Jilin has a temperate continental climate, with four distinct seasons: a
short, dry and windy spring, a hot and rainy summer, a fine and cool autumn and a long and
cold winter.

The annual average temperature stays at about 4 degrees C. and the annual
precipitation averages 650mm. Travelers will have many different reasons for a trip to
Jilin city, but, if you are physically prepared for the bitter cold, a city tour in the
ice-and-snow winter is probably best.