Climate types and characteristics in Beijing and Seoul

Beijing's climate is a typical warm temperate semi-humid continental monsoon climate, with hot and rainy summer, cold and dry winter and short spring and autumn. The average annual temperature in 2007 was 14.0℃ (Beijing Meteorological Bureau). 1 -7 to -4℃, July 25 to 26℃. Extreme minimum -27.4℃, extreme maximum above 42℃. The frost-free period of the whole year is 180 to 200 days, which is shorter in the western mountainous area. In 2007, the average rainfall was 483.9 mm, which is one of the most rainy areas in North China. The seasonal distribution of precipitation is very uneven. 80% of the annual precipitation is concentrated in June, July and August in summer, and there are often heavy rains in July and August. There are frequent sandstorms in Beijing and North China in spring, and the number of days when the urban air quality reached Grade II or better was 246 (2007), 5 days more than the previous year, accounting for 67.4% of the total days in the whole year.

Seoul has a temperate cold climate. The annual average temperature is about 1 1.8℃, with four distinct seasons. There is little rain and warm climate in spring and autumn, which is suitable for traveling. In summer (from June to mid-September), the average monthly temperature is 20℃- 27℃, which is continuous high temperature and rainy weather. In winter (65438+February ~ February), the temperature is slightly lower than other cities in the same latitude. (The monthly average temperature is -5℃~0℃).