Asia & Middle East

China: weather & best time to visit

43 destinations with long-term climate data. Best time to visit overall: April – May, September – November.

Weather by month

Daytime highs and sea temperatures range across the destinations; the score is their average. Best months are marked.

Month	Score	Air	Sea	Best weather
JanuaryJan	45	-12–24°	5–24°	Shenzhen
FebruaryFeb	49	-6–24°	3–23°	Kunming
MarchMar	60	4–26°	4–24°	Kunming
AprilApr	72	11–29°	7–26°	Beijing
MayMay	71	15–30°	12–28°	Hohhot
JuneJun	57	17–33°	18–29°	Ürümqi
JulyJul	48	17–33°	22–29°	Ürümqi
AugustAug	51	17–33°	25–29°	Ürümqi
SeptemberSep	68	16–31°	23–29°	Ürümqi
OctoberOct	76	12–29°	19–28°	Kashgar
NovemberNov	64	0–27°	14–27°	Shantou
DecemberDec	51	-10–24°	10–25°	Shenzhen

Destinations43

Beijing
City breakBest time to visit:Apr – May, Sep – Oct
1. 40
2. 42
3. 74
4. 97
5. 89
6. 55
7. 40
8. 58
9. 87
10. 91
11. 50
12. 39
Changchun
City breakBest time to visit:Apr – Jun, Aug – Sep
1. 39
2. 44
3. 45
4. 76
5. 88
6. 78
7. 67
8. 76
9. 89
10. 64
11. 37
12. 37
Changsha
City breakBest time to visit:Sep – Nov
1. 27
2. 34
3. 49
4. 55
5. 58
6. 42
7. 39
8. 38
9. 62
10. 76
11. 71
12. 44
Chengdu
City breakBest time to visit:Mar – May, Oct
1. 29
2. 43
3. 67
4. 67
5. 64
6. 49
7. 32
8. 35
9. 56
10. 61
11. 59
12. 36
Dalian
City breakBest time to visit:May – Oct
1. 41
2. 43
3. 46
4. 65
5. 92
6. 90
7. 80
8. 82
9. 93
10. 86
11. 47
12. 38
Dongguan
City breakBest time to visit:Oct – Feb
1. 82
2. 73
3. 62
4. 55
5. 39
6. 33
7. 32
8. 31
9. 39
10. 75
11. 83
12. 86
Foshan
City breakBest time to visit:Oct – Feb
1. 77
2. 70
3. 58
4. 54
5. 36
6. 30
7. 29
8. 29
9. 39
10. 74
11. 82
12. 84
Fuzhou
City breakBest time to visit:Apr, Oct – Dec
1. 53
2. 51
3. 57
4. 61
5. 58
6. 43
7. 39
8. 31
9. 48
10. 74
11. 71
12. 64
Guangzhou
City breakBest time to visit:Oct – Feb
1. 78
2. 71
3. 59
4. 54
5. 37
6. 31
7. 29
8. 29
9. 38
10. 73
11. 83
12. 85
Guilin
City breakBest time to visit:Oct – Nov
1. 39
2. 45
3. 50
4. 50
5. 51
6. 39
7. 34
8. 38
9. 59
10. 80
11. 71
12. 59
Haikou
City breakBest time to visit:Oct – Apr
1. 76
2. 77
3. 76
4. 65
5. 45
6. 40
7. 40
8. 41
9. 45
10. 62
11. 75
12. 77
Hangzhou
City breakBest time to visit:Apr – May, Sep – Nov
1. 23
2. 33
3. 54
4. 69
5. 70
6. 47
7. 34
8. 33
9. 64
10. 79
11. 71
12. 41
Harbin
City breakBest time to visit:May – Jun, Aug – Sep
1. 34
2. 40
3. 43
4. 69
5. 84
6. 78
7. 68
8. 73
9. 87
10. 56
11. 37
12. 33
Hefei
City breakBest time to visit:Apr – May, Sep – Nov
1. 26
2. 38
3. 65
4. 79
5. 78
6. 58
7. 39
8. 46
9. 74
10. 81
11. 74
12. 42
Hohhot
City breakBest time to visit:Apr – Jun, Aug – Sep
1. 37
2. 42
3. 46
4. 88
5. 99
6. 93
7. 76
8. 87
9. 87
10. 70
11. 39
12. 37
Jinan
City breakBest time to visit:Mar – May, Sep – Oct
1. 37
2. 40
3. 80
4. 93
5. 92
6. 56
7. 40
8. 53
9. 85
10. 89
11. 64
12. 37
Kaifeng
City breakBest time to visit:Mar – May, Sep – Oct
1. 33
2. 46
3. 81
4. 90
5. 82
6. 53
7. 36
8. 49
9. 77
10. 84
11. 68
12. 35
Kashgar
City breakBest time to visit:Apr – May, Sep – Oct
1. 37
2. 40
3. 76
4. 96
5. 96
6. 70
7. 60
8. 74
9. 99
10. 97
11. 54
12. 36
Kunming
City breakBest time to visit:Feb – Apr, Nov
1. 70
2. 89
3. 94
4. 89
5. 71
6. 56
7. 53
8. 55
9. 54
10. 64
11. 79
12. 67
Lanzhou
City breakBest time to visit:Apr – Jun, Sep
1. 40
2. 41
3. 67
4. 90
5. 89
6. 81
