When to go · Menghai
Menghai in May
Avoid month. Listed as a month to avoid: May–Oct (rainy season; Jul–Aug wettest, humidity near 100%).
Key facts
- Verdict
- Avoid
- Temperature
- 29°C (85°F)85°F (29°C) / 18°C (64°F)64°F (18°C)
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 17
- Crowds
- High
- China overall
- Prices
- High
- China overall
Verdict
Listed as a month to avoid: May–Oct (rainy season; Jul–Aug wettest, humidity near 100%).
Is another month better than May?
May is rated avoid. These months rate higher:
- NovemberGreatInside Menghai's best window: Nov–Apr (dry season, clear skies).
- DecemberGreatInside Menghai's best window: Nov–Apr (dry season, clear skies).
- JanuaryGreatInside Menghai's best window: Nov–Apr (dry season, clear skies).
- FebruaryGreatInside Menghai's best window: Nov–Apr (dry season, clear skies).
Weather in May
- MenghaiHighs around 29.2 °C (85 °F), lows around 17.8 °C (64 °F), rain on about 17 daysHighs around 85 °F (29.2 °C), lows around 64 °F (17.8 °C), rain on about 17 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 Menghai, side by side.
Verdict
May: Avoid
Jan: Great (better)
Daytime high
May: 29.2 °C (85 °F)85 °F (29.2 °C)
Jan: 22.8 °C (73 °F)73 °F (22.8 °C)
Night low
May: 17.8 °C (64 °F)64 °F (17.8 °C)
Jan: 6.7 °C (44 °F)44 °F (6.7 °C)
Rain days
May: 17
Jan: 4 (better)
Crowds
May: High
Jan: Medium
Prices
May: High
Jan: Medium
Festivals listed
May: 1
Jan: 1
May: Listed as a month to avoid: May–Oct (rainy season; Jul–Aug wettest, humidity near 100%).
January: Inside Menghai's best window: Nov–Apr (dry season, clear skies).
Menghai: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.
What to pack
- A rain jacket or umbrella and shoes that dry fast