Most of country lies in temperate belt and its climatic patterns are very complex as well. Northernmost point of china lies along Heilong Jiang in the Heilongjiang province in cold-temperate zones.

Differences of temperate in winter season are great, but in summer it is considerably diversity less, such as northern portions of the Heilongjiang experience an average mean temperature in January below 0 Degree C and reading may also drop to -30 Degree C, average mean in July in same area many exceed at 20 Degree C. Southern and central parts of Guangdong experience temperature above 10 Degree C while in July month mean is about 28 Degree C. in same areas precipitation regionally varies more than temperature, in Qin Ling of South China, there is abundant rainfall, it come with summer monsoon mostly.

Overall country climate has dominated by the wet monsoon and dry seasons, it leads to the clear temperature in summer and winter, northern winds are coming from the high latitude in winter in which areas as dry and cold, and southern wind from the sea areas are moist and warm in summer. Climates in china differs form the region to region due to complex and extensive topography of country. In south of Nanling Mountains , there are prolific rains where temperature is high. Summer is short in northeast part of china, and there is much sunshine as well, while winter is cold and long.