Best time to visit Fenghuang

October is the best time to visit Fenghuang for general sightseeing, with average highs of 20 °C and about 12 wet days. The comfortable season runs roughly September to October.

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 83/100
The least cloud September 63 % average cloud cover
The least rain December 66 mm
Warmth August 29 °C
Cooler weather January 6.2 °C

Ranked by comfort

# Month Comfort / 100 Avg high Wet days
1 October 83 20 °C 12
2 September 82 26 °C 10
3 May 75 23 °C 19
4 April 71 19 °C 19
5 June 64 27 °C 19
6 November 63 14 °C 11
7 August 59 29 °C 16
8 July 55 29 °C 18
9 March 49 13 °C 18
10 December 41 8.6 °C 10
11 February 36 8.7 °C 14
12 January 27 6.2 °C 13

When to think twice

January scores lowest with about 13 wet days and highs near 6.2 °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 6.2 °C 93 mm 73 %
February 8.7 °C 116 mm 78 %
March 13.1 °C 173 mm 79 %
April 19.1 °C 232 mm 77 %
May 23.4 °C 278 mm 75 %
June 26.5 °C 314 mm 80 %
July 29.2 °C 238 mm 75 %
August 29.2 °C 168 mm 66 %
September 25.6 °C 109 mm 63 %
October 19.7 °C 115 mm 66 %
November 14.2 °C 91 mm 66 %
December 8.6 °C 66 mm 65 %

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.

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