Beijing has a continental climate. Annual rainfall averages nearly 700 millimetres, most of it comes in July and August. Winter is dry and cold and has little snow. The best time to visit Beijing is May, September and October, when people enjoy bright sunny sky, with the highest temperature around 30 degrees Celsius and the lowest temperature around 18 degrees Celsius.

Shanghai has a humid subtropical climate. Shanghai weather is dominated by all the four seasons, with freezing temperatures during the winter season and a 32 degrees Celsius (90 degrees Fahrenheit) average high during the hottest months of July and August. Summer starts in the month of June. The months of July and August are the hottest, summer is the peak season for tourism.