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When does Yunnan receive most of its annual rainfall?
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Pavilion atop Yulongxue (āJade Dragon Snowā) Mountain, near Lijiang, Yunnan province, China.
Yunnan receives the bulk of its annual rainfall from May through October. This precipitation is driven by rain-bearing monsoon winds that originate from both the Indian and Pacific oceans. While the province generally enjoys good levels of precipitation, the rainfall is typically heavier in the western canyon region than in the eastern plateau region.1