Is Guizhou tropical or subtropical?

Guizhou belongs to the subtropical humid monsoon climate zone.

The climate in Guizhou is warm and humid, with an average annual temperature of about 15 degrees Celsius, annual rainfall between 1000-1400 mm, and an annual frost-free period between 250-300 days. There is no severe cold in winter and no scorching heat in summer. The average temperature in January, the coldest month, is 4-6 degrees Celsius, and the average temperature in July, the hottest month, is 15-23 degrees Celsius. The unique climate characteristics make Guizhou an ideal leisure tourism and summer resort. There is more precipitation, an obvious rainy season, more cloudy days and less sunshine. The number of cloudy days in various parts of the territory generally exceeds 150, and the relative humidity is above 70% all year round. Affected by atmospheric circulation and topography, Guizhou's climate is diverse. "One mountain has four seasons, and ten miles have different weather." In addition, the climate is unstable and there are many types of disastrous weather, such as droughts, autumn winds, freezes, hail, etc., which have a certain impact on agricultural production.

Guizhou is located on the Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau. The terrain is higher in the west and lower in the east. It slopes from the center to the north, east and south, with an average altitude of about 1,100 meters. The Guizhou Plateau is mostly mountainous and is known as "eight mountains, one water and one farmland". The landforms can be broadly divided into three basic types: plateau mountains, hills and basins, of which 92.5% of the area is mountains and hills. There are many mountains in the territory, with many mountains and peaks stretching vertically and horizontally. There is Dalou Mountain in the north, which runs diagonally across the northern border from west to northeast. Loushan Pass, the key pass of Sichuan, Chongqing and Guizhou, is 1,444 meters high; Miao Ridge lies in the central and southern parts, with the main peak Leigong Mountain being 2,178 meters high; and in the northeast is Wuling Mountain, which winds from Hunan to Guizhou. Fanjing Mountain, the main peak, is 2,572 meters high; Wumeng Mountain towers in the west. Jiucaiping, Zhushi Township, Hezhang County, which belongs to this mountain range, has an altitude of 2,900.6 meters, the highest point in Guizhou. The place where the Shuikou River in Diping Township, Liping County, Qiandongnan Prefecture leaves the provincial boundary, has an altitude of 147.8 meters, which is the lowest point in the territory. The development of karst landforms in Guizhou is very typical. The karst (exposed) area is 109,084 square kilometers, accounting for 61.9% of the province's total land area. The karst within the territory is widely distributed, with complete morphological types and obvious regional differentiation, forming a special karst ecosystem.

Guizhou, referred to as "Qian" or "Gui", is a provincial-level administrative region in the Republic of China. Guiyang, the provincial capital, is located in the hinterland of southwest China's inland region. It is a transportation hub in southwest China and an important part of the Yangtze River Economic Belt. Guizhou borders Hunan to the east, Guangxi to the south, Yunnan to the west, and Sichuan and Chongqing to the north. It is about 595 kilometers long from east to west and about 509 kilometers from north to south. The easternmost is Dihu Township, Tianzhu County, Qiandongnan Prefecture, the westernmost is Yulong Township, Weining County, Bijie City, the southernmost is Luowan Township, Xingyi City, Qianxinan Prefecture, and the northernmost is Yangxi Town, Daozhen County, Zunyi City.