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Temperature   Precipitation   Sunshine

The Mohe area of Heilongjiang Province at the northernmost tip of China, located north of Latitude 53°cN, has a frigid temperate climate. Zengmu Ansha in Hainan Province at the southern end, only 400 km from the equator, is dominated by the equatorial climate. Thus, there is great temperature difference between the south and the north.

In winter, most areas in China are cold and the temperature varies greatly between northern and southern parts. In Mohe, the temperature in January averages -30°c, while that in Sanya, Hainan, is above 20°c

In summer, the northern part has long daylight hours because the sun is directly over the Northern Hemisphere at this time. The northern areas get almost as much heat from sunlight as the southern part. Therefore, the temperature is high nationwide, except for the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau with an exceptional elevation, and temperature difference is small between the north and the south.