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WEATHER
China has a climate dominated by monsoonal winds. It features clear temperature differences in winter and summer. In winter, northerly winds coming from high latitude areas are cold and dry, and in summer, southerly winds from sea areas at lower longitudes are warm and moist. In addition, climates differ from region to region because of the country's extensive territory and complex topography. In the southeastern part south of the Nanling Mountains, rains are plenty and the temperature is high all year round. In the Yangtze and Huaihe river valleys in the central part, there are four distinctive seasons. In northeast China, summer is short but there is much sunshine, while winter is long and cold. Precipitation is limited in northwest China where it is cold in winter and hot in summer. In southwest China of low latitudes, the land is elevated high, and it features vertical seasonal zones with temperatures differing from a valley to a mountain peak

CLIMATE AND CLOTHING
China's climate ranges from year-round tropical heat in Hainan to Siberian conditions in the far north and classic desert weather in the far west. Clothing is usually dictated by the weather. In winter it is a good idea to wear layers of garments so as to be able to strip down when necessary. In warm weather clothing should be casual and designed for comfort.

Average Temperatures in Major Cities
BEIJING JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC
Fahrenheit 28 32 40 60 75 78 80 76 68 55 40 36
Celsius -2 0 4 15 24 25 26 24 20 13 4 2
SHANGHAI JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC
Fahrenheit 40 42 50 65 72 80 82 80 75 62 50 42
Celsius 4 5 10 18 22 26 27 26 24 16 10 5
GUANGZHOU JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC
Fahrenheit 58 60 69 71 80 83 83 81 78 70 60 57
Celsius 14 15 20 21 26 28 28 27 25 21 15 14
XIAN JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC
Fahrenheit 32 38 50 56 72 80 78 76 60 52 40 30
Celsius 0 3 10 13 22 26 25 24 15 11 4 -1
KUNMING JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC
Fahrenheit 50 52 58 65 68 68 70 67 65 62 55 50
Celsius 10 11 14 18 20 20 21 19 18 16 13 10
LHASA JAN FEB MAR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC
Fahrenheit 29 34 41 46 54 60 61 60 57 48 39 32
Celsius 1 1 5 8 12 15 16 15 14 9 4 0
URUMQI JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC
Fahrenheit 5 10 32 50 66 74 78 74 64 47 28 10
Celsius -15 -12 0 10 19 23 25 23 17 8 -2 -12
GUILIN JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC
Fahrenheit 47 48 56 65 74 79 83 82 78 69 59 50
Celsius 8 9 13 18 23 26 28 27 25 20 15 10