East Asia · Nature travel

Best time to visit Yangshuo

Early Oct–Early Nov, Late Nov is the best time to visit. During this period, the average daytime high is 24.9°C, with 2.7 rainy days per 10 days.

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Scenery of Yangshuo
Photo: Chensiyuan (CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons)

Season calendar

Yangshuo season score, from early January through late December.Early Jan: Okay (season score 54.2)Mid Jan: Fair (season score 41.2)Late Jan: Fair (season score 40.8)Early Feb: Okay (season score 49.2)Mid Feb: Okay (season score 54.3)Late Feb: Okay (season score 54.7)Early Mar: Good (season score 59.4)Mid Mar: Good (season score 61.0)Late Mar: Good (season score 58.0)Early Apr: Good (season score 59.5)Mid Apr: Good (season score 58.3)Late Apr: Okay (season score 51.3)Early May: Fair (season score 39.6)Mid May: Fair (season score 41.1)Late May: Fair (season score 32.5)Early Jun: Avoid (season score 12.5)Mid Jun: Avoid (season score 11.0)Late Jun: Avoid (season score 0.0)Early Jul: Avoid (season score 12.2)Mid Jul: Avoid (season score 8.2)Late Jul: Avoid (season score 12.3)Early Aug: Avoid (season score 3.8)Mid Aug: Avoid (season score 3.3)Late Aug: Off-season (season score 22.1)Early Sep: Fair (season score 31.9)Mid Sep: Okay (season score 50.7)Late Sep: Great (season score 73.5)Early Oct: Best (season score 88.8)Mid Oct: Best (season score 95.1)Late Oct: Best (season score 100.0)Early Nov: Best (season score 95.9)Mid Nov: Great (season score 82.4)Late Nov: Best (season score 90.7)Early Dec: Great (season score 72.5)Mid Dec: Good (season score 63.6)Late Dec: Good (season score 67.6)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
JanuaryOkay15.3°C3.475.4%
FebruaryOkay18.1°C4.280.8%
MarchGood22.4°C5.784.1%
AprilOkay26.4°C6.683.3%
MayFair29.2°C6.982.9%
JuneAvoid30.7°C7.986.2%
JulyAvoid31.7°C5.878.9%
AugustAvoid31.7°C5.974.6%
SeptemberOkay30.3°C3.864.4%
OctoberBest26.7°C2.557.8%
NovemberBest22.0°C3.060.2%
DecemberGood16.8°C2.560.8%

Questions and answers

When is the best time to visit Yangshuo?
Early Oct–Early Nov, Late Nov. During this period, the average daytime high is 24.9°C, with 2.7 rainy days per 10 days.
When should I avoid visiting Yangshuo?
Early Jun–Mid Aug is the least favorable time of year. Then, the average daytime high is 31.4°C, with 6.7 rainy days per 10 days.
What is the rainiest time of year in Yangshuo?
May, June, with about 7.9 rainy days per 10 days at the peak.

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: Copernicus ERA5, NASA POWER, NOAA GHCN-Daily, OISST, IBTrACS, and Natural Earth.

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