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Written and periodically revised by Tempscape’s editors: how to read the data here, how weather systems shape travel, and how to plan by season and region.
How to read the mapsWhat the colours, the ranking and the seven-day strip each tell you, and how to read them together.Read →Weather planning for travel across ChinaWhere is comfortable in which month, and how to plan a route around the seasons.Read →Weather safety and comfortJudging heat, cold snaps, heavy rain and wind, and what to wear.Read →China regional climate guideThe climate character of the Northeast, North, Yangtze, South, Southwest and Northwest.Read →Weather data glossaryWhat high, feels-like, humidity, wind and the other terms mean on this site.Read →The best months to visit China’s citiesRecommended and avoid-months for six climate regions, with a month-by-month lookup.Read →Why big day–night swings make you catch coldFour mechanisms — a cooler nose, chills after sweat, dry air, fatigue — and seven practical measures.Read →How much to trust a seven-day forecastHow error grows with lead time, which elements are hardest, and how to decide with a forecast.Read →Plum rains, typhoons and cold wavesHow the three systems form, when and where they strike, and the signals to watch here.Read →High-altitude travel weather and altitude sicknessPlateau weather, season choice, altitude-sickness prevention and a packing list.Read →Choosing where to go in Japan by seasonMonth by month from Hokkaido to Okinawa: where to go, what to avoid, and a destination lookup.Read →