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Best time to visit China

3 destinations · monthly climate normals, judged against the Warm preset (mean 14–24 °C57–75 °F, dry or showers) — pick another below

The best time to visit China for warm weather is April to May and October, when 2 of the 3 of its destinations on Sun Season fits. All of them have a true monsoon season, falling between April and September depending on the destination.

Verdicts come from WorldClim 2.1 monthly normals 1970–2000; see the method.

China month by month

Pick the weather you like and every destination's months are judged against it.

Weather you like

mean 14–24 °C57–75 °F, dry or showers

For Warm weather, the best time is April to May and October, when 2 of the 3 of its destinations fit.

Open China on the interactive map ↗ the same verdict for every place on Earth, any month

DestinationJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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ShanghaiCLDCLDCLDGOGOHOTHOTHOTHOTGOCLDCLD
GuilinCLDCLDCLDMSNMSNHOTHOTHOTHOTGOGOCLD

GO fits · CLD too cold · HOT too hot · DRY too dry · RN too rainy · MSN monsoon

When to go to China, by the weather you like

Looking forRuleBest monthsDestinations that fit
Warmmean 14–24 °C57–75 °F, dry or showersApril to May and October2 of 3
Tropicalmean 24–33 °C75–91 °F, anything but the monsoonAugust2 of 3
Beachmean 24–33 °C75–91 °F, dry or showersJune and September1 of 3
Coolmean 0–14 °C32–57 °F, anything but the monsoonNovember to March2 of 3
Snowmean below 0 °C32 °F, any rainDecember to February1 of 3

Destinations in China