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China trip planning - weather charts
 

China Planning - Weather Charts

China is a huge country encompassing many different climate zones. When it is cold and snowy in the north it is still warm and sunny in the South. In general the autumn period is considered the best time to visit but it really does depend on where you wish to travel. Below is average weather data for many of the destinations we cover. Current weather can be found by clicking the weather.com link to the right. Lastly, if you click on the destinations with links you can find more general information about that particular place in our Destination Guide.

  

City Climate Average Monthly Temperature, Rainfall & Days of Rain
JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC
Beijing Average('C)
Rainfall(mm)
Rainy Days		 -4.6
3
2		 -2.2
7
3		 4.5
9
4		 13.1
19
5 		19.8
33
6 		24.0
79
10 		25.8
192
14		 24.4
212
13		 19.4
57
7 		12.4
24
5		 4.1
7
4 		-2.7
3
2
Chengdu Average('C)
Rainfall(mm)
Days		 5.5
6
6		 7.5
11
8 		12.1
21
11		 17.0
51
14		 20.9
89
16		 23.7
111
16		 25.6
235
17		 25.1
234
15		 21.2
118
16		 16.8
46
15		 11.9
18
8		 7.3
6
6
Chongqing Average('C)
Rainfall(mm)
Days		 7.5
20
9		 9.5
19
9		 14.1
39
11		 18.8
90
13		 22.1
158
18		 25.2
166
15		 28.6
142
11		 28.5
138
11		 23.8
136
14		 18.6
97
16		 13.9
48
13		 9.5
25
10
Dalian Average('C)
Rainfall(mm)
Days		 -4.9
8
4 		-3.4
8
3		 2.1
12
4		 9.1
36
6 		18.5
44
7 		19.4
86
9		 23.0
176
13		 20.9
153
11		 20.6
68
7		 13.6
36
5		 5.8
22
5		 -1.3
11
4
Dunhuang Average('C)
Rainfall(mm)
Days		 -9.3
1
1		 -4.1
2
2 		4.5
1
1 		12.4
3
1		 18.3
2
1		 22.7
7
3 		24.7
12
4 		23.5
5
3 		17.0
2
1 		8.7
1
1 		0.2
1
1		 -7.0
1
1
Fuzhou Average('C)
Rainfall(mm)
Days		 10.5
50
11		 10.7
76
13		 13.4
120
16		 18.2
150
17		 22.1
207
19		 25.5
230
17		 28.5
112
10 		28.2
160
13		 26.0
131
12		 21.7
41
7 		17.5
33
7		 13.1
32
8
Guangzhou Average('C)
Rainfall(mm)
Days		 13.3
37
8.0		 14.4
54
11		 17.9
81
14		 21.9
125
15		 25.6
294
19		 27.2
288
20		 28.4
213
16		 28.1
232
16		 26.9
189
13		 23.7
69
6		 19.4
37
6 		15.2
25
6
Guilin Average('C)
Rainfall(mm)
Days		 7.9
57
14		 9.1
75
14		 13.2
128
19		 18.4
282
21		 23.0
354
20		 26.2
312
18		 28.3
232
15		 27.7
170
15		 25.6
64
9 		20.7
98
9		 15.1
75
10 		10.2
54
11
Haikou Average('C)
Rainfall(mm)
Days		 17.2
24
9		 18.2
30
10		 21.6
52
10		 24.9
93
11		 27.4
183
16		 28.1
241
16		 28.4
207
14		 27.7
239
16		 26.8
303
16		 24.8
172
12		 21.8
98
10 		18.7
38
9
Hangzhou Average('C)
Rainfall(mm)
Days		 3.8
62
11		 5.1
89
13		 9.3
114
15		 15.4
130
15		 20.5
180
17		 24.3
196
15		 28.6
126
12		 28.0
136
12		 23.3
178
13		 17.7
78
10 		12.1
55
9		 6.3
54
10
Harbin Average('C)
Rainfall(mm)
Days		 -19.4
4
6		 -15.4
5
6 		-4.8
11
6 		6.0
24
7 		14.3
37
10		 20.0
78
13		 22.8
160
16		 21.1
97
13		 14.4
66
11		 5.6
28
3 		-5.7
7
5		 -15.6
6
6
Hefei Average('C)
Rainfall(mm)
Days		 2.1
32
