When to go · Hongcun
Hongcun, month by month
The best months for Hongcun: Mar, Apr, May, Sep, Oct, Nov. Months to avoid: Feb, Jul, Aug.
Month by month
- JanuaryMixedOutside the best window (Mar–May, Sep–Nov). Across China: Cold and smoggy in the north, ice festival in Harbin; Spring Festival travel rush can start mid-month.8 °C / 0 °C, 10 rain days46 °F / 32 °F, 10 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 1 festival or holiday
- FebruaryAvoidOutside the best window (Mar–May, Sep–Nov). Across China: Spring Festival in most years: closures and sold-out transport for a week or more.10 °C / 2 °C, 12 rain days50 °F / 36 °F, 12 rain daysCrowds: High · 1 festival or holiday
- MarchGreatInside Hongcun's best window: Mar–May, Sep–Nov.15 °C / 6 °C, 15 rain days59 °F / 43 °F, 15 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- AprilGreatInside Hongcun's best window: Mar–May, Sep–Nov.21 °C / 11 °C, 15 rain days70 °F / 52 °F, 15 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- MayGreatInside Hongcun's best window: Mar–May, Sep–Nov.26 °C / 16 °C, 15 rain days79 °F / 61 °F, 15 rain daysCrowds: High · 1 festival or holiday
- JuneMixedOutside the best window (Mar–May, Sep–Nov). Across China: Plum rain on the Yangtze, heat building; Tibet and the northwest are good.29 °C / 20 °C, 16 rain days84 °F / 68 °F, 16 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- JulyAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Jul–Aug (heat and rain), Chinese New Year and the first week of October (Golden Week crowds).33 °C / 24 °C, 13 rain days91 °F / 75 °F, 13 rain daysCrowds: High
- AugustAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Jul–Aug (heat and rain), Chinese New Year and the first week of October (Golden Week crowds).33 °C / 23 °C, 12 rain days91 °F / 73 °F, 12 rain daysCrowds: High
- SeptemberGreatInside Hongcun's best window: Mar–May, Sep–Nov.29 °C / 19 °C, 10 rain days84 °F / 66 °F, 10 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- OctoberGreatInside Hongcun's best window: Mar–May, Sep–Nov.23 °C / 13 °C, 9 rain days73 °F / 55 °F, 9 rain daysCrowds: High · 1 festival or holiday
- NovemberGreatInside Hongcun's best window: Mar–May, Sep–Nov.17 °C / 7 °C, 8 rain days63 °F / 45 °F, 8 rain daysCrowds: Low
- DecemberGoodOutside the best window (Mar–May, Sep–Nov). Across China: Cold north, pleasant south and Yunnan; Harbin ice season opens late in the month.11 °C / 2 °C, 8 rain days52 °F / 36 °F, 8 rain daysCrowds: Low