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Best time to visit Xianning

October is the best time to visit Xianning for general sightseeing, with average highs of 23 °C and about 8 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 October comfort 91/100
The least cloud December 52 % average cloud cover
The least rain December 42 mm
Warmth July 32 °C
Cooler weather January 9.2 °C

Ranked by comfort

# Month Comfort / 100 Avg high Wet days
1 October 91 23 °C 8
2 April 84 22 °C 14
3 November 78 17 °C 8
4 May 74 27 °C 14
5 September 73 28 °C 9
6 March 66 16 °C 14
7 June 57 29 °C 16
8 December 56 11 °C 7
9 February 53 12 °C 10
10 August 49 32 °C 15
11 July 46 32 °C 15
12 January 42 9.2 °C 10

When to think twice

January scores lowest with about 10 wet days and highs near 9.2 °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 9.2 °C 67 mm 62 %
February 11.9 °C 84 mm 66 %
March 16.4 °C 132 mm 71 %
April 22.3 °C 177 mm 71 %
May 26.5 °C 200 mm 70 %
June 29.3 °C 267 mm 76 %
July 32.4 °C 224 mm 71 %
August 31.9 °C 136 mm 63 %
September 28.3 °C 91 mm 56 %
October 23.2 °C 68 mm 54 %
November 17.2 °C 65 mm 54 %
December 11.4 °C 42 mm 52 %

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.