Best time to visit Xizhi

March is the best time to visit Xizhi for general sightseeing, with average highs of 21 °C and about 17 wet days. The comfortable season runs roughly November 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 March comfort 76/100
A beach holiday May sea 25 °C
The least cloud August 63 % average cloud cover
The least rain April 132 mm
Warmth July 31 °C
Cooler weather January 18 °C

Ranked by comfort

# Month Comfort / 100 Avg high Wet days Beach
1 March 76 21 °C 17 53
2 April 75 24 °C 15 67
3 February 73 19 °C 17 43
4 December 70 19 °C 19 50
5 November 70 23 °C 19 64
6 January 67 18 °C 19 40
7 October 63 25 °C 18 73
8 May 61 27 °C 17 75
9 September 52 28 °C 17 73
10 June 51 29 °C 17 73
11 July 49 31 °C 14 69
12 August 46 30 °C 18 68

For a beach holiday

May scores highest, with a sea temperature of 25 °C and air temperatures around 27 °C. The sea never reaches 20 °C here.

Month Sea Air Sunshine Beach score
January 21 °C 18 °C 79 % 40
February 21 °C 19 °C 77 % 43
March 22 °C 21 °C 74 % 53
April 24 °C 24 °C 73 % 67
May 25 °C 27 °C 75 % 75
June 27 °C 29 °C 81 % 73
July 28 °C 31 °C 65 % 69
August 28 °C 30 °C 63 % 68
September 27 °C 28 °C 64 % 73
October 26 °C 25 °C 69 % 73
November 24 °C 23 °C 74 % 64
December 23 °C 19 °C 77 % 50

When to think twice

August scores lowest with about 18 wet days and highs near 30 °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 18.0 °C 169 mm 79 %
February 18.7 °C 152 mm 77 %
March 20.9 °C 140 mm 74 %
April 24.0 °C 132 mm 73 %
May 26.9 °C 191 mm 75 %
June 29.3 °C 187 mm 81 %
July 30.7 °C 155 mm 65 %
August 30.3 °C 236 mm 63 %
September 28.4 °C 255 mm 64 %
October 25.3 °C 299 mm 69 %
November 22.8 °C 249 mm 74 %
December 19.4 °C 196 mm 77 %

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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