When to go · Luoding
Luoding in May
Avoid month. Listed as a month to avoid: May–Sep (hot and rainy, typhoon risk).
Key facts
- Verdict
- Avoid
- Temperature
- 30°C (86°F)86°F (30°C) / 22°C (72°F)72°F (22°C)
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 17
- Crowds
- High
- China overall
- Prices
- High
- China overall
Verdict
Listed as a month to avoid: May–Sep (hot and rainy, typhoon risk).
Is another month better than May?
May is rated avoid. These months rate higher:
Weather in May
- LuodingHighs around 30 °C (86 °F), lows around 22 °C (72 °F), rain on about 17 daysHighs around 86 °F (30 °C), lows around 72 °F (22 °C), rain on about 17 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 Luoding, side by side.
Verdict
May: Avoid
Jan: Great (better)
Daytime high
May: 30 °C (86 °F)86 °F (30 °C)
Jan: 18 °C (64 °F)64 °F (18 °C)
Night low
May: 22 °C (72 °F)72 °F (22 °C)
Jan: 9 °C (48 °F)48 °F (9 °C)
Rain days
May: 17
Jan: 7 (better)
Crowds
May: High
Jan: Medium
Prices
May: High
Jan: Medium
Festivals listed
May: 1
Jan: 1
May: Listed as a month to avoid: May–Sep (hot and rainy, typhoon risk).
January: Inside Luoding's best window: Oct–Apr (mild and dry).
Luoding: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.
What to pack
- Light, breathable clothes, a sun hat and sunscreen
- A rain jacket or umbrella and shoes that dry fast