Enjoying a temperate monsoon climate, it has an annual average temperature of 14.8C (58.6F).

Summer is both the hottest period and the rainy season.

Spring and autumn are distinctly shorter than summer and winter.

Its winter is cold and dry.

Having the aid of Xuzhou Guanyin Airport in Jiangsu Province which is only about 50 kilometers (about 31 miles) from the city, it is much more accessible from other cities by air.

From Huaibei bus station located in Gucheng Road, Xuzhou can be reached within two hours. But it is quite farther to the capital city of the province, Hefei. Distance between them is over 300 kilometers (about 184 miles), and the journey between these two cities may cost no less than four hours.

Xiangshan Mountain, winding on the Huaibei Plain, gathers multitude of beautiful sights of the city. Xiantong Temple is the most important scenic spot of the mountain. This temple was first constructed during the Western Jin Dynasty (265-316), and rebuilt in the Tang Dynasty (618-907). The stele inscription by the Emperor Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty and the cliffside inscriptions on the Shenshui Crag (Shenshui Ya), together with the ancient buildings, are all the highlights of the temple. 

Linhuan Town, 37 kilometers (23 miles) southwest of the Suixi County on the north bank of the old huanshui River. The town has a history of more than 3,000 years and it has been over 600 years since the uprising of tea cultural in Ming Dynasty (1368-1644). In the 500 meters (547 yards) long central street stand no less than sixteen teahouses.