When to go · Xidang
Xidang, month by month
The best months for Xidang: Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Oct, Nov, Dec. Months to avoid: Jul, Aug.
Month by month
- JanuaryGreatInside Xidang's best window: Oct–May.8 °C (46 °F) / -2 °C (28 °F), 3 rain days46 °F (8 °C) / 28 °F (-2 °C), 3 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 1 festival or holiday
- FebruaryGreatInside Xidang's best window: Oct–May.10 °C (50 °F) / 0 °C (32 °F), 5 rain days50 °F (10 °C) / 32 °F (0 °C), 5 rain daysCrowds: High · 1 festival or holiday
- MarchGreatInside Xidang's best window: Oct–May.14 °C (57 °F) / 3 °C (37 °F), 8 rain days57 °F (14 °C) / 37 °F (3 °C), 8 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- AprilGreatInside Xidang's best window: Oct–May.18 °C (64 °F) / 7 °C (45 °F), 11 rain days64 °F (18 °C) / 45 °F (7 °C), 11 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- MayGreatInside Xidang's best window: Oct–May.22 °C (72 °F) / 11 °C (52 °F), 13 rain days72 °F (22 °C) / 52 °F (11 °C), 13 rain daysCrowds: High · 1 festival or holiday
- JuneMixedOutside the best window (Oct–May). Across China: Plum rain on the Yangtze, heat building; Tibet and the northwest are good.25 °C (77 °F) / 14 °C (57 °F), 17 rain days77 °F (25 °C) / 57 °F (14 °C), 17 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- JulyAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Jul–Aug (monsoon, leeches on trails).26 °C (79 °F) / 15 °C (59 °F), 20 rain days79 °F (26 °C) / 59 °F (15 °C), 20 rain daysCrowds: High
- AugustAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Jul–Aug (monsoon, leeches on trails).25 °C (77 °F) / 14 °C (57 °F), 19 rain days77 °F (25 °C) / 57 °F (14 °C), 19 rain daysCrowds: High
- SeptemberGoodOutside the best window (Oct–May). Across China: Heat eases; one of the best months before National Day.22 °C (72 °F) / 12 °C (54 °F), 15 rain days72 °F (22 °C) / 54 °F (12 °C), 15 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- OctoberGreatInside Xidang's best window: Oct–May.18 °C (64 °F) / 7 °C (45 °F), 9 rain days64 °F (18 °C) / 45 °F (7 °C), 9 rain daysCrowds: High · 1 festival or holiday
- NovemberGreatInside Xidang's best window: Oct–May.13 °C (55 °F) / 2 °C (36 °F), 4 rain days55 °F (13 °C) / 36 °F (2 °C), 4 rain daysCrowds: Low
- DecemberGreatInside Xidang's best window: Oct–May.9 °C (48 °F) / -1 °C (30 °F), 2 rain days48 °F (9 °C) / 30 °F (-1 °C), 2 rain daysCrowds: Low
Compare two months
Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Xidang, side by side.
Verdict
Jan: Great
Feb: Great
Daytime high
Jan: 8 °C (46 °F)46 °F (8 °C)
Feb: 10 °C (50 °F)50 °F (10 °C)
Night low
Jan: -2 °C (28 °F)28 °F (-2 °C)
Feb: 0 °C (32 °F)32 °F (0 °C)
Rain days
Jan: 3 (better)
Feb: 5
Crowds
Jan: Medium
Feb: High
Prices
Jan: Medium
Feb: High
Festivals listed
Jan: 1
Feb: 1
January: Inside Xidang's best window: Oct–May.
February: Inside Xidang's best window: Oct–May.
Xidang: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.