Location and Climate

Location and Climate

Kunming is situated in the northeast of Yunnan Province (102° -103° E and 24° -26° N) on the Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau at an altitude of 1890m meters above sea level. The city is referred to by many names, but the nickname "Spring City" was given to characterize its springtime-all-year-round climate that is influenced by the southern Asiatic monsoon. Its perpetual spring weather is characterized by an annual average temperature of about 16°C. It never goes below 1C (34F) in winter, while the warmest summer day is never above a balmy 25C (77F). The city has approximately 1035 mm of annual rainfall, of which the majority falls from May to October.

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