Hangzhou
weather
Hangzhou is located in eastern coast of China; it is of a subtropical monsoon climate, the featured temperature there is mild and humid, the city is with sufficient sunlight, abundant rainfall and four distinct seasons. The weather conditions are with obvious seasonal changes, rains in the spring, hot weather in summer, fresh and clean air in autumn, dry and cold winter climate.
The subtropical monsoon climate brings Hangzhou full resources of rains and featured four seasons which are good for agriculture and tourism, however sometimes it brings disasters also (like the famous the Qiantang River in Hangzhou takes some people’s lives away every year when its tide is rising).
Due to the globe warming, Hangzhou is one of the cities encountering strange weathers nowadays, people may noticed it has the most frequent disaster in 2011, earthquakes in Japan, tornados in U.S, etc. The weather in Hangzhou shows strange features also, e.g. more snow and heavy snow in winters, continue to rain for couple of months, having a colder weather during winters, more dry days if it is not raining.
Seasons: Features of the Climate\ Lowest Temperature \ Highest Temperature
Spring: Rainy, Cold 11.7oC (April) 20 oC (May)
Summer: Hot, Rainy 24.5 oC (Aug.) 32.8 oC (Aug.)
Autumn: Sunny 13.9oC (Oct.) 22.78oC (Oct.)
Winter: Dry, Cold 0oC (Jan.) 7.7 oC (Jan.)
Cloth wearing tips at Hangzhou:
The weird weather makes people puzzled in choosing what cloth to wear, it is one of the most impressive things people may talk about. The spring and winter mixed together and showing more chaotic changes. During the early spring months, you may find the weather in the early morning is only -2.7 degree centigrade but the hottest period in the day reaches 24 degree! And in a short period of one week or 10 days, you may find you may need to put on eiderdown outerwear some day and maybe a short or T-shirt is enough for other days. Therefore, the people’s dressing in Hangzhou is more like a fashionable dressing show, people have different dressing and the clothes sales are good.
The suggestion therefore is making a good preparation and bringing every cloth that may be used when you travel to Hangzhou and never forget to watch the weather forecast and bring your rain suits.