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fiogf49gjkf0d MOST OF THE TERRITORY OF CHINA LIES IN THE NORTH TEMPERATE ZONE WITH FOUR DISTINCT SEASONS. THE NORTHERN AREA OF CHINA IS SUBJECTED TO A CONTINENTAL CLIMATE WITH DRY, COLD WINTERS AND HOT SUMMERS. RAINFALL IS QUITE MODERATE IN THIS AREA. CENTRAL CHINA EXPERIENCES COLD WINTERS AND WARMER, HUMID SUMMERS WITH AN EVEN DISTRIBUTION OF RAIN. SOUTHERN CHINA HAS A SUB TROPICAL MONSOON CLIMATE WITH HOT AND HUMID SUMMERS ALONG WITH HIGH RAINFALL. WINTERS TEND TO BE MILDER IN THIS REGION. GENERALLY THE MOST AGREEABLE SEASONS IN CHINA ARE SPRING AND AUTUMN. CLOTHING : IN WINTER IT IS ADVISABLE TO BRING A WARM OVER- COAT, GLOVES, HATS AND EVEN WOOLEN UNDERWEAR. RAINWEAR IS NECESSARY THROUGHOUT CHINA AND YOU WOULD BE VERY HAPPY TO HAVE IT WITH YOU. IN THE MOUNTAIN AREAS WARMER CLOTHES MAY BE REQUIRED.
CLIMATE TABLES:
PEKING/BEIJING ALT 52M ---------------------- JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC TEMP MAX C 1 4 11 21 27 31 31 30 26 20 9 3 MIN C -10 -7 -1 7 13 18 21 20 14 7 -1 -8 RAIN MM 4 5 8 18 33 78 224 170 58 18 9 3 HUMIDITY AM 50 50 48 46 49 56 72 74 67 59 56 51 % PM 50 50 48 46 49 56 72 74 67 59 56 51
KASHI ALT 1309M --------------- JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC TEMP MAX C 0 5 13 22 27 30 33 30 26 19 10 2 MIN C -11 -7 2 9 13 16 18 17 12 5 -2 -8 RAIN MM 2 5 6 11 6 7 7 5 2 2 2 1 HUMIDITY AM 76 71 57 47 46 44 49 54 55 57 67 79 % PM SAME AS HUMIDITY AM SHANGHAI ALT 7M ---------------- JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC TEMP MAX C 8 8 11 19 22 27 31 30 26 23 16 10 MIN C 1 2 5 11 15 20 25 25 20 15 8 2 RAIN MM 48 58 84 94 94 180 147 142 130 72 51 36 HUMIDITY AM 87 89 89 91 92 94 93 94 94 92 90 89 % PM 58 60 53 58 56 66 66 65 64 53 55 62
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