When to go · Yangzhou
Yangzhou, month by month
The best months for Yangzhou: Apr, May, Oct, Nov. Months to avoid: Feb, Jul, Aug.
Month by month
- JanuaryMixedOutside the best window (Apr–May, Oct–Nov). Across China: Cold and smoggy in the north, ice festival in Harbin; Spring Festival travel rush can start mid-month.7 °C / -1 °C, 6 rain days45 °F / 30 °F, 6 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 1 festival or holiday
- FebruaryAvoidOutside the best window (Apr–May, Oct–Nov). Across China: Spring Festival in most years: closures and sold-out transport for a week or more.10 °C / 2 °C, 7 rain days50 °F / 36 °F, 7 rain daysCrowds: High · 1 festival or holiday
- MarchMixedOutside the best window (Apr–May, Oct–Nov). Across China: Dust and chilly winds in the north; Tibet permits often paused; blossom in the south.15 °C / 6 °C, 9 rain days59 °F / 43 °F, 9 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- AprilGreatInside Yangzhou's best window: Apr–May, Oct–Nov.21 °C / 11 °C, 9 rain days70 °F / 52 °F, 9 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- MayGreatInside Yangzhou's best window: Apr–May, Oct–Nov.26 °C / 17 °C, 9 rain days79 °F / 63 °F, 9 rain daysCrowds: High · 1 festival or holiday
- JuneMixedOutside the best window (Apr–May, Oct–Nov). Across China: Plum rain on the Yangtze, heat building; Tibet and the northwest are good.29 °C / 21 °C, 11 rain days84 °F / 70 °F, 11 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- JulyAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Jul–Aug (hot, humid, heavy rain), Chinese New Year week.32 °C / 25 °C, 13 rain days90 °F / 77 °F, 13 rain daysCrowds: High
- AugustAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Jul–Aug (hot, humid, heavy rain), Chinese New Year week.32 °C / 25 °C, 11 rain days90 °F / 77 °F, 11 rain daysCrowds: High
- SeptemberGoodOutside the best window (Apr–May, Oct–Nov). Across China: Heat eases; one of the best months before National Day.28 °C / 20 °C, 8 rain days82 °F / 68 °F, 8 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- OctoberGreatInside Yangzhou's best window: Apr–May, Oct–Nov.23 °C / 14 °C, 7 rain days73 °F / 57 °F, 7 rain daysCrowds: High · 1 festival or holiday
- NovemberGreatInside Yangzhou's best window: Apr–May, Oct–Nov.16 °C / 7 °C, 6 rain days61 °F / 45 °F, 6 rain daysCrowds: Low
- DecemberGoodOutside the best window (Apr–May, Oct–Nov). Across China: Cold north, pleasant south and Yunnan; Harbin ice season opens late in the month.10 °C / 1 °C, 5 rain days50 °F / 34 °F, 5 rain daysCrowds: Low