When to go · Hongcun
Hongcun, month by month
The best months for Hongcun: Mar, Apr, May, Sep, Oct, Nov. Months to avoid: Feb, Jul, Aug.
Month by month
- JanuaryMixedOutside the best window (Mar–May, Sep–Nov). Across China: Cold and smoggy in the north, ice festival in Harbin; Spring Festival travel rush can start mid-month.8 °C (46 °F) / 0 °C (32 °F), 10 rain days46 °F (8 °C) / 32 °F (0 °C), 10 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 1 festival or holiday
- FebruaryAvoidOutside the best window (Mar–May, Sep–Nov). Across China: Spring Festival in most years: closures and sold-out transport for a week or more.10 °C (50 °F) / 2 °C (36 °F), 12 rain days50 °F (10 °C) / 36 °F (2 °C), 12 rain daysCrowds: High · 1 festival or holiday
- MarchGreatInside Hongcun's best window: Mar–May, Sep–Nov.15 °C (59 °F) / 6 °C (43 °F), 15 rain days59 °F (15 °C) / 43 °F (6 °C), 15 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- AprilGreatInside Hongcun's best window: Mar–May, Sep–Nov.21 °C (70 °F) / 11 °C (52 °F), 15 rain days70 °F (21 °C) / 52 °F (11 °C), 15 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- MayGreatInside Hongcun's best window: Mar–May, Sep–Nov.26 °C (79 °F) / 16 °C (61 °F), 15 rain days79 °F (26 °C) / 61 °F (16 °C), 15 rain daysCrowds: High · 1 festival or holiday
- JuneMixedOutside the best window (Mar–May, Sep–Nov). Across China: Plum rain on the Yangtze, heat building; Tibet and the northwest are good.29 °C (84 °F) / 20 °C (68 °F), 16 rain days84 °F (29 °C) / 68 °F (20 °C), 16 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- JulyAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Jul–Aug (heat and rain), Chinese New Year and the first week of October (Golden Week crowds).33 °C (91 °F) / 24 °C (75 °F), 13 rain days91 °F (33 °C) / 75 °F (24 °C), 13 rain daysCrowds: High
- AugustAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Jul–Aug (heat and rain), Chinese New Year and the first week of October (Golden Week crowds).33 °C (91 °F) / 23 °C (73 °F), 12 rain days91 °F (33 °C) / 73 °F (23 °C), 12 rain daysCrowds: High
- SeptemberGreatInside Hongcun's best window: Mar–May, Sep–Nov.29 °C (84 °F) / 19 °C (66 °F), 10 rain days84 °F (29 °C) / 66 °F (19 °C), 10 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- OctoberGreatInside Hongcun's best window: Mar–May, Sep–Nov.23 °C (73 °F) / 13 °C (55 °F), 9 rain days73 °F (23 °C) / 55 °F (13 °C), 9 rain daysCrowds: High · 1 festival or holiday
- NovemberGreatInside Hongcun's best window: Mar–May, Sep–Nov.17 °C (63 °F) / 7 °C (45 °F), 8 rain days63 °F (17 °C) / 45 °F (7 °C), 8 rain daysCrowds: Low
- DecemberGoodOutside the best window (Mar–May, Sep–Nov). Across China: Cold north, pleasant south and Yunnan; Harbin ice season opens late in the month.11 °C (52 °F) / 2 °C (36 °F), 8 rain days52 °F (11 °C) / 36 °F (2 °C), 8 rain daysCrowds: Low
Compare two months
Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Hongcun, side by side.
Verdict
Mar: Great
Apr: Great
Daytime high
Mar: 15 °C (59 °F)59 °F (15 °C)
Apr: 21 °C (70 °F)70 °F (21 °C)
Night low
Mar: 6 °C (43 °F)43 °F (6 °C)
Apr: 11 °C (52 °F)52 °F (11 °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 Hongcun's best window: Mar–May, Sep–Nov.
April: Inside Hongcun's best window: Mar–May, Sep–Nov.
Hongcun: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.