China's climate ranges from year-round tropical heat in Hainan to Siberian conditions in the far north and typical desert weather in the far west. What to wear usually depends on the weather where you are at.

In winter, most parts of China would be in a cold spell, especially more so in the northern part. So it is advisable to wear layers of garments, normally, thermal or silk underwear with a sweater and padded jacket outside. Padded jackets and wool-lined boots are one of the best buys in China, you could easily buy one when you need.

For travel during spring or summer, your clothing should be casual and designed for comfort, without being too revealing. Take light cotton clothes that are easily washed and not too delicate. Trousers are still necessary for women traveling to China, since many temples are forbidden to those who wear skirts.

For travel during the rainy season, from May to August, a raincoat is necessary.

Season	Month	Temperature (F)	Suggesting Clothing
Spring	Mar - May	50 - 71.6	Western suits, jackets, sports coats, woolen jackets, long sleeve shirts and travel shoes
Summer	Jun - Aug	Above 71.6	T-shirts, short sleeve shirts, skirts, sandals, caps, rain wear
Autumn	Sep - Nov	50- 71.6	Western suits, jackets, sports coats, light woolen sweaters, rain wear and travel shoes
Winter	Dec - Feb	Below 50	Overcoat, thick woolen sweaters, lined coats; In northern China, cap, gloves and cotton-padded shoes are required

 Followings are some practical tips on the travel clothes:
a. generally, travel clothes should be water-absorbing, durable and easy to wash.

b. Traveling in summer, the clothes you choose should be less heat absorbing, that is to say the color of clothes should not be dark. The sequence of colors' heat-absorbing quality (from weak to strong) is white, yellow, grey, green, red, blue and black. 

c. During spring and autumn, sport coats and jeans are perfect match, since the sports coats are soft and jeans are thick and flexible. 

d. If you travel to some cold areas such as Harbin and Changchun, wearing a cap is necessary, since more than half of body heat dissipates from head and neck; if you go to the cold and windy places, a hat with earmuffs is needed.

e. When you go to climb the mountain, you should wear a pair of hard-tread high-waisted shoes, while soft-tread shoes are suit for only one or two hours' sport. If you want to climb the snow mountain, be sure to wear the hiking boots as well as duck's down gloves.