Climate, Weather and Geography in China

China is an enormous country with several different weather systems and the geography is just as diverse. From the cold northern reaches of China and the Gobi Desert to the blistering hot sunshine and subtropical climate.

• China’s north (Beijing and up) has extremely cold winters and mild summers.
• China’s east coast (near Shanghai) has cold winters and hot and humid summers.
• China’s south has hot, humid, and rainy summers and mild winters.
• Western parts of China, such as Tibet and Xinjiang, suffer from extremes of both heat and cold at various points of the year. Since Tibet is elevated, hot days can suddenly turn into cold nights.
• North-central and western parts of China are extremely dry year-round, accounting for the ever-expanding desert.
• Hong Kong, Guangdong Province, and Hainan Island are sub-tropical and thus warm for pretty much the whole year.