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Best time to visit Dali

April is the best time to visit Dali for general sightseeing, with average highs of 23 °C and about 6 wet days. The comfortable season runs roughly March to May.

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 April comfort 95/100
The least cloud January 28 % average cloud cover
The least rain December 14 mm
Warmth May 24 °C
Cooler weather January 14 °C

Ranked by comfort

# Month Comfort / 100 Avg high Wet days
1 April 95 23 °C 6
2 March 90 20 °C 6
3 May 88 24 °C 10
4 November 83 17 °C 4
5 February 80 17 °C 5
6 October 78 20 °C 16
7 December 73 15 °C 3
8 September 73 22 °C 24
9 June 72 24 °C 21
10 January 72 14 °C 5
11 August 71 23 °C 26
12 July 71 23 °C 28

When to think twice

July scores lowest with about 28 wet days and highs near 23 °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 14.5 °C 28 mm 28 %
February 16.8 °C 25 mm 29 %
March 20.2 °C 32 mm 33 %
April 23.0 °C 38 mm 42 %
May 24.4 °C 93 mm 58 %
June 24.3 °C 176 mm 86 %
July 23.2 °C 267 mm 93 %
August 23.3 °C 266 mm 88 %
September 22.3 °C 183 mm 82 %
October 20.2 °C 101 mm 62 %
November 17.2 °C 26 mm 41 %
December 14.8 °C 14 mm 31 %

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.