It's a very English topic, but 5 years in the UK did indeed take their toll and weather in Beijing is just worth talking about.
Being being on the same latitude as Rome should suggest a certain kind of climate, but how wrong we were! We just experienced the second freezing winter with temperatures of approx. -10 degrees (apparently this was the coldest winter in 60 years, but Beijingers say that every year). Now arriving at the end of March, we're still wearing the winter coat that is totally sufficient in the UK, for the real winter in Beijing we have an extra-thick one (purchased locally).
Winters and summers are almost equally long in Beijing, spring and autumn last approx. 3 days each. Summers around 30 Degrees, with almost no temperature drop at night (maybe 1-2 degrees).
And this year we actually had quite a few snowfalls over the winter, the latest one last Sunday! Going from last year's experience we should have summer by 5th April, when we immediately changed from winter coats into mini skirts. I'm hoping for the same effect this year!
To top things off, this morning at 9.00 I looked out of the window and everything was yellow. The sandstorm season has started. So, hopefully the hot weather will soon follow.
No comments:
Post a Comment