This region is adjacent to the South China Sea and is intersected by the Tropic of Cancer. This makes Southern China the warmest and wettest part of the country with hot, humid summers and mild winters. The monsoon season brings heavy rain between May and September, while tropical cyclones and typhoons often make landfall, bringing destructive winds and flooding rain. Typhoon activity peaks between July-October. Humidity in the summer is extreme, and can be oppressive. The drier season is between October and March. Winters are mild and frost is exceptionally rare, if not unknown.The sunniest, driest, and probably mist comfortable time to visit is between the months of October-January.