The best time to travel in the United States is when the consumption level in the United States is high.
climate
The United States has a large geographical area, so the climate types are different. Take common places as an example:
The northern part of the west coast: represented by Seattle, it is characterized by rainy days, but it is not too hot in summer and not too cold in winter, and the trees are evergreen;
South of the west coast: represented by San Francisco/Los Angeles, the Mediterranean climate is sunny and rainy in winter, making it very livable and comfortable as a whole;
Inland west: it is desert type, Death Valley/Las Vegas, where all kinds of famous national parks are located;
5 Great Lakes+Northeast Coast: This area has four distinct seasons as a whole, which is somewhat similar to northern China, but not so dry, cooler in summer and colder in winter;
South of the east coast: the four seasons are also distinct, not as cold as in the north; Entering Florida is a tropical climate with hot summer/warm winter;
It should be noted that in many parts of the United States, the temperature difference between morning and evening will be great! It is very likely to wear shorts at noon and jackets at night (especially in suburbs like national parks) ~
Hurricane: June-10, which generally appears in the southeast of the United States (including Florida), which is the green part of the picture;
Tornado: From April to June, it usually occurs in the midwest of the United States, such as Oklahoma. It's dark brown in the picture, but we usually play on the east and west coasts, but we don't usually see it.
The off-season of American tourism
Tourist peak season: July &; August
# Catch up with the summer vacation of American students, and with the warm weather, the scenic spot is generally suitable for hiking;
# But few people go to the southwest desert area because it is too hot, such as Death Valley; # During this period, there are many scenic spots and the house prices are high;
Low season:11-March
# No flowers, no colorful trees, it is snowing or will snow in many areas, and some roads in national parks are closed;
# During this period, tourists are greatly reduced, and hotel prices are also very low (except for ski resorts and Florida to avoid the cold);
Other good seasons: April-May&; 9- 10 month
# There are not many tourists, and the hotel ticket price is also in a reasonable range;
# Flowers suitable for spring, color-changing wood in autumn;
# In some areas, the temperature may drop, but there will be no snowstorm or anything else;
# 8- 165438+ 10 There may be a hurricane in the southeastern United States;
About American time difference
1. The United States has four time zones:
The Pacific time zone, which is 16 hours later than China, represents the city of Los Angeles. For example, it is 9:00 a.m. in Beijing and17: 00 p.m. in Los Angeles;
B the mountainous time zone, which is 15 hours later than China, represents the city of Salt Lake City. For example, it is 9:00 am in Beijing and 8: 00 pm in Salt Lake City.
C the central time zone is 14 hours later than China, representing Chicago. For example, it is 9:00 am in Beijing and19: 00 am in Chicago;
D The eastern time zone is 13 hours later than that of China, representing new york City. For example, it is 9 am in Beijing and 20 pm in Los Angeles.
2. The smartphone will automatically adjust the time when there is a network;
3. The United States also implements daylight saving time (from the second Sunday in March to 1 1 Sunday in October), which will advance the watch by 1 hour (Arizona and Hawaii do not adopt daylight saving time).
About the dollar
The denomination of paper money is 1, 5, 10, 20, 50, 100 USD. It should be pointed out that:
In spoken English, you may say one buck instead of one dollar, the plural is bucks, and 1000 is one thousand.
Coin denomination: 1, 5 10/0,2550100 cent.
But it should be noted that:
US$ 1 = 100 cents, which is Cent in English, but Cent is rarely used in American spoken language.
1 cent-a penny in the United States.
5 cents-5 cents in America.
10 cent-a dime in the United States.
It's 25 cents a quarter in America.
Fifty cents-half a dollar in America.
Does the United States support UnionPay cards?
# If you swipe your card, you can divide it into local cards. Outlets support most big cities.
# If you withdraw cash, you can try it even if there is no UnionPay logo printed on the ATM. Big cities support better;
# But generally speaking, in addition to UnionPay card, you should also bring dual-currency card or EMV chip card (consult the bank for details), because you will definitely encounter places where you can't swipe your card ~
About sales tax and tax refund
# The United States has sales tax, but there is no value-added tax (VAT).
# Sales tax is determined and collected by state governments, and has nothing to do with the federal government of the United States. The acquisition range is 0%- 10%.
# Value-added tax is a national tax-because the United States does not have it, the United States cannot refund the tax.
# In addition, the sales tax is not reflected in the price tag, so please pay attention when shopping.
The picture is the data of 20 15 for reference only:
Tourism consumption level in the United States
# Cheap hotel 50- 100 USD;
# Mid-range Hotel 100-200 USD;
# High-end hotels in the United States are generally more than $250.
(Off-season/whether there are activities/whether the surrounding attractions are popular will make the hotel prices vary greatly, and the above are for reference only)
# Cheap roadside dining cars/shops can be controlled at 10- 15 USD a day;
# Mid-range catering consumption can be controlled at $ 25-40 a day (that is, there are seats for you to order).
# High-end catering 75- 100 USD (that is, the dessert level of appetizers and main courses).
Visa: The longest tourist visa is a round trip for more than ten years.
Off-season: July/August is the summer+peak season in the United States, all kinds of expensive! 11-March is the off-season, with all kinds of cold/few people/low prices ~
Plug: American plugs are mostly 3-pin, which is different from China. You need to buy an adapter.
Tipping: this is a tipping country, which is common: restaurants are 20% higher (because waiters earn money by tipping, but fast food restaurants definitely don't use it; If it's packed, such as pizza, you don't have to deliver it, but if the waiter asks you to go back to the car to deliver it to you, you still have to pay $2,300. ) taxi 15%-20% hotel luggage (1 luggage $2, multiple pieces of luggage 1 dollar on average) hotel parking $5 and getting out of bed in the morning 65438+.
Capital: Washington, DC, Washington, DC (under the federal government, not belonging to any of the 50 States)
Race and belief: white 75%+ Protestant 50%+ Catholic 20%