China Climate
Climate Zone and Historical Climate Data
China Climatic Classifications
| Code | Description | Group | Number of states/regions | States/regions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cfa | Humid subtropical, no dry season | Temperate | 10 | Anhui Chongqing Fujian Guangxi Guizhou Hubei Hunan Jiangxi Shanghai Zhejiang |
| Bsk | Mid-latitude steppe | Arid | 5 | Gansu Hebei Inner Mongolia Ningxia Shanxi |
| Dwa | Humid continental, severe dry winter, hot summer | Cold (continental) | 5 | Beijing Jilin Liaoning Shaanxi Tianjin |
| Cwa | Humid subtropical, dry winter | Temperate | 4 | Guangdong Henan Jiangsu Shandong |
| Cwb | Temperate highland tropical climate with dry winters | Temperate | 2 | Sichuan Yunnan |
| Et | Tundra | Polar | 2 | Qinghai Tibet |
| Aw | Tropical wet and dry or savanna | Tropical | 1 | Hainan |
| Bwk | Mid-latitude desert | Arid | 1 | Xinjiang |
| Dwb | Humid continental, severe dry winter, warm summer | Cold (continental) | 1 | Heilongjiang |
Summary: Most regions (10) in China lie in the Humid subtropical, no dry season climate zone (Köppen: Cfa). The mean average of annual temperatures range from a high of 25.71°C (78.28°F) in Hainan to a low of 0.62°C (33.12°F) in Tibet.
Climate China: Weather By Month
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Nov | Oct | Dec | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Record high °C (°F) | 22.1(71.78) | 25.11(77.2) | 29.22(84.6) | 31.62(88.92) | 33.39(92.1) | 34.23(93.61) | 34.13(93.43) | 34.08(93.34) | 30.98(87.76) | 28.23(82.81) | 25.93(78.67) | 22.05(71.69) | 34.23(93.61) |
| Average high °C (°F) | 3.76(38.77) | 6.99(44.58) | 13.12(55.62) | 19.3(66.74) | 24.2(75.56) | 27.27(81.09) | 29.2(84.56) | 28.53(83.35) | 24.21(75.58) | 18.56(65.41) | 11.89(53.4) | 5.22(41.4) | 17.69(63.84) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 0.61(33.1) | 3.73(38.71) | 9.87(49.77) | 16.05(60.89) | 21.07(69.93) | 24.4(75.92) | 26.34(79.41) | 25.54(77.97) | 21.2(70.16) | 15.54(59.97) | 8.91(48.04) | 2.2(35.96) | 14.62(58.32) |
| Average low °C (°F) | -3.78(25.2) | -1.38(29.52) | 4.05(39.29) | 9.52(49.14) | 14.45(58.01) | 18.33(64.99) | 20.49(68.88) | 19.72(67.5) | 15.63(60.13) | 10.34(50.61) | 4.34(39.81) | -2.05(28.31) | 9.14(48.45) |
| Record low °C (°F) | -24.44(-11.99) | -21.81(-7.26) | -12.35(9.77) | -5.15(22.73) | -0.21(31.62) | 4.82(40.68) | 6.6(43.88) | 5.99(42.78) | 3.19(37.74) | -2.97(26.65) | -11.85(10.67) | -21.95(-7.51) | -24.44(-11.99) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 16.24(0.64) | 18.49(0.73) | 29.35(1.16) | 40.68(1.6) | 65.45(2.58) | 91.91(3.62) | 99.88(3.93) | 92.66(3.65) | 59.24(2.33) | 29.36(1.16) | 19.21(0.76) | 13.24(0.52) | 47.98(1.89) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 3.18 | 3.61 | 5.45 | 6.99 | 9.29 | 11.27 | 13.23 | 12.49 | 9.11 | 5.16 | 4.16 | 2.78 | 7.23 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 62.28 | 61.26 | 56.1 | 55.1 | 57.86 | 64.47 | 69.08 | 69.92 | 68.47 | 61.25 | 61.48 | 59.7 | 62.25 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 8.0 | 8.75 | 10.07 | 11.38 | 12.29 | 12.68 | 12.54 | 11.93 | 10.73 | 9.05 | 7.94 | 7.9 | 10.27 |
China Climate Graph
China’s Cities by Temperature
China’s states/regions ranking by average yearly temperature:
| Hainan | 25.71°C | 78.28°F | |
| Guangdong | 23.24°C | 73.83°F | |
| Guangxi | 22.52°C | 72.54°F | |
| Jiangxi | 20.72°C | 69.3°F | |
| Fujian | 19.79°C | 67.62°F | |
| Hunan | 18.79°C | 65.82°F | |
| Zhejiang | 18.79°C | 65.82°F | |
| Hubei | 18.61°C | 65.5°F | |
| Shanghai | 18.33°C | 64.99°F | |
| Anhui | 18.14°C | 64.65°F | |
| Yunnan | 18.11°C | 64.6°F | |
| Henan | 17.5°C | 63.5°F | |
| Jiangsu | 17.38°C | 63.28°F | |
| Chongqing | 17.03°C | 62.65°F | |
| Hebei | 16.38°C | 61.48°F | |
| Guizhou | 16.06°C | 60.91°F | |
| Sichuan | 16.03°C | 60.85°F | |
| Tianjin | 15.24°C | 59.43°F | |
| Shandong | 15.11°C | 59.2°F | |
| Beijing | 14.62°C | 58.32°F | |
| Shaanxi | 13.26°C | 55.87°F | |
| Shanxi | 12.17°C | 53.91°F | |
| Liaoning | 10.74°C | 51.33°F | |
| Gansu | 10.7°C | 51.26°F | |
| Ningxia | 10.45°C | 50.81°F | |
| Qinghai | 8.53°C | 47.35°F | |
| Inner Mongolia | 6.3°C | 43.34°F | |
| Jilin | 6.17°C | 43.11°F | |
| Xinjiang | 3.13°C | 37.63°F | |
| Heilongjiang | 3.11°C | 37.6°F | |
| Tibet | 0.62°C | 33.12°F |
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