Anji in May

Inside Anji's best window: Apr–Oct.

No other month rates higher than May for Anji in this guide.

• AnjiHighs around 27 °C (81 °F), lows around 15 °C (59 °F), rain on about 8 daysHighs around 81 °F (27 °C), lows around 59 °F (15 °C), rain on about 8 days
• North China, China · Beijing, Tianjin, Xi'an, Datong, Pingyaobest weather

  Continental: dry winters down to −10 °C (14 °F), hot humid summers with thunderstorms. Dust and smog peak in late winter and spring; September–October is the clear season.Continental: dry winters down to 14 °F (−10 °C), hot humid summers with thunderstorms. Dust and smog peak in late winter and spring; September–October is the clear season.

• East China and the Yangtze, China · Shanghai, Suzhou, Hangzhou, Nanjing, Huangshanbest weather

  Damp cold winters without much heating south of the Huai river; plum rain (meiyu) mid-June to mid-July; typhoons can hit Shanghai Aug–Sep.

Dates as our data lists them. Moving holidays (lunar and Islamic calendars, Easter) shift every year: check the date for your year before you build a trip on it.

• Labour Day (May Day) big impact

  1–5 May · China

  Five-day holiday with make-up working days around it; the Great Wall, West Lake and the Bund packed.

Crowds · China overall

High

Prices · China overall

High

China overall: Warm and clear, but the 1–5 May holiday packs every sight; go after the 6th.

High-price month: see what to book ahead.

Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Anji, side by side.

Nothing unusual for the weather this month.

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