When to go · Minle
Minle in May
Mixed month. Outside the best window (July). Across China: Warm and clear, but the 1–5 May holiday packs every sight; go after the 6th.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Mixed
- Temperature
- 23°C (73°F)73°F (23°C) / 8°C (46°F)46°F (8°C)
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 6
- Crowds
- High
- China overall
- Prices
- High
- China overall
Verdict
Outside the best window (July). Across China: Warm and clear, but the 1–5 May holiday packs every sight; go after the 6th.
Is another month better than May?
May is rated mixed. These months rate higher:
- JulyGreatInside Minle's best window: July.
- SeptemberGoodOutside the best window (July). Across China: Heat eases; one of the best months before National Day.
- OctoberGoodOutside the best window (July). Across China: Clear skies and colour, but avoid 1–7 October; the rest of the month is ideal.
- AprilGoodOutside the best window (July). Across China: Spring across the east; Qingming break early in the month.
Weather in May
- MinleHighs around 23 °C (73 °F), lows around 8 °C (46 °F), rain on about 6 daysHighs around 73 °F (23 °C), lows around 46 °F (8 °C), rain on about 6 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 Minle, side by side.
Verdict
May: Mixed
Jul: Great (better)
Daytime high
May: 23 °C (73 °F)73 °F (23 °C)
Jul: 29 °C (84 °F)84 °F (29 °C)
Night low
May: 8 °C (46 °F)46 °F (8 °C)
Jul: 15 °C (59 °F)59 °F (15 °C)
Rain days
May: 6 (better)
Jul: 10
Crowds
May: High
Jul: High
Prices
May: High
Jul: High
Festivals listed
May: 1
Jul: 0
May: Outside the best window (July). Across China: Warm and clear, but the 1–5 May holiday packs every sight; go after the 6th.
July: Inside Minle's best window: July.
Minle: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.
What to pack
- A warm layer for the evenings