When to go · Hangzhou

Hangzhou in June

Mixed month. Outside the best window (Mar–May, Oct–Nov). Across China: Plum rain on the Yangtze, heat building; Tibet and the northwest are good.

Key facts

Verdict: Mixed
Temperature: 29°C (84°F)84°F (29°C) / 22°C (72°F)72°F (22°C); average high / low
Rain days: 16
Crowds: Medium; China overall
Prices: Medium; China overall

Plan around it

Verdict

MixedChina month rating

Outside the best window (Mar–May, Oct–Nov). Across China: Plum rain on the Yangtze, heat building; Tibet and the northwest are good.

June is rated mixed. These months rate higher:

Long-term averages

HangzhouHighs around 29 °C (84 °F), lows around 22 °C (72 °F), rain on about 16 daysHighs around 84 °F (29 °C), lows around 72 °F (22 °C), rain on about 16 days
East China and the Yangtze, China · Shanghai, Suzhou, Hangzhou, Nanjing, Huangshanrainy
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: Plum rain on the Yangtze, heat building; Tibet and the northwest are good.

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

First month

Second month

June: Outside the best window (Mar–May, Oct–Nov). Across China: Plum rain on the Yangtze, heat building; Tibet and the northwest are good.

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

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