Weather and climate of Mt.emei

The climate varies significantly with altitude from an annual mean of 3 in the cold-alpine zone to 17.2 in the subtropical zone. The site is frequently covered in dense cloud, with associated high humidity (85%) and rainfall (annual mean precipitation is 1992mm).

The coldest season here is January with the average temperature 4.3'Cand the lowest 4'C. Snow covers the areas over 2000m for about half year. On the golden summit, the average temperature in July is 11.8' C and the highest 20'C