When to go · Dujiangyan
Dujiangyan, month by month
The best months for Dujiangyan: Mar, Apr, May, Sep, Oct, Nov. Months to avoid: Feb, Jul, Aug.
Month by month
- JanuaryMixedOutside the best window (Sep–Nov; Mar–May is second best). Across China: Cold and smoggy in the north, ice festival in Harbin; Spring Festival travel rush can start mid-month.8.5 °C / 2.7 °C, 8 rain days47 °F / 37 °F, 8 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 1 festival or holiday
- FebruaryAvoidOutside the best window (Sep–Nov; Mar–May is second best). Across China: Spring Festival in most years: closures and sold-out transport for a week or more.11.1 °C / 4.9 °C, 9 rain days52 °F / 41 °F, 9 rain daysCrowds: High · 1 festival or holiday
- MarchGreatInside Dujiangyan's best window: Sep–Nov; Mar–May is second best.15.7 °C / 8.4 °C, 12 rain days60 °F / 47 °F, 12 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- AprilGreatInside Dujiangyan's best window: Sep–Nov; Mar–May is second best.21.3 °C / 13.1 °C, 14 rain days70 °F / 56 °F, 14 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- MayGreatInside Dujiangyan's best window: Sep–Nov; Mar–May is second best.25.1 °C / 17 °C, 16 rain days77 °F / 63 °F, 16 rain daysCrowds: High · 1 festival or holiday
- JuneMixedOutside the best window (Sep–Nov; Mar–May is second best). Across China: Plum rain on the Yangtze, heat building; Tibet and the northwest are good.27.4 °C / 20 °C, 17 rain days81 °F / 68 °F, 17 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- JulyAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Jul–Aug (wettest, 265–273 mm rain, humid), Chinese New Year and Golden Week crowds.29.4 °C / 21.9 °C, 19 rain days85 °F / 71 °F, 19 rain daysCrowds: High
- AugustAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Jul–Aug (wettest, 265–273 mm rain, humid), Chinese New Year and Golden Week crowds.29.1 °C / 21.6 °C, 18 rain days84 °F / 71 °F, 18 rain daysCrowds: High
- SeptemberGreatInside Dujiangyan's best window: Sep–Nov; Mar–May is second best.24.7 °C / 18.5 °C, 16 rain days76 °F / 65 °F, 16 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- OctoberGreatInside Dujiangyan's best window: Sep–Nov; Mar–May is second best.19.7 °C / 14.2 °C, 14 rain days67 °F / 58 °F, 14 rain daysCrowds: High · 1 festival or holiday
- NovemberGreatInside Dujiangyan's best window: Sep–Nov; Mar–May is second best.15.2 °C / 9.5 °C, 10 rain days59 °F / 49 °F, 10 rain daysCrowds: Low
- DecemberGoodOutside the best window (Sep–Nov; Mar–May is second best). Across China: Cold north, pleasant south and Yunnan; Harbin ice season opens late in the month.10 °C / 4.2 °C, 8 rain days50 °F / 40 °F, 8 rain daysCrowds: Low