When to go · Lanzhou
Lanzhou in May
Great month. Inside Lanzhou's best window: May–Jun, Sep–Oct.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Great
- Temperature
- 25°C (77°F)77°F (25°C) / 12°C (54°F)54°F (12°C)
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 39
- Crowds
- High
- China overall
- Prices
- High
- China overall
Verdict
Inside Lanzhou's best window: May–Jun, Sep–Oct.
Is another month better than May?
No other month rates higher than May for Lanzhou in this guide.
Weather in May
- LanzhouHighs around 25 °C (77 °F), lows around 12 °C (54 °F), rain on about 39 daysHighs around 77 °F (25 °C), lows around 54 °F (12 °C), rain on about 39 days
Festivals and holidays
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.
Labour Day (May Day) big impact
1–5 May · China
Five-day holiday with make-up working days around it; the Great Wall, West Lake and the Bund packed.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · China overall
- High
- Prices · China overall
- High
China overall: Warm and clear, but the 1–5 May holiday packs every sight; go after the 6th.
High-price month: see what to book ahead.
Compare two months
Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Lanzhou, side by side.
Verdict
May: Great
Jun: Great
Daytime high
May: 25 °C (77 °F)77 °F (25 °C)
Jun: 29 °C (84 °F)84 °F (29 °C)
Night low
May: 12 °C (54 °F)54 °F (12 °C)
Jun: 16 °C (61 °F)61 °F (16 °C)
Rain days
May: 39 (better)
Jun: 44
Crowds
May: High
Jun: Medium
Prices
May: High
Jun: Medium
Festivals listed
May: 1
Jun: 0
May: Inside Lanzhou's best window: May–Jun, Sep–Oct.
June: Inside Lanzhou's best window: May–Jun, Sep–Oct.
Lanzhou: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.
What to pack
- A warm layer for the evenings
- A rain jacket or umbrella and shoes that dry fast