Hangzhou in February

Outside the best window (Mar–May, Oct–Nov). Across China: Spring Festival in most years: closures and sold-out transport for a week or more.

February is rated avoid. These months rate higher:

• MarchGreatInside Hangzhou's best window: Mar–May, Oct–Nov.
• AprilGreatInside Hangzhou's best window: Mar–May, Oct–Nov.
• MayGreatInside Hangzhou's best window: Mar–May, Oct–Nov.
• OctoberGreatInside Hangzhou's best window: Mar–May, Oct–Nov.

• HangzhouHighs around 11 °C (52 °F), lows around 4 °C (39 °F), rain on about 12 daysHighs around 52 °F (11 °C), lows around 39 °F (4 °C), rain on about 12 days
• 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.

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

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.

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

• 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

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