Best time to visit Zhanjiang

December is the best time to visit Zhanjiang for general sightseeing, with average highs of 22 °C and about 5 wet days. The comfortable season runs roughly November to February. The sea stays above 20 °C from March to December.

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 December comfort 96/100
A beach holiday November sea 25 °C
The least cloud October 46 % average cloud cover
The least rain February 27 mm
Warmth July 31 °C
Cooler weather January 20 °C

Ranked by comfort

# Month Comfort / 100 Avg high Wet days Beach
1 December 96 22 °C 5 75
2 January 93 20 °C 4 62
3 February 92 22 °C 6 65
4 November 88 26 °C 6 92
5 March 82 25 °C 9 75
6 October 72 28 °C 8 88
7 April 64 28 °C 12 78
8 September 49 30 °C 18 68
9 May 46 30 °C 20 71
10 August 41 31 °C 25 65
11 June 40 31 °C 22 65
12 July 39 31 °C 21 64

For a beach holiday

November scores highest, with a sea temperature of 25 °C and air temperatures around 26 °C. The sea is above 20 °C from March to December.

Month Sea Air Sunshine Beach score
January 19 °C 20 °C 62 % 62
February 19 °C 22 °C 69 % 65
March 21 °C 25 °C 68 % 75
April 24 °C 28 °C 65 % 78
May 27 °C 30 °C 73 % 71
June 29 °C 31 °C 83 % 65
July 29 °C 31 °C 76 % 64
August 29 °C 31 °C 75 % 65
September 29 °C 30 °C 65 % 68
October 27 °C 28 °C 46 % 88
November 25 °C 26 °C 47 % 92
December 21 °C 22 °C 54 % 75

When to think twice

July scores lowest with about 21 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 20.3 °C 29 mm 62 %
February 21.8 °C 27 mm 69 %
March 25.0 °C 47 mm 68 %
April 28.1 °C 98 mm 65 %
May 30.0 °C 211 mm 73 %
June 31.1 °C 245 mm 83 %
July 31.3 °C 221 mm 76 %
August 30.9 °C 266 mm 75 %
September 29.9 °C 190 mm 65 %
October 28.3 °C 81 mm 46 %
November 25.6 °C 33 mm 47 %
December 21.6 °C 30 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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