Average temperatures since the end of November 2012 have marked the lowest to hit China in 28 years, the China Meteorological Administration (CMA) said Saturday.

Temperatures have averaged -C3.8 since the last 10 days of November, about 1.3 C lower than the previous recorded average.

Temperatures in Northeast China hit a 43-year low and stood at -C15.3, about 3.7 degrees below the previous recorded average.

North China experienced its coldest winter in 42 years, with temperatures hitting -C7.4, 2.4 degrees lower than the average level of previous years.

Temperatures in North China are expected to rise next week, although much of South China will continue to experience cloudy skies, rain and snow, according to the CMA's National Meteorological Center.

The eastern part of Southwest China, regions along the Yangtze and Hanjiang rivers, the central-western part of South China and the eastern part of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau will see rain and snow from Saturday to Monday, according to the National Meteorological Center.

On Saturday, freezing rain will fall in the central part of Guizhou Province, the southwestern part of Hunan Province and the central part of Jiangxi Province, the meteorological center said.

Light to moderate snow is expected to hit the northern part of the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region over the next three days, according to the center.