Lu’an's Climate
Lu’an lies in western Anhui province in eastern China, in the transition between the Yangtze plain and the Dabie Mountains, and has a humid subtropical monsoon climate with four distinct seasons. Summers (June–August) are hot and humid, usually 28–34°C, with frequent showers and thunderstorms and a long early-summer plum-rain spell of very high humidity, while winters (December–February) are cold and crisp, with days around 4–9°C and nights that can approach freezing, bringing occasional frost. Spring and autumn are mild, drier and the most comfortable times of the year.