Best time to visit Panzhihua

February is the best time to visit Panzhihua for general sightseeing, with average highs of 23 °C and about 3 wet days. The comfortable season runs roughly November to March.

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 February comfort 97/100
The least cloud February 22 % average cloud cover
The least rain December 13 mm
Warmth May 31 °C
Cooler weather December 19 °C

Ranked by comfort

# Month Comfort / 100 Avg high Wet days
1 February 97 23 °C 3
2 November 95 21 °C 5
3 January 93 20 °C 3
4 December 89 19 °C 3
5 March 88 28 °C 4
6 October 78 24 °C 16
7 April 78 31 °C 6
8 May 66 31 °C 12
9 September 64 27 °C 23
10 August 56 28 °C 25
11 July 55 29 °C 27
12 June 55 29 °C 22

When to think twice

June scores lowest with about 22 wet days and highs near 29 °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 20.1 °C 18 mm 23 %
February 23.5 °C 14 mm 22 %
March 27.7 °C 22 mm 29 %
April 30.6 °C 40 mm 40 %
May 31.1 °C 111 mm 55 %
June 29.4 °C 287 mm 82 %
July 28.6 °C 364 mm 88 %
August 28.5 °C 317 mm 81 %
September 26.5 °C 279 mm 76 %
October 24.0 °C 137 mm 59 %
November 21.3 °C 31 mm 37 %
December 18.9 °C 13 mm 29 %

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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