zones. China lies mainly in the North Temperate Zone, characterized by a warm climate and distinctive seasons, with a climate well suited for habitation. The following form provides you the general information of the temperature zone distributions.
Last Update : 4/3/2008 3:54:19 AM: The precipitation of China varies a lot from place to place and changes along with the seasons. The rainy season begins earlier in south China and lasts for a longer time, centralizing from May to October. While in the north, the rainy season centralizes in July and August for a shorter period of time. Generally speaking, most parts are rainy in summer and autumn and dry in winter and spring. The following form supplies you the brief information of the dry and wet area distributions of China.
Last Update : 4/3/2008 3:54:44 AM: According to the climate difference, China can be divided into seven sections - north, northeast, central, west, east and south. North and northeast China are dry for most time of the year, and the winters there are much longer than the other sections, when there are usually heavy snows. The central section are the areas along the Yangtze River where are with distinctive four seasons. The west section is always dry and sunny in summer, but the temperature differs a lot between the day and the night. With Turpan as the representative, where is referred as the 'hottest place in China' with maximums of around 47 C, the desert areas can be scorching in the daytime, while it may fall to around 0 C at night. Because near the sea, the eastern parts of China are warmer and more humid, and the temperature changes little between the day and the night. Opposite to north and northeast China, the winter of south China is short, falling between January and March.

Temperature Zone	Distribution Range
Tropical Zone	Hainan Province and the southern parts of Yunnan, Guangdong and Taiwan Provinces
Subtropical Zone	south of Qinling Mountain-Huaihe River line and eastern Qinghai-Tibet Plateau
Warm-temperature Zone	the majority part of the middle and lower reaches of the Yellow River and southern Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region
Middle-temperate Zone	northeast China, most of Inner Mongolian and northern Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region
Frigid-temperate Zone	the northern parts of Heilongjiang Province and the northeastern parts of Inner Mongolian
Qinghai-Tibet Plateau Temperate Zone	Qinghai-Tibet Plateau

Area	Distribution Range
Humid Areas	south of Qinling Mountain-Huaihe River line, the southern Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, eastern Inner Mongolia, eastern Heilongjiang, Jilin and Liaoning Provinces
Semi-humid Areas	the Northeast Plain, the North China Plain, most of the Loess Plateau and southeastern Qinghai-Tibet Plateau
Semi-arid Areas	parts of the Inner Mongolian Plateau and Loess Plateau most of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau
Arid Areas	Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, western Inner Mongolian Plateau and northwestern Qinghai-Tibet Plateau