Best time to visit Shaoguan

November is the best time to visit Shaoguan for general sightseeing, with average highs of 22 °C and about 8 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 November comfort 94/100
The least cloud October 46 % average cloud cover
The least rain December 55 mm
Warmth August 32 °C
Cooler weather January 15 °C

Ranked by comfort

# Month Comfort / 100 Avg high Wet days
1 November 94 22 °C 8
2 October 85 27 °C 7
3 December 78 17 °C 8
4 March 76 20 °C 17
5 April 74 25 °C 17
6 February 73 17 °C 11
7 January 68 15 °C 9
8 September 61 30 °C 12
9 May 58 28 °C 20
10 June 48 30 °C 23
11 July 42 32 °C 20
12 August 42 32 °C 20

When to think twice

August scores lowest with about 20 wet days and highs near 32 °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 14.9 °C 72 mm 61 %
February 16.9 °C 87 mm 71 %
March 19.8 °C 176 mm 78 %
April 24.5 °C 222 mm 79 %
May 27.7 °C 303 mm 79 %
June 29.7 °C 331 mm 85 %
July 31.7 °C 187 mm 75 %
August 31.9 °C 205 mm 68 %
September 30.2 °C 133 mm 58 %
October 27.3 °C 64 mm 46 %
November 22.1 °C 68 mm 48 %
December 16.8 °C 55 mm 48 %

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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