2312 viewsClimate and Clothing

Located mainly in the northern Temperate Zone, China is featuring for a continental climate under the predominance of monsoon. The climate varies widely from region to region due to its vast territory and complex topography (The latitudes span nearly 50 degrees). For example, the northern part of Heilongjiang Province in northeast China has no summer while the Hainan Island has a long summer but no winter; the western part of Qinghai-Tibet Plateau is covered by snow all the year, but the Kunming City is spring-like all year round. However, the majority parts of China enjoy a distinct and clear four seasons. In winter, the monsoon wind arrives from Siberia and the Mongolia Plateau into the northern part and keep the area cold and dry, while in summer, the monsoon from southern coastal areas bring warm and abundant rainfall.

In fact, what’s the best time to travel to China is that depends on which places you’d like to and what kind of weather you enjoy. Generally speaking, April, May, September, October are the best time to visit China when the climate is comfortable and pleasant. However, the period is also the hot tourist season in China when the prices are higher and tourist destinations are a lot more crowded. And the low season arrives in late November and ends at February when the prices are lower and everywhere is not as crowded high season.

In general, the best season to travel China is late spring and early fall around May, June, September, and October when the climate is nice and pleasant. However, you’d better avoid the period around May 1st and Oct 1st when is the long national holidays for Chinese, if you do not enjoy crowded.

As China is a large country with varied climates, so travelers need pack different clothes at different regions on four distinct seasons. Indeed what to bring usually depends on the place and weather where you are at. The table below may give you some clothing suggestions for trip in China.