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When to go · Lijiang

Lijiang, month by month

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

Month by month

  1. JanuaryMixedOutside the best window (Mar–May, Oct–Nov). Across China: Cold and smoggy in the north, ice festival in Harbin; Spring Festival travel rush can start mid-month.14 °C / 0 °C, 3 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 1 festival or holiday
  2. FebruaryAvoidOutside the best window (Mar–May, Oct–Nov). Across China: Spring Festival in most years: closures and sold-out transport for a week or more.16 °C / 2 °C, 4 rain daysCrowds: High · 1 festival or holiday
  3. MarchGreatInside Lijiang's best window: Mar–May, Oct–Nov.19 °C / 5 °C, 5 rain daysCrowds: Medium
  4. AprilGreatInside Lijiang's best window: Mar–May, Oct–Nov.22 °C / 8 °C, 7 rain daysCrowds: Medium
  5. MayGreatInside Lijiang's best window: Mar–May, Oct–Nov.24 °C / 12 °C, 11 rain daysCrowds: High · 1 festival or holiday
  6. JuneMixedOutside the best window (Mar–May, Oct–Nov). Across China: Plum rain on the Yangtze, heat building; Tibet and the northwest are good.25 °C / 15 °C, 17 rain daysCrowds: Medium
  7. JulyAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Jul–Aug (rainy season), Chinese public holidays.24 °C / 16 °C, 21 rain daysCrowds: High
  8. AugustAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Jul–Aug (rainy season), Chinese public holidays.24 °C / 15 °C, 20 rain daysCrowds: High
  9. SeptemberGoodOutside the best window (Mar–May, Oct–Nov). Across China: Heat eases; one of the best months before National Day.23 °C / 13 °C, 15 rain daysCrowds: Medium
  10. OctoberGreatInside Lijiang's best window: Mar–May, Oct–Nov.21 °C / 9 °C, 9 rain daysCrowds: High · 1 festival or holiday
  11. NovemberGreatInside Lijiang's best window: Mar–May, Oct–Nov.18 °C / 4 °C, 4 rain daysCrowds: Low
  12. DecemberGoodOutside the best window (Mar–May, Oct–Nov). Across China: Cold north, pleasant south and Yunnan; Harbin ice season opens late in the month.15 °C / 1 °C, 2 rain daysCrowds: Low