8 		4.2
50
9 		9.2
76
11		 15.5
102
12		 20.6
102
12		 25.0
118
10		 28.3
174
12		 28.1
120
10 		22.9
86
10		 17.0
52
8 		10.6
48
8		 4.6
30
7
Hohot Average('C)
Rainfall(mm)
Days		 -13.1
3
2		 -9.0
6
3 		-0.3
10
4 		7.9
18
4		 15.3
27
6		 20.1
46
9 		21.9
102
13		 20.1
126
12		 13.8
46
8		 6.5
24
5 		-2.7
7
2		 -11.0
1
2
Jinan Average('C)
Rainfall(mm)
Days		 1.4
6
3 		1.1
10
4 		7.6
16
4		 15.2
34
6		 21.8
38
5		 26.3
79
8 		27.4
217
15		 26.2
152
12		 21.7
63
7		 15.8
38
5		 7.9
24
7		 1.1
9
3
Kunming Average('C)
Rainfall(mm)
Days		 7.7
12
4		 9.6
11
4		 13.0
15
5 		16.5
21
6 		19.1
93
12		 19.5
184
19		 19.8
212
21		 19.1
202
21		 17.5
120
16		 14.9
85
15		 11.3
39
7		 8.2
13
4
Lanzhou Average('C)
Rainfall(mm)
Days		 -6.9
1
2 		-2.3
2
2		 5.2
8
4 		11.8
17
6		 16.6
36
8		 20.3
32
9		 22.2
64
12		 21.0
85
11		 15.8
49
11		 9.4
25
6		 1.7
5
3 		-5.5
1
1
Lhasa Average('C)
Rainfall(mm)
Days		 -2.3
1
1 		1.1
1
1 		4.5
1
2 		8.3
5
3		 12.3
25
9		 15.4
77
15		 15.1
129
20 		14.3
139
21		 12.7
56
14		 8.2
8
4 		2.3
2
1		 -1.7
1
1
Nanjing Average('C)
Rainfall(mm)
Days		 2.0
31
8 		3.8
50
10 		8.4
73
11		 14.8
94
12		 19.9
100
11		 24.5
167
12		 28.0
184
12		 27.8
113
11		 22.7
96
10		 16.9
46
8 		10.5
48
8		 4.4
29
7
Qingdao Average('C)
Rainfall(mm)
Days		 -1.2
10
4 		0.1
13
4		 4.5
22
5 		10.2
43
8 		15.7
48
7		 20.0
102
10		 23.9
179
14		 25.1
164
11		 21.4
104
8 		15.9
47
5		 8.8
31
5		 2.0
11
4
Shanghai Average('C)
Rainfall(mm)
Days		 3.5
44
9		 4.6
63
11		 8.3
78
13		 14.0
107
13		 18.8
123
14		 23.3
159
13		 27.8
134
11		 27.7
126
10 		23.6
150
12		 18.0
50
8		 12.3
49
8 		6.2
41
8
Shenyang Average('C)
Rainfall(mm)
Days		 -12.0
7
4		 -8.4
8
4		 0.1
13
5		 9.3
40
7 		16.9
56
9		 21.5
88
12		 24.6
196
15		 23.5
168
12		 17.2
82
7		 9.4
45
7		 0.0
20
5		 -8.5
10
4
Suzhou Average('C)
Rainfall(mm)
Days		 3.4
42
9		 4.6
64
12		 8.9
85
14		 14.8
115
14		 19.5
122
15		 24.0
150
13		 28.5
121
11		 28.0
134
11		 23.4
132
12		 17.9
58
8		 12.1
49
8		 6.0
38
8
Tianjin Average('C)
Rainfall(mm)
Days		 -4.0
3
2 		-1.6
6
3 		5.0
6
3		 13.2
21
5 		20.0
31
5		 24.1
69
9		 26.4
190
13		 25.5
162
12		 20.8
43
6		 13.6
25
4		 5.2
9
3		 -1.6
4
2
Urumqi Average('C)
Rainfall(mm)
Days		 -10.7
1
2		 -7.7
1
1		 -0.4
1
1		 8.4
1
1		 14.9
4
2		 19.2
17
4		 20.9
18
6 		19.9
12
5		 14.2
7
3		 6.3
1
1 		-2.1
1
1 		-8.3
1
2
Wuhan Average('C)
Rainfall(mm)
Days		 3.0
35
8		 5.0
59
10		 10.0
103
13		 16.1
140
14		 21.3
162
14		 25.7
209
12		 28.8
156
10 		28.3
119
8		 23.3
76
9 		17.5
63
9 		11.1
50
9		 5.4
31
10
Xian Average('C)
Rainfall(mm)
Days		 -1.0
8
4		 2.1
11
5		 8.1
25
7 		14.1
52
9 		19.1
63
10 		25.2
52
8		 26.6
99
11		 25.5
72
9 		19.4
98
12		 13.7
62
10 		6.6
31
7		 0.7
7
4
Xiamen Average('C)
Rainfall(mm)
Days		 12.6
37
8		 12.6
67
11		 15.0
76
13		 19.1
124
13		 23.1
154
16		 26.1
207
17		 28.4
150
10		 28.2
144
12		 27.0
96
8		 23.3
32
4		 19.4
28
5 		15.2
26
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