When to go · Yangshuo
Yangshuo, month by month
The best months for Yangshuo: Apr, May, Sep, Oct. Months to avoid: Feb, Jul, Aug.
Month by month
- JanuaryMixedOutside the best window (Apr–May, Sep–Oct). Across China: Cold and smoggy in the north, ice festival in Harbin; Spring Festival travel rush can start mid-month.13 °C / 7 °C, 12 rain days55 °F / 45 °F, 12 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 1 festival or holiday
- FebruaryAvoidOutside the best window (Apr–May, Sep–Oct). Across China: Spring Festival in most years: closures and sold-out transport for a week or more.16 °C / 9 °C, 13 rain days61 °F / 48 °F, 13 rain daysCrowds: High · 1 festival or holiday
- MarchMixedOutside the best window (Apr–May, Sep–Oct). Across China: Dust and chilly winds in the north; Tibet permits often paused; blossom in the south.19 °C / 12 °C, 17 rain days66 °F / 54 °F, 17 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- AprilGreatInside Yangshuo's best window: Apr–May, Sep–Oct.25 °C / 17 °C, 18 rain days77 °F / 63 °F, 18 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- MayGreatInside Yangshuo's best window: Apr–May, Sep–Oct.29 °C / 21 °C, 18 rain days84 °F / 70 °F, 18 rain daysCrowds: High · 1 festival or holiday
- JuneMixedOutside the best window (Apr–May, Sep–Oct). Across China: Plum rain on the Yangtze, heat building; Tibet and the northwest are good.31 °C / 24 °C, 18 rain days88 °F / 75 °F, 18 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- JulyAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Jul–Aug (heat, rain and crowds), Chinese New Year and the first week of October.33 °C / 25 °C, 16 rain days91 °F / 77 °F, 16 rain daysCrowds: High
- AugustAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Jul–Aug (heat, rain and crowds), Chinese New Year and the first week of October.34 °C / 25 °C, 15 rain days93 °F / 77 °F, 15 rain daysCrowds: High
- SeptemberGreatInside Yangshuo's best window: Apr–May, Sep–Oct.32 °C / 22 °C, 10 rain days90 °F / 72 °F, 10 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- OctoberGreatInside Yangshuo's best window: Apr–May, Sep–Oct.27 °C / 18 °C, 9 rain days81 °F / 64 °F, 9 rain daysCrowds: High · 1 festival or holiday
- NovemberGoodOutside the best window (Apr–May, Sep–Oct). Across China: Cool and clear in the north, mild in the south; quiet sights.22 °C / 13 °C, 8 rain days72 °F / 55 °F, 8 rain daysCrowds: Low
- DecemberGoodOutside the best window (Apr–May, Sep–Oct). Across China: Cold north, pleasant south and Yunnan; Harbin ice season opens late in the month.16 °C / 8 °C, 8 rain days61 °F / 46 °F, 8 rain daysCrowds: Low