Previous　studies　have　primarily　focused　on　the　influence　of　temperature　and　precipitation　on　phenology.　It　is　unclear　if　the　easily　ignored　climate　factors　with　drivers　of　vegetation　growth　can　effect　on　vegetation　phenology.　In　this　research,　we　conducted　an　analysis　of　the　start　(SOS)　and　end　(EOS)　of　the　growing　seasons　in　the　northern　region　of　China　above　30°N　from　1982　to　2014,　focusing　on　two-season　vegetation　phenology.　We　examined　the　response　of　vegetation　phenology　of　different　vegetation　types　to　preseason　climatic　factors,　including　relative　humidity　(RH),　shortwave　radiation　(SR),　maximum　temperature　(Tmax),　and　minimum　temperature　(Tmin).　Our　findings　reveal　that　the　optimal　preseason　influencing　vegetation　phenology　length　fell　within　the　range　of　0–60 days　in　most　areas.　Specifically,　SOS　exhibited　a　significant　negative　correlation　with　Tmax　and　Tmin　in　44.15%　and　42.25%　of　the　areas,　respectively,　while　EOS　displayed　a　significant　negative　correlation　with　SR　in　49.03%　of　the　areas.　Additionally,　we　identified　that　RH　emerged　as　the　dominant　climatic　factor　influencing　the　phenology　of　savanna　(SA),　whereas　temperature　strongly　controlled　the　SOS　of　deciduous　needleleaf　forest　(DNF)　and　deciduous　broadleaf　forest　(DBF).　Meanwhile,　the　EOS　of　DNF　was　primarily　influenced　by　Tmax.　In　conclusion,　this　study　provides　valuable　insights　into　how　various　vegetation　types　adapt　to　climate　change,　offering　a　scientific　basis　for　implementing　effective　vegetation　adaptation　measures.　©　The　Author(s)　2024.