When to go · Wuhan
Wuhan, month by month
The best months for Wuhan: Mar, Apr, May, Oct, Nov. Months to avoid: Feb, 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.8 °C / 1 °C, 9 rain days46 °F / 34 °F, 9 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.11 °C / 4 °C, 10 rain days52 °F / 39 °F, 10 rain daysCrowds: High · 1 festival or holiday
- MarchGreatInside Wuhan's best window: Mar–May, Oct–Nov.16 °C / 8 °C, 13 rain days61 °F / 46 °F, 13 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- AprilGreatInside Wuhan's best window: Mar–May, Oct–Nov.23 °C / 14 °C, 13 rain days73 °F / 57 °F, 13 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- MayGreatInside Wuhan's best window: Mar–May, Oct–Nov.27 °C / 19 °C, 13 rain days81 °F / 66 °F, 13 rain daysCrowds: High · 1 festival or holiday
- JuneMixedOutside the best window (Mar–May, Oct–Nov). Across China: Plum rain on the Yangtze, heat building; Tibet and the northwest are good.30 °C / 23 °C, 13 rain days86 °F / 73 °F, 13 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- JulyAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Jul–Aug (one of China's 'Three Furnaces', often above 35 °C), Chinese New Year.Listed as a month to avoid: Jul–Aug (one of China's 'Three Furnaces', often above 95 °F), Chinese New Year.33 °C / 26 °C, 12 rain days91 °F / 79 °F, 12 rain daysCrowds: High
- AugustAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Jul–Aug (one of China's 'Three Furnaces', often above 35 °C), Chinese New Year.Listed as a month to avoid: Jul–Aug (one of China's 'Three Furnaces', often above 95 °F), Chinese New Year.33 °C / 25 °C, 9 rain days91 °F / 77 °F, 9 rain daysCrowds: High
- SeptemberGoodOutside the best window (Mar–May, Oct–Nov). Across China: Heat eases; one of the best months before National Day.29 °C / 21 °C, 9 rain days84 °F / 70 °F, 9 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- OctoberGreatInside Wuhan's best window: Mar–May, Oct–Nov.23 °C / 15 °C, 10 rain days73 °F / 59 °F, 10 rain daysCrowds: High · 1 festival or holiday
- NovemberGreatInside Wuhan's best window: Mar–May, Oct–Nov.17 °C / 8 °C, 9 rain days63 °F / 46 °F, 9 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.11 °C / 3 °C, 8 rain days52 °F / 37 °F, 8 rain daysCrowds: Low