Best time to visit Hengyang

October is the best time to visit Hengyang for general sightseeing, with average highs of 24 °C and about 7 wet days. The comfortable season runs roughly October to November.

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 October 55 % average cloud cover
The least rain December 51 mm
Warmth July 33 °C
Cooler weather January 10 °C

Ranked by comfort

# Month Comfort / 100 Avg high Wet days
1 October 91 24 °C 7
2 November 84 18 °C 8
3 April 77 23 °C 18
4 September 68 29 °C 10
5 May 66 27 °C 17
6 March 64 17 °C 18
7 December 61 13 °C 8
8 February 56 13 °C 12
9 June 52 30 °C 18
10 July 48 33 °C 12
11 August 48 33 °C 13
12 January 46 10 °C 11

When to think twice

January scores lowest with about 11 wet days and highs near 10 °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 10.2 °C 74 mm 69 %
February 12.9 °C 82 mm 73 %
March 16.8 °C 165 mm 77 %
April 22.9 °C 220 mm 74 %
May 27.0 °C 270 mm 72 %
June 29.9 °C 284 mm 80 %
July 33.4 °C 146 mm 72 %
August 33.2 °C 133 mm 65 %
September 29.4 °C 81 mm 58 %
October 24.4 °C 70 mm 55 %
November 18.3 °C 79 mm 56 %
December 12.6 °C 51 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.

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