When to go · Jianshui
Jianshui in May
Avoid month. Listed as a month to avoid: May–Oct (rainy season).
Key facts
- Verdict
- Avoid
- Temperature
- 24°C (75°F)75°F (24°C) / 15°C (59°F)59°F (15°C)
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 10
- Crowds
- High
- China overall
- Prices
- High
- China overall
Verdict
Listed as a month to avoid: May–Oct (rainy season).
Is another month better than May?
May is rated avoid. These months rate higher:
Weather in May
- JianshuiHighs around 24 °C (75 °F), lows around 15 °C (59 °F), rain on about 10 daysHighs around 75 °F (24 °C), lows around 59 °F (15 °C), rain on about 10 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.
Labour Day (May Day) big impact
1–5 May · China
Five-day holiday with make-up working days around it; the Great Wall, West Lake and the Bund packed.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · China overall
- High
- Prices · China overall
- High
China overall: Warm and clear, but the 1–5 May holiday packs every sight; go after the 6th.
High-price month: see what to book ahead.
Compare two months
Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Jianshui, side by side.
Verdict
May: Avoid
Mar: Great (better)
Daytime high
May: 24 °C (75 °F)75 °F (24 °C)
Mar: 19 °C (66 °F)66 °F (19 °C)
Night low
May: 15 °C (59 °F)59 °F (15 °C)
Mar: 9 °C (48 °F)48 °F (9 °C)
Rain days
May: 10
Mar: 4 (better)
Crowds
May: High
Mar: Medium
Prices
May: High
Mar: Medium
Festivals listed
May: 1
Mar: 0
May: Listed as a month to avoid: May–Oct (rainy season).
March: Inside Jianshui's best window: Mar–Apr, Nov–Dec.
Jianshui: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.
What to pack
- A rain jacket or umbrella and shoes that dry fast