When to go · Shaoxing
Shaoxing, month by month
The best months for Shaoxing: Mar, Apr, May, Oct, Nov. Months to avoid: Feb, Jul, Aug.
Month by month
- JanuaryMixedOutside the best window (Oct–Nov, Mar–May). Across China: Cold and smoggy in the north, ice festival in Harbin; Spring Festival travel rush can start mid-month.9 °C / 2 °C, 12 rain days48 °F / 36 °F, 12 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 1 festival or holiday
- FebruaryAvoidOutside the best window (Oct–Nov, Mar–May). Across China: Spring Festival in most years: closures and sold-out transport for a week or more.11 °C / 4 °C, 12 rain days52 °F / 39 °F, 12 rain daysCrowds: High · 1 festival or holiday
- MarchGreatInside Shaoxing's best window: Oct–Nov, Mar–May.16 °C / 8 °C, 15 rain days61 °F / 46 °F, 15 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- AprilGreatInside Shaoxing's best window: Oct–Nov, Mar–May.22 °C / 13 °C, 14 rain days72 °F / 55 °F, 14 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- MayGreatInside Shaoxing's best window: Oct–Nov, Mar–May.27 °C / 19 °C, 14 rain days81 °F / 66 °F, 14 rain daysCrowds: High · 1 festival or holiday
- JuneMixedOutside the best window (Oct–Nov, Mar–May). Across China: Plum rain on the Yangtze, heat building; Tibet and the northwest are good.29 °C / 22 °C, 15 rain days84 °F / 72 °F, 15 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- JulyAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Jul–Aug (35°C and rain), Chinese New Year.Listed as a month to avoid: Jul–Aug (95°F and rain), Chinese New Year.34 °C / 26 °C, 12 rain days93 °F / 79 °F, 12 rain daysCrowds: High
- AugustAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Jul–Aug (35°C and rain), Chinese New Year.Listed as a month to avoid: Jul–Aug (95°F and rain), Chinese New Year.33 °C / 26 °C, 13 rain days91 °F / 79 °F, 13 rain daysCrowds: High
- SeptemberGoodOutside the best window (Oct–Nov, Mar–May). Across China: Heat eases; one of the best months before National Day.28 °C / 22 °C, 12 rain days82 °F / 72 °F, 12 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- OctoberGreatInside Shaoxing's best window: Oct–Nov, Mar–May.23 °C / 16 °C, 10 rain days73 °F / 61 °F, 10 rain daysCrowds: High · 1 festival or holiday
- NovemberGreatInside Shaoxing's best window: Oct–Nov, Mar–May.18 °C / 10 °C, 9 rain days64 °F / 50 °F, 9 rain daysCrowds: Low
- DecemberGoodOutside the best window (Oct–Nov, Mar–May). Across China: Cold north, pleasant south and Yunnan; Harbin ice season opens late in the month.12 °C / 4 °C, 9 rain days54 °F / 39 °F, 9 rain daysCrowds: Low