Best time to visit China
Every guide's best months, checked against its own thirty-year rainfall: a filled month is recommended, a hatched one has over 250 mm of rain. Most of China agrees on Mar, Apr, May, Sep, Oct.
| Place | J | F | M | A | M | J | J | A | S | O | N | D | In words |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beijing & the Great WallSeptember to October, April to May | September to October, April to May | ||||||||||||
| ShanghaiMarch to May, and September to November — summer is 35°C and humid, winter is damp and cold | March to May, and September to November — summer is 35°C and humid, winter is damp and cold | ||||||||||||
| Xi’anMarch to May, and September to October — summer is 35°C and winter is freezing and grey | March to May, and September to October — summer is 35°C and winter is freezing and grey |
best month · over 250 mm · the letters are the months, January to December.
The guides in China
Beijing & the Great WallChinaAn imperial city, and a wall that runs off into the mountains
ShanghaiChinaA waterfront of 1920s banks facing a skyline from the future, with lane houses and gardens in between
Xi’anChinaEight thousand terracotta soldiers, a city wall you can cycle round, and the eastern end of the Silk Road