When to go · Haikou
Haikou in October
Avoid month. Listed as a month to avoid: Aug–Oct (typhoon season), Chinese New Year week (ferry and road gridlock).
Key facts
- Verdict
- Avoid
- Temperature
- 29°C (84°F)84°F (29°C) / 24°C (75°F)75°F (24°C)
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 14
- Crowds
- High
- China overall
- Prices
- High
- China overall
Verdict
Listed as a month to avoid: Aug–Oct (typhoon season), Chinese New Year week (ferry and road gridlock).
Is another month better than October?
October is rated avoid. These months rate higher:
Weather in October
- HaikouHighs around 29 °C (84 °F), lows around 24 °C (75 °F), rain on about 14 daysHighs around 84 °F (29 °C), lows around 75 °F (24 °C), rain on about 14 days
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.
National Day big impact
1–7 Oct (Golden Week) · China
The biggest travel week of the year: sights at capacity, Tiananmen Square decorated with tight security, prices doubled.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · China overall
- High
- Prices · China overall
- High
China overall: Clear skies and colour, but avoid 1–7 October; the rest of the month is ideal.
High-price month: see what to book ahead.
Compare two months
Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Haikou, side by side.
Verdict
Oct: Avoid
Jan: Great (better)
Daytime high
Oct: 29 °C (84 °F)84 °F (29 °C)
Jan: 21 °C (70 °F)70 °F (21 °C)
Night low
Oct: 24 °C (75 °F)75 °F (24 °C)
Jan: 16 °C (61 °F)61 °F (16 °C)
Rain days
Oct: 14
Jan: 8 (better)
Crowds
Oct: High
Jan: Medium
Prices
Oct: High
Jan: Medium
Festivals listed
Oct: 1
Jan: 1
October: Listed as a month to avoid: Aug–Oct (typhoon season), Chinese New Year week (ferry and road gridlock).
January: Inside Haikou's best window: Nov–Apr (dry, mild).
Haikou: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.
What to pack
- A rain jacket or umbrella and shoes that dry fast