When to go · Shaxi
Shaxi, month by month
The best months for Shaxi: Mar, Apr, May, Oct, Nov. Months to avoid: Feb, Jun, Jul, Aug.
Month by month
- 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 / -1 °C, 3 rain days57 °F / 30 °F, 3 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 1 festival or holiday
- 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 / 1 °C, 4 rain days61 °F / 34 °F, 4 rain daysCrowds: High · 1 festival or holiday
- MarchGreatInside Shaxi's best window: Mar–May, Oct–Nov.19 °C / 4 °C, 5 rain days66 °F / 39 °F, 5 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- AprilGreatInside Shaxi's best window: Mar–May, Oct–Nov.22 °C / 7 °C, 6 rain days72 °F / 45 °F, 6 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- MayGreatInside Shaxi's best window: Mar–May, Oct–Nov.24 °C / 11 °C, 9 rain days75 °F / 52 °F, 9 rain daysCrowds: High · 1 festival or holiday
- JuneAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Jun–Aug (rainy season), Chinese New Year week.25 °C / 14 °C, 14 rain days77 °F / 57 °F, 14 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- JulyAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Jun–Aug (rainy season), Chinese New Year week.24 °C / 14 °C, 18 rain days75 °F / 57 °F, 18 rain daysCrowds: High
- AugustAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Jun–Aug (rainy season), Chinese New Year week.24 °C / 13 °C, 17 rain days75 °F / 55 °F, 17 rain daysCrowds: High
- SeptemberGoodOutside the best window (Mar–May, Oct–Nov). Across China: Heat eases; one of the best months before National Day.23 °C / 12 °C, 13 rain days73 °F / 54 °F, 13 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- OctoberGreatInside Shaxi's best window: Mar–May, Oct–Nov.21 °C / 9 °C, 9 rain days70 °F / 48 °F, 9 rain daysCrowds: High · 1 festival or holiday
- NovemberGreatInside Shaxi's best window: Mar–May, Oct–Nov.18 °C / 4 °C, 4 rain days64 °F / 39 °F, 4 rain daysCrowds: Low
- 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 / 0 °C, 2 rain days59 °F / 32 °F, 2 rain daysCrowds: Low