East Asia · Nature travel

Best time to visit Zhangjiajie

Early Oct, Late Oct–Early Nov is the best time to visit. During this period, the average daytime high is 22.2°C, with 3.2 rainy days per 10 days.

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Scenery of Zhangjiajie
Photo: chensiyuan (CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons)

Season calendar

Zhangjiajie season score, from early January through late December.Early Jan: Fair (season score 36.9)Mid Jan: Fair (season score 36.0)Late Jan: Fair (season score 30.8)Early Feb: Fair (season score 34.8)Mid Feb: Okay (season score 45.2)Late Feb: Okay (season score 46.8)Early Mar: Good (season score 58.2)Mid Mar: Good (season score 66.2)Late Mar: Good (season score 64.8)Early Apr: Great (season score 71.5)Mid Apr: Great (season score 72.1)Late Apr: Good (season score 70.2)Early May: Good (season score 63.4)Mid May: Good (season score 67.6)Late May: Good (season score 58.1)Early Jun: Okay (season score 44.1)Mid Jun: Okay (season score 43.5)Late Jun: Avoid (season score 13.2)Early Jul: Off-season (season score 15.8)Mid Jul: Avoid (season score 7.7)Late Jul: Off-season (season score 15.8)Early Aug: Off-season (season score 18.1)Mid Aug: Off-season (season score 25.7)Late Aug: Okay (season score 44.1)Early Sep: Okay (season score 55.8)Mid Sep: Great (season score 75.6)Late Sep: Great (season score 82.4)Early Oct: Best (season score 88.5)Mid Oct: Great (season score 82.9)Late Oct: Best (season score 87.0)Early Nov: Best (season score 92.3)Mid Nov: Great (season score 76.8)Late Nov: Great (season score 79.5)Early Dec: Good (season score 69.2)Mid Dec: Good (season score 61.5)Late Dec: Good (season score 57.7)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
JanuaryFair9.6°C2.974.1%
FebruaryFair12.2°C3.680.2%
MarchGood17.5°C4.478.2%
AprilGood23.2°C5.178.8%
MayGood26.9°C5.380.2%
JuneFair29.8°C5.982.7%
JulyAvoid31.7°C5.577.0%
AugustFair31.5°C4.469.1%
SeptemberGood28.3°C3.571.8%
OctoberBest22.9°C3.774.3%
NovemberGreat17.6°C3.269.8%
DecemberGood12.0°C2.269.3%

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.