Hainan Weather and Climate

Hainan island on the southern part of China, is an island of Monsoon weather. Hainan province has China's most characteristic of tropical marine climate: warm all year round, the rainfall is plentiful, dry and wet seasons obvious, often strong wind, tropical storm, Typhoon-prone climate resources and diverse. Hainan Province, which has become a prime travel attraction in China, attracts the travelers towards it mainly because of its marvelous weather all year.

Hainan Island is a tropical island and has the tropical weather. Monsoon weather is observed in the Hainan island in China. This island province is situated in the southern most part of China and that is why the weather here is a little different from the main land.

In Hainan , weather varies according to the different areas of different landscapes. In this island there are rivers and mountainous areas and Hainan is open to the sea also. In the coastal areas the temperature remains relatively mild in comparism with the North and Eastern parts. The temperature rises after February and reaches its climax during the months of July to August. In summer season the temperature remains within 20 to 25 degrees centigrade. But sometimes it can reach up to more than 30 degrees making it hot and almost unbearable. During the winter season the temperature reading varies from 16 to 24 degrees. The coldest month in Hainan is from January to February. The general temperature in Hainan is near about ten degree Celsius. Regarding the landscapes, temperature is comparatively cold near the coastal areas. On the contrary, the Northern and the Eastern part of Hainan have high temperature.

The rainfall is abundant in most parts of Hainan Island. As Monsoon weather prevails here, rainy season comes twice a year, during the summer and during the winter. Most of the annual rainfall Hainan gets in the summer rainy season. Rainfall depends on the landscapes also. While in the Northern and Central part rainfall is very high, the coastal area gets relatively less rainfall. The annual rainfall in the Northern and Eastern part can go up to 2000 2400 mm. But in the coastal areas it can be as low as less the 1000 mm. Typhoon plays a decisive role in the annual rainfall. The Eastern part of Hainan island has a bad reputation of being devastated by the typhoon every year as it is situated in the way by which typhoon goes by. As a result, though Hainan can be called to be blessed by nature in many ways, people of the typhoon affected area suffer very much.,

Author/Editor By : HCT

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