Jianshui Climate
1. Geography in Jianshui
Jianshui County is located in the east of Yunnan Province, geographical coordinate is 23°37′N, 102°50′E. This county has a area of 3940 square kilometers. It borders Kaiyuan City(开远市) in the east, Shiping County(石屏县) in the west, Tonghai County(通海县) in the north and Yuanyang County in the south. Jianshui County is dominated by mountainous area, 89% of the county is mountain.
2. Climate in Jianshui
Jianshui County is located in low-latitude area; the Tropical of Cancer runs through the south of Jianshui; Long sunshine duration and frost-free season, as well as high effective accumulative temperature. All of these form subtropical monsoon climate of Jianshui. Influenced by the changes of seasons and terrain, the climate presents three-dimension climate characteristics of hot and rainy in summer and mild and rainless in winter.
Here are some data on Jianshui climate.
Annual Average Temperature: 19.8℃
Annual Average Ground Temperature: 20.8℃
Annual Average Relative Humidity: 72%
Annual Average Sunshine Duration: 2322 hours
Annual Average Rainfall: 805 mm
Annual Frost-free Period: 307 days
3. The Best Time to Visit Jianshui
Although the climate in Jiangshui is temperate in winter, tourists can go to Jianshui anytime, the best time to visit Jianshui are March to April and September to November, when the temperature and rainfall are favorable.
because of the mild climate in winter, Yunnan attracts a crowd of tourists from north and other cold places. Try to avoid holiday peak days such as Spring Festival(usually in late January and early February), Labor's Day(May 1st to 3rd), National Day(October 1st to 7th), because popular tourist spots are crowded with Chinese tourists.
