Beijing, Seoul climate types, climate characteristics

Beijing’s climate is a typical warm temperate semi-humid continental monsoon climate, with hot and rainy summers, cold and dry winters, and short spring and autumn. The annual average temperature in 2007 was 14.0℃ (Beijing Meteorological Bureau). -7 to -4℃ in January, 25 to 26℃ in July. The extreme minimum is -27.4℃, and the extreme maximum is over 42℃. The frost-free period lasts 180 to 200 days throughout the year, and is shorter in the western mountainous areas. The average rainfall in 2007 was 483.9 mm, making it one of the areas with the highest rainfall in North China. The seasonal distribution of precipitation is very uneven. 80% of the annual precipitation is concentrated in the three months of June, July and August in summer, and heavy rains often occur in July and August. In the past, there were frequent sandstorms in spring in Beijing and North China, and the number of days when the urban air quality reached Level 2 or better than Level 2 was 246 days (in 2007), 5 days more than the previous year, accounting for 67.4% of the total days in the year.

Seoul has a temperate to cold zone climate. The annual average temperature is around 11.8°C, with four distinct seasons. There is less rain in spring and autumn and the climate is warm, making it suitable for tourism. In summer (June to mid-September), the monthly average temperature is 20℃-27℃, with continuous high temperature and rainy weather. In winter (December to February), the temperature is slightly lower than that of other cities at the same latitude. (The monthly average temperature is -5℃~0℃).