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Best time to visit Shaoxing

October is the best time to visit Shaoxing for general sightseeing, with average highs of 23 °C and about 7 wet days. The sea stays above 20 °C from June 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 October comfort 93/100
A beach holiday September sea 26 °C
The least cloud December 50 % average cloud cover
The least rain December 62 mm
Warmth July 33 °C
Cooler weather January 9.0 °C

Ranked by comfort

# Month Comfort / 100 Avg high Wet days Beach
1 October 93 23 °C 7 79
2 April 84 22 °C 13 29
3 November 80 18 °C 8 39
4 May 77 26 °C 13 63
5 September 69 28 °C 12 82
6 March 64 16 °C 14 8
7 June 59 29 °C 17 73
8 December 55 11 °C 7 16
9 February 51 11 °C 10 10
10 July 46 33 °C 14 63
11 August 44 33 °C 16 59
12 January 41 9.0 °C 10 10

For a beach holiday

September scores highest, with a sea temperature of 26 °C and air temperatures around 28 °C. The sea is above 20 °C from June to October.

Month Sea Air Sunshine Beach score
January 8.4 °C 9.0 °C 61 % 10
February 7.3 °C 11 °C 63 % 10
March 9.7 °C 16 °C 69 % 8
April 14 °C 22 °C 70 % 29
May 19 °C 26 °C 70 % 63
June 24 °C 29 °C 81 % 73
July 27 °C 33 °C 70 % 63
August 29 °C 33 °C 63 % 59
September 26 °C 28 °C 61 % 82
October 22 °C 23 °C 53 % 79
November 17 °C 18 °C 55 % 39
December 12 °C 11 °C 50 % 16

When to think twice

January scores lowest with about 10 wet days and highs near 9.0 °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 9.0 °C 84 mm 61 %
February 11.4 °C 79 mm 63 %
March 15.7 °C 126 mm 69 %
April 21.6 °C 140 mm 70 %
May 26.2 °C 171 mm 70 %
June 28.7 °C 314 mm 81 %
July 33.3 °C 178 mm 70 %
August 32.7 °C 167 mm 63 %
September 28.1 °C 115 mm 61 %
October 23.3 °C 66 mm 53 %
November 17.7 °C 70 mm 55 %
December 11.4 °C 62 mm 50 %

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.