When to go · Hangzhou
Hangzhou, month by month
The best months for Hangzhou: Mar, Apr, May, Oct, Nov. Months to avoid: Feb, Jul, Aug.
Month by month
- JanuaryMixedOutside the best window (Mar–May, Oct–Nov). Across China: Cold and smoggy in the north, ice festival in Harbin; Spring Festival travel rush can start mid-month.9 °C (48 °F) / 2 °C (36 °F), 11 rain days48 °F (9 °C) / 36 °F (2 °C), 11 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 1 festival or holiday
- FebruaryAvoidOutside the best window (Mar–May, Oct–Nov). Across China: Spring Festival in most years: closures and sold-out transport for a week or more.11 °C (52 °F) / 4 °C (39 °F), 12 rain days52 °F (11 °C) / 39 °F (4 °C), 12 rain daysCrowds: High · 1 festival or holiday
- MarchGreatInside Hangzhou's best window: Mar–May, Oct–Nov.16 °C (61 °F) / 8 °C (46 °F), 15 rain days61 °F (16 °C) / 46 °F (8 °C), 15 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- AprilGreatInside Hangzhou's best window: Mar–May, Oct–Nov.22 °C (72 °F) / 13 °C (55 °F), 15 rain days72 °F (22 °C) / 55 °F (13 °C), 15 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- MayGreatInside Hangzhou's best window: Mar–May, Oct–Nov.27 °C (81 °F) / 18 °C (64 °F), 15 rain days81 °F (27 °C) / 64 °F (18 °C), 15 rain daysCrowds: High · 1 festival or holiday
- JuneMixedOutside the best window (Mar–May, Oct–Nov). Across China: Plum rain on the Yangtze, heat building; Tibet and the northwest are good.29 °C (84 °F) / 22 °C (72 °F), 16 rain days84 °F (29 °C) / 72 °F (22 °C), 16 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- JulyAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Jul–Aug (hot, humid, typhoon tail risk), Chinese New Year and the May and October Golden Weeks.34 °C (93 °F) / 26 °C (79 °F), 13 rain days93 °F (34 °C) / 79 °F (26 °C), 13 rain daysCrowds: High
- AugustAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Jul–Aug (hot, humid, typhoon tail risk), Chinese New Year and the May and October Golden Weeks.33 °C (91 °F) / 25 °C (77 °F), 13 rain days91 °F (33 °C) / 77 °F (25 °C), 13 rain daysCrowds: High
- SeptemberGoodOutside the best window (Mar–May, Oct–Nov). Across China: Heat eases; one of the best months before National Day.29 °C (84 °F) / 21 °C (70 °F), 12 rain days84 °F (29 °C) / 70 °F (21 °C), 12 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- OctoberGreatInside Hangzhou's best window: Mar–May, Oct–Nov.24 °C (75 °F) / 16 °C (61 °F), 10 rain days75 °F (24 °C) / 61 °F (16 °C), 10 rain daysCrowds: High · 1 festival or holiday
- NovemberGreatInside Hangzhou's best window: Mar–May, Oct–Nov.18 °C (64 °F) / 10 °C (50 °F), 9 rain days64 °F (18 °C) / 50 °F (10 °C), 9 rain daysCrowds: Low
- DecemberGoodOutside the best window (Mar–May, Oct–Nov). Across China: Cold north, pleasant south and Yunnan; Harbin ice season opens late in the month.11 °C (52 °F) / 4 °C (39 °F), 9 rain days52 °F (11 °C) / 39 °F (4 °C), 9 rain daysCrowds: Low
Compare two months
Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Hangzhou, side by side.
Verdict
Mar: Great
Apr: Great
Daytime high
Mar: 16 °C (61 °F)61 °F (16 °C)
Apr: 22 °C (72 °F)72 °F (22 °C)
Night low
Mar: 8 °C (46 °F)46 °F (8 °C)
Apr: 13 °C (55 °F)55 °F (13 °C)
Rain days
Mar: 15
Apr: 15
Crowds
Mar: Medium
Apr: Medium
Prices
Mar: Medium
Apr: Medium
Festivals listed
Mar: 0
Apr: 0
March: Inside Hangzhou's best window: Mar–May, Oct–Nov.
April: Inside Hangzhou's best window: Mar–May, Oct–Nov.
Hangzhou: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.