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When to go · Kunming

Kunming, month by month

The best months for Kunming: Mar, Apr, May, Sep, Oct, Nov. Months to avoid: Feb, Jun, Jul, Aug.

Month by month

  1. 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.16 °C / 4 °C, 4 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 1 festival or holiday
  2. 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.19 °C / 6 °C, 4 rain daysCrowds: High · 1 festival or holiday
  3. MarchGreatInside Kunming's best window: Mar–May, Sep–Nov.22 °C / 9 °C, 6 rain daysCrowds: Medium
  4. AprilGreatInside Kunming's best window: Mar–May, Sep–Nov.24 °C / 12 °C, 8 rain daysCrowds: Medium
  5. MayGreatInside Kunming's best window: Mar–May, Sep–Nov.25 °C / 15 °C, 12 rain daysCrowds: High · 1 festival or holiday
  6. JuneAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Jun–Aug (rainy season), Chinese New Year and Golden Week.25 °C / 17 °C, 17 rain daysCrowds: Medium
  7. JulyAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Jun–Aug (rainy season), Chinese New Year and Golden Week.25 °C / 18 °C, 20 rain daysCrowds: High
  8. AugustAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Jun–Aug (rainy season), Chinese New Year and Golden Week.25 °C / 17 °C, 19 rain daysCrowds: High
  9. SeptemberGreatInside Kunming's best window: Mar–May, Sep–Nov.24 °C / 16 °C, 15 rain daysCrowds: Medium
  10. OctoberGreatInside Kunming's best window: Mar–May, Sep–Nov.21 °C / 13 °C, 12 rain daysCrowds: High · 1 festival or holiday
  11. NovemberGreatInside Kunming's best window: Mar–May, Sep–Nov.19 °C / 8 °C, 6 rain daysCrowds: Low
  12. DecemberGoodOutside the best window (Mar–May, Sep–Nov). Across China: Cold north, pleasant south and Yunnan; Harbin ice season opens late in the month.16 °C / 5 °C, 4 rain daysCrowds: Low