When to go · Menghai
Menghai in May
Avoid month. Listed as a month to avoid: May–Oct (rainy season; Jul–Aug wettest, humidity near 100%).
Key facts
- Verdict
- Avoid
- Temperature
- 29°C85°F / 18°C64°F
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 17
- Crowds
- High
- China overall
- Prices
- High
- China overall
Verdict
Listed as a month to avoid: May–Oct (rainy season; Jul–Aug wettest, humidity near 100%).
Weather in May
- MenghaiHighs around 29.2 °C, lows around 17.8 °C, rain on about 17 daysHighs around 85 °F, lows around 64 °F, 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.
What to pack
- A rain jacket or umbrella and shoes that dry fast