When to go · Changsha
Changsha, month by month
The best months for Changsha: Mar, Apr, May, Oct, Nov. Months to avoid: Feb, Jul, Aug.
Month by month
- JanuaryMixedOutside the best window (Mar–May, Oct–Nov). Across China: Cold and smoggy in the north, ice festival in Harbin; Spring Festival travel rush can start mid-month.8.5 °C / 2.8 °C, 11 rain days47 °F / 37 °F, 11 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 1 festival or holiday
- FebruaryAvoidOutside the best window (Mar–May, Oct–Nov). Across China: Spring Festival in most years: closures and sold-out transport for a week or more.11.6 °C / 5.2 °C, 12 rain days53 °F / 41 °F, 12 rain daysCrowds: High · 1 festival or holiday
- MarchGreatInside Changsha's best window: Mar–May, Oct–Nov.16 °C / 9 °C, 15 rain days61 °F / 48 °F, 15 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- AprilGreatInside Changsha's best window: Mar–May, Oct–Nov.22.5 °C / 14.6 °C, 16 rain days73 °F / 58 °F, 16 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- MayGreatInside Changsha's best window: Mar–May, Oct–Nov.27 °C / 19.2 °C, 15 rain days81 °F / 67 °F, 15 rain daysCrowds: High · 1 festival or holiday
- JuneMixedOutside the best window (Mar–May, Oct–Nov). Across China: Plum rain on the Yangtze, heat building; Tibet and the northwest are good.30.1 °C / 23 °C, 14 rain days86 °F / 73 °F, 14 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- JulyAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Jul–Aug (hot and humid), Chinese New Year.33.6 °C / 26 °C, 11 rain days92 °F / 79 °F, 11 rain daysCrowds: High
- AugustAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Jul–Aug (hot and humid), Chinese New Year.32.8 °C / 25.3 °C, 9 rain days91 °F / 78 °F, 9 rain daysCrowds: High
- SeptemberGoodOutside the best window (Mar–May, Oct–Nov). Across China: Heat eases; one of the best months before National Day.28.6 °C / 21.1 °C, 8 rain days83 °F / 70 °F, 8 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- OctoberGreatInside Changsha's best window: Mar–May, Oct–Nov.23.3 °C / 15.6 °C, 9 rain days74 °F / 60 °F, 9 rain daysCrowds: High · 1 festival or holiday
- NovemberGreatInside Changsha's best window: Mar–May, Oct–Nov.17.5 °C / 10 °C, 9 rain days64 °F / 50 °F, 9 rain daysCrowds: Low
- DecemberGoodOutside the best window (Mar–May, Oct–Nov). Across China: Cold north, pleasant south and Yunnan; Harbin ice season opens late in the month.11.4 °C / 4.7 °C, 8 rain days53 °F / 40 °F, 8 rain daysCrowds: Low