When to go · Cixi City
Cixi City, month by month
The best months for Cixi City: Apr, May, Oct, Nov. Months to avoid: Feb, Jul, Aug.
Month by month
- JanuaryMixedOutside the best window (Apr–May, Oct–Nov). Across China: Cold and smoggy in the north, ice festival in Harbin; Spring Festival travel rush can start mid-month.9 °C / 2 °C, 10 rain days48 °F / 36 °F, 10 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 1 festival or holiday
- FebruaryAvoidOutside the best window (Apr–May, Oct–Nov). Across China: Spring Festival in most years: closures and sold-out transport for a week or more.11 °C / 4 °C, 11 rain days52 °F / 39 °F, 11 rain daysCrowds: High · 1 festival or holiday
- MarchMixedOutside the best window (Apr–May, Oct–Nov). Across China: Dust and chilly winds in the north; Tibet permits often paused; blossom in the south.15 °C / 7 °C, 14 rain days59 °F / 45 °F, 14 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- AprilGreatInside Cixi City's best window: Apr–May, Oct–Nov.21 °C / 12 °C, 14 rain days70 °F / 54 °F, 14 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- MayGreatInside Cixi City's best window: Apr–May, Oct–Nov.26 °C / 18 °C, 14 rain days79 °F / 64 °F, 14 rain daysCrowds: High · 1 festival or holiday
- JuneMixedOutside the best window (Apr–May, Oct–Nov). Across China: Plum rain on the Yangtze, heat building; Tibet and the northwest are good.29 °C / 22 °C, 15 rain days84 °F / 72 °F, 15 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- JulyAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Jul–Aug (heat and humidity), Chinese New Year week.34 °C / 26 °C, 12 rain days93 °F / 79 °F, 12 rain daysCrowds: High
- AugustAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Jul–Aug (heat and humidity), Chinese New Year week.33 °C / 26 °C, 13 rain days91 °F / 79 °F, 13 rain daysCrowds: High
- SeptemberGoodOutside the best window (Apr–May, Oct–Nov). Across China: Heat eases; one of the best months before National Day.28 °C / 22 °C, 12 rain days82 °F / 72 °F, 12 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- OctoberGreatInside Cixi City's best window: Apr–May, Oct–Nov.23 °C / 16 °C, 9 rain days73 °F / 61 °F, 9 rain daysCrowds: High · 1 festival or holiday
- NovemberGreatInside Cixi City's best window: Apr–May, Oct–Nov.18 °C / 10 °C, 8 rain days64 °F / 50 °F, 8 rain daysCrowds: Low
- DecemberGoodOutside the best window (Apr–May, Oct–Nov). Across China: Cold north, pleasant south and Yunnan; Harbin ice season opens late in the month.12 °C / 4 °C, 8 rain days54 °F / 39 °F, 8 rain daysCrowds: Low