Guilin in January

Outside the best window (Apr–May, Sep–Oct). Across China: Cold and smoggy in the north, ice festival in Harbin; Spring Festival travel rush can start mid-month.

January is rated mixed. These months rate higher:

• AprilGreatInside Guilin's best window: Apr–May, Sep–Oct.
• MayGreatInside Guilin's best window: Apr–May, Sep–Oct.
• SeptemberGreatInside Guilin's best window: Apr–May, Sep–Oct.
• OctoberGreatInside Guilin's best window: Apr–May, Sep–Oct.

• GuilinHighs around 12 °C (54 °F), lows around 6 °C (43 °F), rain on about 15 daysHighs around 54 °F (12 °C), lows around 43 °F (6 °C), rain on about 15 days
• South China, China · Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Guilin, Yangshuo, Xiamen, Hainanfine

  Subtropical: long humid summers, heavy rain Apr–Jun, typhoons Jul–Sep; October–December is dry and mild. Hainan is warm all year.

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 · China overall

Medium

Prices · China overall

Medium

China overall: Cold and smoggy in the north, ice festival in Harbin; Spring Festival travel rush can start mid-month.

Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Guilin, side by side.

• A warm layer for the evenings
• A rain jacket or umbrella and shoes that dry fast

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