When to go · Haikou
Haikou in October
Avoid month. Listed as a month to avoid: Aug–Oct (typhoon season), Chinese New Year week (ferry and road gridlock).
Key facts
- Verdict
- Avoid
- Temperature
- 29°C84°F / 24°C75°F
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 14
- Crowds
- High
- China overall
- Prices
- High
- China overall
Verdict
Listed as a month to avoid: Aug–Oct (typhoon season), Chinese New Year week (ferry and road gridlock).
Weather in October
- HaikouHighs around 29 °C, lows around 24 °C, rain on about 14 daysHighs around 84 °F, lows around 75 °F, rain on about 14 days
Festivals and holidays
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.
National Day big impact
1–7 Oct (Golden Week) · China
The biggest travel week of the year: sights at capacity, Tiananmen Square decorated with tight security, prices doubled.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · China overall
- High
- Prices · China overall
- High
China overall: Clear skies and colour, but avoid 1–7 October; the rest of the month is ideal.
High-price month: see what to book ahead.
What to pack
- A rain jacket or umbrella and shoes that dry fast