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Best time to visit Zhaotong

April is the best time to visit Zhaotong for general sightseeing, with average highs of 19 °C and about 11 wet days. The comfortable season runs roughly April to September.

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 April comfort 80/100
The least cloud February 58 % average cloud cover
The least rain December 15 mm
Warmth July 23 °C
Cooler weather January 9.1 °C

Ranked by comfort

# Month Comfort / 100 Avg high Wet days
1 April 80 19 °C 11
2 May 79 21 °C 16
3 September 74 20 °C 18
4 June 74 22 °C 21
5 August 73 23 °C 21
6 July 73 23 °C 22
7 March 70 16 °C 8
8 November 60 13 °C 8
9 October 59 16 °C 17
10 February 57 12 °C 4
11 December 46 9.4 °C 4
12 January 45 9.1 °C 3

When to think twice

January scores lowest with about 3 wet days and highs near 9.1 °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 16 mm 60 %
February 12.2 °C 16 mm 58 %
March 16.1 °C 31 mm 63 %
April 19.2 °C 47 mm 70 %
May 20.8 °C 90 mm 77 %
June 21.9 °C 162 mm 87 %
July 23.4 °C 205 mm 85 %
August 23.0 °C 182 mm 80 %
September 20.1 °C 124 mm 78 %
October 15.5 °C 79 mm 82 %
November 13.3 °C 30 mm 68 %
December 9.4 °C 15 mm 66 %

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.