Best Time to Visit China

In China the weather has four distinct seasons - a pleasant warm spring, a hot rainy summer, a comfortable cool autumn and a cold winter. The hottest time in China comes in July and August, with more than 10 days at temperatures above 35 C. The coldest time is from the late January to early February with the more extreme temperatures being in the higher altitudes. The spring from March to May is recommended as the best time to travel to China. Summer which also sees heavy rainstorms late in the season is surprisingly the peak season.

Best time to visit

Climate guide for China

, China

Average temperatures (Fahrenheit) and rainfall (mm)

Jan
52°F 0mm
Feb
60°F 1mm
Mar
76°F 3mm
Apr
88°F 4mm
May
97°F 5mm
Jun
101°F 9mm
Jul
100°F 9mm
Aug
102°F 7mm
Sep
93°F 7mm
Oct
81°F 4mm
Nov
66°F 2mm
Dec
52°F 0mm
Jan
72°F 6mm
Feb
78°F 7mm
Mar
82°F 15mm
Apr
88°F 14mm
May
92°F 14mm
Jun
95°F 10mm
Jul
97°F 5mm
Aug
100°F 6mm
Sep
95°F 4mm
Oct
90°F 3mm
Nov
83°F 7mm
Dec
72°F 5mm
Jan
47°F 0mm
Feb
57°F 1mm
Mar
70°F 2mm
Apr
82°F 7mm
May
90°F 3mm
Jun
91°F 5mm
Jul
90°F 12mm
Aug
89°F 7mm
Sep
84°F 6mm
Oct
74°F 3mm
Nov
60°F 1mm
Dec
44°F 0mm
Jan
62°F 11mm
Feb
71°F 19mm
Mar
78°F 35mm
Apr
84°F 37mm
May
88°F 23mm
Jun
92°F 27mm
Jul
92°F 22mm
Aug
95°F 11mm
Sep
91°F 13mm
Oct
84°F 9mm
Nov
73°F 13mm
Dec
60°F 9mm
Jan
28°F 0mm
Feb
39°F 0mm
Mar
61°F 1mm
Apr
78°F 2mm
May
91°F 6mm
Jun
93°F 5mm
Jul
90°F 4mm
Aug
88°F 4mm
Sep
83°F 3mm
Oct
75°F 2mm
Nov
52°F 0mm
Dec
37°F 0mm
Jan
30°F 8mm
Feb
36°F 0mm
Mar
58°F 6mm
Apr
74°F 6mm
May
87°F 11mm
Jun
89°F 13mm
Jul
90°F 14mm
Aug
89°F 15mm
Sep
78°F 10mm
Oct
71°F 6mm
Nov
51°F 9mm
Dec
32°F 10mm
Jan
67°F 7mm
Feb
73°F 13mm
Mar
80°F 14mm
Apr
86°F 15mm
May
92°F 13mm
Jun
94°F 20mm
Jul
99°F 18mm
Aug
100°F 14mm
Sep
93°F 24mm
Oct
84°F 5mm
Nov
75°F 8mm
Dec
63°F 6mm
Jan
62°F 3mm
Feb
69°F 3mm
Mar
80°F 5mm
Apr
89°F 6mm
May
94°F 6mm
Jun
95°F 7mm
Jul
97°F 7mm
Aug
98°F 8mm
Sep
90°F 9mm
Oct
82°F 6mm
Nov
73°F 4mm
Dec
62°F 3mm
Jan
66°F 8mm
Feb
72°F 7mm
Mar
79°F 18mm
Apr
83°F 16mm
May
85°F 17mm
Jun
85°F 28mm
Jul
79°F 47mm
Aug
83°F 33mm
Sep
80°F 29mm
Oct
78°F 11mm
Nov
73°F 9mm
Dec
67°F 8mm
Jan
54°F 1mm
Feb
64°F 1mm
Mar
78°F 6mm
Apr
87°F 12mm
May
92°F 5mm
Jun
96°F 7mm
Jul
98°F 7mm
Aug
100°F 6mm
Sep
92°F 9mm
Oct
81°F 5mm
Nov
67°F 3mm
Dec
52°F 1mm
Jan
66°F 9mm
Feb
70°F 3mm
Mar
77°F 3mm
Apr
82°F 5mm
May
85°F 9mm
Jun
85°F 19mm
Jul
81°F 21mm
Aug
82°F 22mm
Sep
81°F 20mm
Oct
76°F 12mm
Nov
75°F 7mm
Dec
65°F 7mm
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