Best time to visit Guiyang

September is the best time to visit Guiyang for general sightseeing, with average highs of 24 °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 September comfort 82/100
The least cloud September 68 % average cloud cover
The least rain December 49 mm
Warmth August 27 °C
Cooler weather January 8.0 °C

Ranked by comfort

# Month Comfort / 100 Avg high Wet days
1 September 82 24 °C 12
2 October 77 19 °C 14
3 May 73 23 °C 19
4 April 72 20 °C 18
5 August 68 27 °C 16
6 June 67 25 °C 20
7 November 64 15 °C 11
8 July 63 27 °C 18
9 March 55 15 °C 17
10 February 44 11 °C 13
11 December 43 9.8 °C 11
12 January 31 8.0 °C 15

When to think twice

January scores lowest with about 15 wet days and highs near 8.0 °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 8.0 °C 71 mm 84 %
February 11.1 °C 63 mm 83 %
March 15.1 °C 99 mm 82 %
April 19.8 °C 137 mm 79 %
May 22.8 °C 198 mm 79 %
June 25.1 °C 246 mm 86 %
July 26.7 °C 178 mm 81 %
August 26.8 °C 130 mm 72 %
September 24.0 °C 108 mm 68 %
October 19.0 °C 111 mm 77 %
November 14.9 °C 64 mm 73 %
December 9.8 °C 49 mm 78 %

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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