The city is located at the southern end of the Grand Canal that flows to Beijing in the Yangtze River Delta. It experiences a humid subtropical climate characterized by long hot, humid summers, and cloudy and drier winters. Its annual temperature is about 62.6 °F with the daily temperature ranging from 40.3 °F in January to 84.0 °F in July. The annual average rainfall is about 56.6 inches. During the month of June, plum rains are experienced and affect the annual average rainfall. Between August and September, the city experiences typhoon storms