China - weather in November

November is the last autumn month in China, and it is cold in the north, mild in the center and pleasantly warm in the south. The rains are rare in the north and a little more frequent in the center-south.
Given the size of the country, the average temperatures vary greatly: they are already cold in the north-west, in Xinjiang, largely occupied by desert plateaus (see Ürümqi) and in the north-east, in Manchuria (see Harbin), especially in the part closest to Siberia (see Tahe). However, the sun shines quite often.
In Beijing, the nights are still cold, but the days are quite mild.
In the central area (see Shanghai, Wuhan), temperatures are mild, and the rains are a little more frequent than in the north.
In the south, temperatures are very mild, and in Guangdong and Guangxi, the daily average exceeds 20 °C (68 °F) on the coasts south of the Tropic.
In the far south, on the island of Hainan, where the climate is tropical, the average temperature is 23 °C (73 °F) on the north coast (see Haikou), and even 26 °C (79 °F) on the southern coast (see Sanya).
In November there may be cold spells, especially in the second half of the month, even though they are less intense than in the following months. In these situations, the temperature can drop to about -20 °C (-4 °F) in the north, to -7/-8 °C (18/19 °F) in Beijing and close to freezing in Shanghai, while in the south (see Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Hong Kong), there can be cool days, with lows of around 10/12 °C (50/54 °F).
Precipitation is rare in the north and in Tibet, where it can occur in the form of snow, while in the center-south the rains are a little more frequent. Anyway, in November, the dry season begins in China and will last throughout the winter.
In early November, typhoons, the tropical cyclones of East Asia, can still pass in the south.

The sea is warm enough for swimming only in the south, starting from the latitude of the Tropic, i.e. on the coasts of Guangxi, Guangdong and Hainan Island.

The following tables show the climate averages in the month of November in China in a selection of locations.

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Monthly climate averages - November

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See also: China, the weather in October - December
The climate of China