Climate
East Asia temperature is similar in some ways, but different in other ways to the Northern parts of the United States and Europe. East Asia is a temperate climate which means it has cold winters and warm summers. It is different because most rainfall occurs during the warm months. This large amount of rain during the warm months for intensive agriculture.
This is the average temperatures in China.
Precipitation in China generally follows the same pattern as temperatures, decreasing from the southeast to the northwest. The annual total of certain areas along the southeastern coast amounts to more than 80 inches (2,000 mm). The Yangtze valley receives about 40 to 45 inches (1,000 to 1,150 mm). Farther north, in the Huai River valley, the annual rainfall decreases to some 35 inches (880 mm). In the lower reaches of the Huang He, only 20 to 25 inches (500 to 650 mm) falls annually. The Northeast generally receives more precipitation than the North China Plain, with upwards of 40 or more inches falling in the Changbai Mountains.