Beijing , also known as Peking , is the capital of the People's Republic of China and one of the most populous cities in the world.
The city has a rather dry, monsoon-influenced humid continental climate, characterised by hot, humid summers due to the East Asian monsoon, and generally cold, windy, dry winters that reflect the influence of the vast Siberian anticyclone.
Spring can bear witness to sandstorms blowing in from the Mongolian steppe, accompanied by rapidly warming, but generally dry, conditions.
Autumn, like spring, sees little rain, but is crisp and short.
The monthly daily average temperature in January is −3.7 °C (25.3 °F), while in July it is 26.2 °C (79.2 °F).
Precipitation averages around 570 mm (22.4 in) annually, with the great majority of it falling in the summer months.
The city has a rather dry, monsoon-influenced humid continental climate, characterised by hot, humid summers due to the East Asian monsoon, and generally cold, windy, dry winters that reflect the influence of the vast Siberian anticyclone.
Spring can bear witness to sandstorms blowing in from the Mongolian steppe, accompanied by rapidly warming, but generally dry, conditions.
Autumn, like spring, sees little rain, but is crisp and short.
The monthly daily average temperature in January is −3.7 °C (25.3 °F), while in July it is 26.2 °C (79.2 °F).
Precipitation averages around 570 mm (22.4 in) annually, with the great majority of it falling in the summer months.
