Best time to visit Shizuishan

September is the best time to visit Shizuishan for general sightseeing, with average highs of 23 °C and about 6 wet days.

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 September comfort 98/100
The least cloud November 27 % average cloud cover
The least rain December 1 mm
Warmth July 31 °C
Cooler weather January -0.4 °C

Ranked by comfort

# Month Comfort / 100 Avg high Wet days
1 September 98 23 °C 6
2 May 93 25 °C 4
3 April 85 19 °C 2
4 June 83 29 °C 5
5 August 83 29 °C 7
6 October 82 17 °C 3
7 July 75 31 °C 7
8 March 56 12 °C 2
9 November 46 8.2 °C 1
10 December 40 0.7 °C 0
11 January 40 -0.4 °C 0
12 February 39 4.4 °C 1

When to think twice

February scores lowest with about 1 wet days and highs near 4.4 °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 -0.4 °C 2 mm 32 %
February 4.4 °C 3 mm 37 %
March 11.6 °C 9 mm 43 %
April 19.4 °C 11 mm 45 %
May 24.9 °C 22 mm 48 %
June 29.3 °C 30 mm 52 %
July 30.6 °C 54 mm 48 %
August 28.6 °C 51 mm 44 %
September 23.3 °C 34 mm 45 %
October 16.7 °C 13 mm 34 %
November 8.2 °C 5 mm 27 %
December 0.7 °C 1 mm 27 %

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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