weather in beijing now (sept)

[artichoke]

Hi

Just wondering ... the forecast for Beijing tomorrow says 'fine 30*C" - but I'm wondering how does the weather works in Beijing?

In Canberra, Australia if the forecast is 'fine 12*C' - it means it will be about 0-5* in the morning, warming up to 12* for a short while in the late morning/afternoon and quickly cooling down again in the late afternoon. Whereas on the Gold Coast, Queensland if I see a forecast for 'fine 30*' I know by 6am it will be 15-20* and then will be about 30* for most of the day and possibly into the evening too.

So, I'm just wondering what 'fine 30C' really means - will I be hot & sticky ALL day / night or is it only that hot for a brief hour or so, and really the temperature will be about 25* all day and a comfortable 15-20 in the early morning and evening?

Hope my question is making sense ... not good at explaining it more briefly. I guess I'm just trying to work out what I should be bringing in terms of 'summer' clothes, because I thought I was just going to be packing 'winter' ones for a Sep-Dec visit!

Thanks!

[gato]

Is the forecast really for 30? Today felt like a 25, the first cool day in a long while. I hadn't felt like going out the last couple of weeks because it was hot and muggy out. It was actually kind of windy out today, which cool down things even more, and we had the first blue sky in a couple of weeks. As for temperature variation between different hours of the day, I would say in the brief experience so far the temperature varies only a little from noon to midnight. It was still hot and muggy at night a day or two ago, but tonight it's cool outside.

[gougou]

Just bringing winter clothes - definitely not a good idea for the time being.

I have no idea about actual temperatures, but it gets hot quite early (NB: I ain't getting up early, so if you'll be out of bed at 5am every day, you had better ask somebody else...)

The best time is the evening, cause it cools down quite a bit. You're just fine wearing a T-shirt...

In other news, it got quite windy today, which makes it almost comfortable at daytime. And the sky is clear again! (I was quite shocked this morning when this strange black thing followed me, until I remembered the concept of shadows; it had been a long time since I last saw mine)

[phbriggs]

Just bringing winter clothes - definitely not a good idea for the time being

Assume this means...don't take winter clothes. Agree that you will not need winter clothes.

30oC will be the daily maximum. Note: heat in Canberra is dry. Summer heat in China is humid. September temperature wise will be similar to a Canberra in Jan-Feb, without the really hot days.The nights in Beijing will also be slightly warmer, with them cooling down towards the end of the month (probably to temps similar in a Canberra summer).

If you about Chinese height and size (not really big), buy clothes in China. They will be about 1/6 of the price of similar clothing in Australia. The winter clothing (assume that you will be in Beijing in Dec from you post) will also be far better and warmer than the off-the-shelf in Australian shops. Some of the specialist treking shops (eg. Mountain Designs) will have warm gear but this will be far more expensive than in China.