When to go · Anji
Anji in February
Avoid month. Outside the best window (Apr–Oct). Across China: Spring Festival in most years: closures and sold-out transport for a week or more.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Avoid
- Temperature
- 11°C (52°F)52°F (11°C) / 2°C (36°F)36°F (2°C)
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 13
- Crowds
- High
- China overall
- Prices
- High
- China overall
Verdict
Outside the best window (Apr–Oct). Across China: Spring Festival in most years: closures and sold-out transport for a week or more.
Is another month better than February?
February is rated avoid. These months rate higher:
Weather in February
- AnjiHighs around 11 °C (52 °F), lows around 2 °C (36 °F), rain on about 13 daysHighs around 52 °F (11 °C), lows around 36 °F (2 °C), rain on about 13 days
- North China, China · Beijing, Tianjin, Xi'an, Datong, Pingyaocool
Continental: dry winters down to −10 °C (14 °F), hot humid summers with thunderstorms. Dust and smog peak in late winter and spring; September–October is the clear season.Continental: dry winters down to 14 °F (−10 °C), hot humid summers with thunderstorms. Dust and smog peak in late winter and spring; September–October is the clear season.
- East China and the Yangtze, China · Shanghai, Suzhou, Hangzhou, Nanjing, Huangshancool
Damp cold winters without much heating south of the Huai river; plum rain (meiyu) mid-June to mid-July; typhoons can hit Shanghai Aug–Sep.
Festivals and holidays
Dates as our data lists them. Moving holidays (lunar and Islamic calendars, Easter) shift every year: check the date for your year before you build a trip on it.
Spring Festival (Chinese New Year) big impact
Spring Festival: about 5–11 Feb 2027 (New Year's Day 6 Feb; official dates set late in the year — check) · China
Chunyun travel rush for about 40 days around it; shops and small restaurants close for up to a week, trains and flights sell out, hotel prices jump. Big sights stay open with crowds.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · China overall
- High
- Prices · China overall
- High
China overall: Spring Festival in most years: closures and sold-out transport for a week or more.
High-price month: see what to book ahead.
Compare two months
Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Anji, side by side.
Verdict
Feb: Avoid
Apr: Great (better)
Daytime high
Feb: 11 °C (52 °F)52 °F (11 °C)
Apr: 22 °C (72 °F)72 °F (22 °C)
Night low
Feb: 2 °C (36 °F)36 °F (2 °C)
Apr: 10 °C (50 °F)50 °F (10 °C)
Rain days
Feb: 13
Apr: 9 (better)
Crowds
Feb: High
Apr: Medium
Prices
Feb: High
Apr: Medium
Festivals listed
Feb: 1
Apr: 0
February: Outside the best window (Apr–Oct). Across China: Spring Festival in most years: closures and sold-out transport for a week or more.
April: Inside Anji's best window: Apr–Oct.
Anji: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.
What to pack
- A warm coat, hat and gloves for mornings and evenings
- A rain jacket or umbrella and shoes that dry fast
- Layers: a fleece or light jacket