East Asia · City travel

Best time to visit Lijiang

Mid Nov–Mid Dec is the best time to visit. During this period, the average daytime high is 16.5°C, with 0.3 rainy days per 10 days.

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Scenery of Lijiang
Photo: Miltos Gikas from Lutsa, Attiki, Greece (CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons)

Season calendar

Lijiang season score, from early January through late December.Early Jan: Great (season score 81.7)Mid Jan: Great (season score 73.7)Late Jan: Good (season score 70.3)Early Feb: Great (season score 72.8)Mid Feb: Great (season score 76.5)Late Feb: Great (season score 74.9)Early Mar: Great (season score 72.1)Mid Mar: Great (season score 77.3)Late Mar: Good (season score 69.0)Early Apr: Good (season score 68.7)Mid Apr: Good (season score 67.3)Late Apr: Good (season score 64.9)Early May: Good (season score 59.9)Mid May: Okay (season score 47.4)Late May: Fair (season score 40.4)Early Jun: Fair (season score 40.1)Mid Jun: Off-season (season score 25.9)Late Jun: Off-season (season score 19.1)Early Jul: Avoid (season score 11.4)Mid Jul: Avoid (season score 14.0)Late Jul: Avoid (season score 7.9)Early Aug: Avoid (season score 13.9)Mid Aug: Off-season (season score 17.8)Late Aug: Off-season (season score 20.6)Early Sep: Off-season (season score 20.4)Mid Sep: Off-season (season score 25.1)Late Sep: Fair (season score 35.7)Early Oct: Okay (season score 45.8)Mid Oct: Good (season score 63.4)Late Oct: Good (season score 70.2)Early Nov: Great (season score 78.8)Mid Nov: Best (season score 87.5)Late Nov: Best (season score 91.2)Early Dec: Best (season score 92.1)Mid Dec: Best (season score 87.9)Late Dec: Great (season score 84.9)JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
AvoidOff-seasonFairOkayGoodGreatBest

Japan MOFA travel advice

No Japan MOFA travel advisory is in effect for this destination.

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Climate and season score by month

MonthLevelDaytime highRainy days
(per 10 days)
Cloud cover
JanuaryGreat14.5°C0.429.1%
FebruaryGreat16.1°C0.537.5%
MarchGreat18.4°C0.748.6%
AprilGood21.1°C1.260.7%
MayOkay23.2°C2.770.4%
JuneOff-season24.6°C4.684.5%
JulyAvoid23.8°C6.290.8%
AugustOff-season23.5°C6.085.9%
SeptemberOff-season22.1°C5.380.9%
OctoberGood20.7°C2.460.0%
NovemberBest17.7°C0.632.0%
DecemberBest15.4°C0.225.3%

How the score works

The season score is a relative 0–100 measure of how suitable each time of year is for travel at this destination, grouped into seven levels. It combines climate-normal trends in temperature, rain, cloud cover, and other conditions.

Weather station: LIJING(24 km). Data: NASA POWER, NOAA GHCN-Daily, OISST, IBTrACS, and Natural Earth.

These are historical climate-normal trends, not a weather forecast.