7. 67
8. 72
9. 75
10. 74
11. 46
12. 39
Lhasa
City breakBest time to visit:Apr – Oct
1. 47
2. 48
3. 52
4. 61
5. 75
6. 70
7. 64
8. 64
9. 66
10. 63
11. 49
12. 48
Luoyang
City breakBest time to visit:Mar – May, Sep – Oct
1. 33
2. 49
3. 85
4. 89
5. 77
6. 48
7. 33
8. 46
9. 74
10. 80
11. 67
12. 38
Nanjing
City breakBest time to visit:Apr – May, Sep – Nov
1. 25
2. 36
3. 63
4. 79
5. 79
6. 59
7. 38
8. 43
9. 75
10. 82
11. 73
12. 41
Ningbo
City breakBest time to visit:Apr – May, Sep – Nov
1. 24
2. 31
3. 49
4. 70
5. 70
6. 56
7. 48
8. 45
9. 66
10. 77
11. 69
12. 41
Qingdao
City breakBest time to visit:May – Jun, Sep – Oct
1. 37
2. 39
3. 46
4. 68
5. 91
6. 85
7. 72
8. 69
9. 87
10. 90
11. 61
12. 37
Quanzhou
City breakBest time to visit:Oct – Feb
1. 77
2. 75
3. 67
4. 68
5. 61
6. 44
7. 47
8. 37
9. 56
10. 88
11. 86
12. 84
Sanya
City breakBest time to visit:Nov – Mar
1. 82
2. 82
3. 78
4. 55
5. 42
6. 41
7. 42
8. 42
9. 42
10. 54
11. 78
12. 82
Shanghai
City breakBest time to visit:Apr – May, Sep – Nov
1. 27
2. 32
3. 52
4. 74
5. 76
6. 60
7. 43
8. 43
9. 70
10. 81
11. 73
12. 43
Shangri-La City
City breakBest time to visit:Jun – Aug
1. 25
2. 19
3. 15
4. 24
5. 38
6. 47
7. 45
8. 48
9. 40
10. 34
11. 35
12. 37
Shantou
City breakBest time to visit:Oct – Feb
1. 82
2. 78
3. 70
4. 67
5. 57
6. 48
7. 48
8. 45
9. 59
10. 89
11. 88
12. 87
Shenyang
City breakBest time to visit:Apr – Jun, Sep – Oct
1. 39
2. 43
3. 45
4. 83
5. 89
6. 76
7. 56
8. 69
9. 87
10. 76
11. 36
12. 36
Shenzhen
City breakBest time to visit:Oct – Feb
1. 83
2. 75
3. 65
4. 62
5. 47
6. 40
7. 39
8. 38
9. 43
10. 78
11. 86
12. 87
Suzhou
City breakBest time to visit:Apr – May, Sep – Nov
1. 23
2. 32
3. 54
4. 74
5. 75
6. 56
7. 40
8. 40
9. 71
10. 81
11. 70
12. 39
Tianjin
City breakBest time to visit:Apr – May, Sep – Oct
1. 40
2. 42
3. 73
4. 96
5. 94
6. 63
7. 44
8. 56
9. 89
10. 89
11. 54
12. 39
Ulanqab
City breakBest time to visit:May – Sep
1. 42
2. 45
3. 47
4. 75
5. 94
6. 88
7. 81
8. 85
9. 87
10. 63
11. 42
12. 41
Ürümqi
City breakBest time to visit:Apr – Sep
1. 31
2. 35
3. 42
4. 91
5. 98
6. 98
7. 85
8. 94
9. 100
10. 76
11. 35
12. 30
Wenzhou
City breakBest time to visit:Oct – Nov
1. 40
2. 41
3. 49
4. 61
5. 58
6. 50
7. 45
8. 41
9. 59
10. 79
11. 70
12. 55
Wuhan
City breakBest time to visit:Apr – May, Sep – Nov
1. 28
2. 38
3. 61
4. 71
5. 70
6. 49
7. 40
8. 44
9. 68
10. 79
11. 73
12. 45
Xi'an
City breakBest time to visit:Mar – May
1. 32
2. 42
3. 78
4. 89
5. 87
6. 66
7. 53
8. 59
9. 71
10. 73
11. 58
12. 34
Xiamen
City breakBest time to visit:Oct – Feb
1. 79
2. 74
3. 66
4. 66
5. 58
6. 45
7. 42
8. 38
9. 53
10. 84
11. 85
12. 84
Zhangjiajie
City breakBest time to visit:Sep – Oct
1. 19
2. 26
3. 44
4. 55
5. 58
6. 45
7. 35
8. 42
9. 68
10. 68
11. 59
12. 37
Zhengzhou
City breakBest time to visit:Mar – May, Sep – Oct
1. 33
2. 48
3. 84
4. 90
5. 78
6. 48
7. 34
8. 47
9. 75
10. 83
11. 68
12. 37
Zhuhai
City breakBest time to visit:Oct – Feb
1. 82
2. 74
3. 66
4. 60
5. 47
6. 41
7. 42
8. 40
9. 44
10. 79
11. 84
12. 86

China month by month

Climate averages 1996–2025, not a forecast. Data: Copernicus ERA5 / ERA5-Land via Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0), NOAA OISST, WMO 1991–2020 (NOAA NCEI), GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Sources & licences

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