When to go · Xidang
Xidang in May
Great month. Inside Xidang's best window: Oct–May.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Great
- Temperature
- 22°C (72°F)72°F (22°C) / 11°C (52°F)52°F (11°C)
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 13
- Crowds
- High
- China overall
- Prices
- High
- China overall
Verdict
Inside Xidang's best window: Oct–May.
Is another month better than May?
No other month rates higher than May for Xidang in this guide.
Weather in May
- XidangHighs around 22 °C (72 °F), lows around 11 °C (52 °F), rain on about 13 daysHighs around 72 °F (22 °C), lows around 52 °F (11 °C), rain on about 13 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 Xidang, side by side.
Verdict
May: Great
Jan: Great
Daytime high
May: 22 °C (72 °F)72 °F (22 °C)
Jan: 8 °C (46 °F)46 °F (8 °C)
Night low
May: 11 °C (52 °F)52 °F (11 °C)
Jan: -2 °C (28 °F)28 °F (-2 °C)
Rain days
May: 13
Jan: 3 (better)
Crowds
May: High
Jan: Medium
Prices
May: High
Jan: Medium
Festivals listed
May: 1
Jan: 1
May: Inside Xidang's best window: Oct–May.
January: Inside Xidang's best window: Oct–May.
Xidang: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.
What to pack
- A warm layer for the evenings
- A rain jacket or umbrella and shoes that dry fast