When to go · Hangzhou

Hangzhou in August

Avoid month. Listed as a month to avoid: Jul–Aug (hot, humid, typhoon tail risk), Chinese New Year and the May and October Golden Weeks.

Key facts

Verdict: Avoid
Temperature: 33°C (91°F)91°F (33°C) / 25°C (77°F)77°F (25°C); average high / low
Rain days: 13
Crowds: High; China overall
Prices: High; China overall

Plan around it

Verdict

AvoidBest and avoid months for Hangzhou

Listed as a month to avoid: Jul–Aug (hot, humid, typhoon tail risk), Chinese New Year and the May and October Golden Weeks.

August is rated avoid. These months rate higher:

Long-term averages

HangzhouHighs around 33 °C (91 °F), lows around 25 °C (77 °F), rain on about 13 daysHighs around 91 °F (33 °C), lows around 77 °F (25 °C), rain on about 13 days
East China and the Yangtze, China · Shanghai, Suzhou, Hangzhou, Nanjing, Huangshanstorm or typhoon risk
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.

China overall: Peak domestic travel and typhoon risk on the coast.

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

First month

Second month

August: Listed as a month to avoid: Jul–Aug (hot, humid, typhoon tail risk), Chinese New Year and the May and October Golden Weeks.

March: Inside Hangzhou's best window: Mar–May, Oct–Nov.

Hangzhou: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.