Shaoguan has a monsoon-influenced humid subtropical climate. Spring is the cloudiest and wettest season, with the sun shining less than 30% of the time. The annual rainfall is around 1,580 mm (62 in), much of it delivered from April thru June.

Summer is hot, long and humid.

Autumn is relatively sunny.

Shaoguan has a monsoon-influenced humid subtropical climate with short, mild, damp winter.

Shaoguan Bus

Shaoguan Rail

Nanhua Temple (Chinese: 南華寺; pinyin: Nánhuá Sì; Jyutping: Naam4wa4zi6) is a Buddhist monastery of the Chan School, one of Five Great Schools of Buddhism where Hui Neng, the Sixth Patriarch of the Chan School of Buddhism, once lived and taught. It is located 25 km southeast of Shaoguan, China in the town of Caoxi (漕溪), within Qujiang District. The location is in the northern part of Guangdong province, within a few kilometers from Bei River, formerly an important trade route from Central China to Guangzhou.