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Best time to visit Shantou

December is the best time to visit Shantou for general sightseeing, with average highs of 20 °C and about 4 wet days. The comfortable season runs roughly November to March. The sea stays above 20 °C from April 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 December comfort 93/100
A beach holiday October sea 26 °C
The least cloud October 43 % average cloud cover
The least rain January 30 mm
Warmth July 30 °C
Cooler weather January 18 °C

Ranked by comfort

# Month Comfort / 100 Avg high Wet days Beach
1 December 93 20 °C 4 61
2 November 93 24 °C 5 85
3 January 87 18 °C 5 47
4 March 87 21 °C 9 55
5 February 86 19 °C 7 43
6 October 81 27 °C 5 96
7 April 80 24 °C 11 72
8 May 59 27 °C 17 75
9 September 56 29 °C 14 74
10 June 46 29 °C 23 73
11 August 43 30 °C 22 70
12 July 42 30 °C 20 70

For a beach holiday

October scores highest, with a sea temperature of 26 °C and air temperatures around 27 °C. The sea is above 20 °C from April to November.

Month Sea Air Sunshine Beach score
January 17 °C 18 °C 52 % 47
February 17 °C 19 °C 63 % 43
March 19 °C 21 °C 68 % 55
April 22 °C 24 °C 71 % 72
May 25 °C 27 °C 75 % 75
June 27 °C 29 °C 84 % 73
July 27 °C 30 °C 72 % 70
August 28 °C 30 °C 70 % 70
September 27 °C 29 °C 58 % 74
October 26 °C 27 °C 43 % 96
November 22 °C 24 °C 45 % 85
December 19 °C 20 °C 47 % 61

When to think twice

July scores lowest with about 20 wet days and highs near 30 °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 17.9 °C 30 mm 52 %
February 18.5 °C 45 mm 63 %
March 21.0 °C 65 mm 68 %
April 24.4 °C 109 mm 71 %
May 27.2 °C 196 mm 75 %
June 29.1 °C 272 mm 84 %
July 30.2 °C 218 mm 72 %
August 30.1 °C 280 mm 70 %
September 29.2 °C 156 mm 58 %
October 26.9 °C 46 mm 43 %
November 23.7 °C 51 mm 45 %
December 19.6 °C 38 mm 47 %

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.