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Jiangxi Climate & Weather
Jiangxi enjoys a subtropic humid monsoon climate.The annual mean temperature is 16-20° C. The annual average rainfall is 1200-1900 mm. Jiangxi has a warm and humid climate with cold springs and winters, hot summers and dry autumns thus accounting for its four distinct seasons. Annual rainfall averages 1,400-1,800 millimeters and the average temperature of the province is 3-9℃ in January and 27-31℃ in July.
Consequently, the climate in northern and southern Jiangxi differs by one solar term. Jiangxi has a warm climate, with an annual average temperature from 16.2 to 19.7 degrees Celsius. The free frost period lasts from 241 to 304 days, and the annual sunshine averages from 1,473 to 2,077 hours. The province enjoys plentiful rainfall, with annual mean precipitation ranging from 1,341.4 to 1,934.4 millimeters. This makes Jiangxi a lead among all the provinces and autonomous regions in annual rainfall. The subtropical moist climate is favorable for agricultural development.
Best Time to Visit Jiangxi
Close to the Tropic of Cancer, Jiangxi has distinct season changes. Due to its special topography, it has short springs and autumns, lasting for only two months, and four-month winters and summers. The weather in spring is ever changing. A rainy season joins spring with summer. Summers are hot and dry, and winters are cold and dank with a short frost period. There is a difference of 5.5 degrees latitude between the southern and northern tips of the province.
Bird-watching in Winter: Particularly attractive is Poyang Lake, which is not only the biggest fresh water lake in China, but also the largest winter habitat for white cranes. When winter approaches, about 2,800 white cranes will migrate to Poyang Lake to spend their winter. What a spectacular sight!
Summer Resort in Lushan: Lushan Mountain, a wonderful summer resort with its lush mountains, enveloping clouds and mists, rapid streams and numerous deep pools and waterfalls. Mysterious and enchanting sceneries nestle in its secluded valleys and deep ravines. Su
Dongpo, a well-known poet of the
Song Dynasty (960-1279), in honor of the 'Cloud Sea' of Lushan Mountain for its ever-changing mist, wrote, 'the failure to get a real perspective of the mountain only results in the fact that you are right in the midst of it'. The Lushan National Park has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1996.
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