When to go · Yizhou
Yizhou in May
Mixed month. Outside the best window (Feb (Chinese New Year period)). Across China: Warm and clear, but the 1–5 May holiday packs every sight; go after the 6th.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Mixed
- Temperature
- 27°C (81°F)81°F (27°C) / 20°C (68°F)68°F (20°C)
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 5
- Crowds
- High
- China overall
- Prices
- High
- China overall
Verdict
Outside the best window (Feb (Chinese New Year period)). Across China: Warm and clear, but the 1–5 May holiday packs every sight; go after the 6th.
Is another month better than May?
May is rated mixed. These months rate higher:
- FebruaryGreatInside Yizhou's best window: Feb (Chinese New Year period).
- SeptemberGoodOutside the best window (Feb (Chinese New Year period)). Across China: Heat eases; one of the best months before National Day.
- OctoberGoodOutside the best window (Feb (Chinese New Year period)). Across China: Clear skies and colour, but avoid 1–7 October; the rest of the month is ideal.
- NovemberGoodOutside the best window (Feb (Chinese New Year period)). Across China: Cool and clear in the north, mild in the south; quiet sights.
Weather in May
- YizhouHighs around 27 °C (81 °F), lows around 20 °C (68 °F), rain on about 5 daysHighs around 81 °F (27 °C), lows around 68 °F (20 °C), rain on about 5 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 Yizhou, side by side.
Verdict
May: Mixed
Feb: Great (better)
Daytime high
May: 27 °C (81 °F)81 °F (27 °C)
Feb: 16 °C (61 °F)61 °F (16 °C)
Night low
May: 20 °C (68 °F)68 °F (20 °C)
Feb: 9 °C (48 °F)48 °F (9 °C)
Rain days
May: 5 (better)
Feb: 9
Crowds
May: High
Feb: High
Prices
May: High
Feb: High
Festivals listed
May: 1
Feb: 1
May: Outside the best window (Feb (Chinese New Year period)). Across China: Warm and clear, but the 1–5 May holiday packs every sight; go after the 6th.
February: Inside Yizhou's best window: Feb (Chinese New Year period).
Yizhou: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.
What to pack
Nothing unusual for the weather this month.