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Best time to visit Changsha

October is the best time to visit Changsha for general sightseeing, with average highs of 24 °C and about 8 wet days.

It depends what you are going for

One month rarely wins on everything. These are the best months on each measure taken on its own.

If you want Best month On that measure
Sightseeing and walking October comfort 91/100
The least cloud December 55 % average cloud cover
The least rain December 53 mm
Warmth July 33 °C
Cooler weather January 9.7 °C

Ranked by comfort

# Month Comfort / 100 Avg high Wet days
1 October 91 24 °C 8
2 November 80 18 °C 9
3 April 79 22 °C 17
4 September 71 29 °C 9
5 May 70 27 °C 16
6 March 64 16 °C 17
7 December 57 12 °C 8
8 June 54 29 °C 17
9 February 53 12 °C 12
10 August 49 32 °C 14
11 July 48 33 °C 13
12 January 44 9.7 °C 11

When to think twice

January scores lowest with about 11 wet days and highs near 9.7 °C. That does not make it a bad month — it depends entirely on what you are travelling for. The numbers are all here; the judgement is yours.

The full year

Month Avg high Rainfall Cloud
January 9.7 °C 74 mm 67 %
February 12.3 °C 97 mm 70 %
March 16.4 °C 174 mm 74 %
April 22.4 °C 233 mm 73 %
May 26.6 °C 277 mm 71 %
June 29.4 °C 294 mm 78 %
July 32.8 °C 177 mm 71 %
August 32.5 °C 128 mm 64 %
September 28.8 °C 83 mm 57 %
October 23.8 °C 65 mm 55 %
November 17.7 °C 76 mm 56 %
December 12.1 °C 53 mm 55 %

Data sources and method

Normal period
1991–2020
Dataset version
era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
Last processed

Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: comfort score, beach score, season boundaries. Full formulas are on the methodology page.

Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026. Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains.