Best time to visit Zitong

April is the best time to visit Zitong for general sightseeing, with average highs of 23 °C and about 12 wet days. The comfortable season runs roughly March to April.

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 86/100
The least cloud August 67 % average cloud cover
The least rain January 23 mm
Warmth August 32 °C
Cooler weather January 11 °C

Ranked by comfort

# Month Comfort / 100 Avg high Wet days
1 April 86 23 °C 12
2 October 81 21 °C 14
3 November 78 17 °C 9
4 March 78 18 °C 11
5 May 76 26 °C 14
6 September 71 27 °C 13
7 February 65 13 °C 7
8 June 63 29 °C 15
9 December 60 12 °C 7
10 January 55 11 °C 7
11 August 51 32 °C 15
12 July 48 32 °C 17

When to think twice

July scores lowest with about 17 wet days and highs near 32 °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 10.9 °C 23 mm 76 %
February 13.4 °C 27 mm 78 %
March 17.7 °C 54 mm 76 %
April 22.9 °C 90 mm 74 %
May 26.2 °C 122 mm 74 %
June 28.7 °C 175 mm 76 %
July 31.5 °C 195 mm 73 %
August 31.7 °C 163 mm 67 %
September 27.0 °C 120 mm 72 %
October 21.4 °C 91 mm 78 %
November 17.1 °C 51 mm 75 %
December 12.1 °C 28 mm 76 %

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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