Best time to visit Yichang

October is the best time to visit Yichang for general sightseeing, with average highs of 22 °C and about 10 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 90/100
The least cloud December 54 % average cloud cover
The least rain December 26 mm
Warmth July 31 °C
Cooler weather January 9.1 °C

Ranked by comfort

# Month Comfort / 100 Avg high Wet days
1 October 90 22 °C 10
2 April 87 22 °C 11
3 May 79 26 °C 13
4 September 77 27 °C 11
5 November 76 16 °C 8
6 March 71 16 °C 10
7 June 64 29 °C 13
8 December 58 11 °C 5
9 February 57 12 °C 7
10 August 53 31 °C 15
11 January 48 9.1 °C 7
12 July 46 31 °C 18

When to think twice

July scores lowest with about 18 wet days and highs near 31 °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 9.1 °C 32 mm 58 %
February 11.7 °C 37 mm 64 %
March 16.2 °C 65 mm 69 %
April 21.9 °C 85 mm 69 %
May 26.0 °C 128 mm 70 %
June 29.0 °C 194 mm 73 %
July 31.1 °C 236 mm 72 %
August 30.6 °C 165 mm 63 %
September 26.6 °C 103 mm 62 %
October 21.8 °C 80 mm 60 %
November 16.4 °C 54 mm 57 %
December 11.1 °C 26 mm 54 %

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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