East Asia · City travel

Best time to visit Suzhou

Late Apr–Early May, Early Oct–Early Nov is the best time to visit. During this period, the average daytime high is 23.6°C, with 2.8 rainy days per 10 days.

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Scenery of Suzhou
Photo: 铁头娃蛤蛤 (CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons)

Season calendar

Suzhou season score, from early January through late December.Early Jan: Off-season (season score 21.3)Mid Jan: Avoid (season score 9.8)Late Jan: Avoid (season score 6.9)Early Feb: Off-season (season score 15.8)Mid Feb: Off-season (season score 21.9)Late Feb: Fair (season score 28.8)Early Mar: Okay (season score 44.7)Mid Mar: Okay (season score 55.4)Late Mar: Good (season score 68.9)Early Apr: Great (season score 82.2)Mid Apr: Great (season score 85.0)Late Apr: Best (season score 88.1)Early May: Best (season score 87.3)Mid May: Great (season score 83.5)Late May: Great (season score 80.0)Early Jun: Good (season score 68.2)Mid Jun: Okay (season score 53.4)Late Jun: Off-season (season score 20.9)Early Jul: Avoid (season score 13.0)Mid Jul: Avoid (season score 9.8)Late Jul: Avoid (season score 5.5)Early Aug: Avoid (season score 0.0)Mid Aug: Avoid (season score 6.3)Late Aug: Off-season (season score 26.6)Early Sep: Good (season score 58.3)Mid Sep: Okay (season score 55.0)Late Sep: Great (season score 78.7)Early Oct: Best (season score 91.6)Mid Oct: Best (season score 99.1)Late Oct: Best (season score 100.0)Early Nov: Best (season score 95.2)Mid Nov: Great (season score 79.4)Late Nov: Good (season score 70.4)Early Dec: Okay (season score 51.1)Mid Dec: Fair (season score 33.9)Late Dec: Fair (season score 33.5)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
JanuaryAvoid8.5°C2.761.6%
FebruaryOff-season10.9°C3.467.2%
MarchOkay15.7°C3.466.6%
AprilGreat21.7°C3.366.7%
MayGreat27.0°C3.470.0%
JuneOkay30.0°C5.278.9%
JulyAvoid32.2°C5.671.8%
AugustAvoid32.3°C5.365.9%
SeptemberGood28.8°C3.862.7%
OctoberBest24.0°C2.558.3%
NovemberGreat17.8°C2.855.6%
DecemberFair10.8°C2.053.3%

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.

Data: NASA POWER, NOAA GHCN-Daily, OISST, IBTrACS, and Natural Earth.

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