When to go · Sanmenxia
Sanmenxia, month by month
The best months for Sanmenxia: Mar, Apr, May, Sep, Oct. Months to avoid: Feb, Jul, Aug.
Month by month
- JanuaryMixedOutside the best window (Mar–May, Sep–Oct). Across China: Cold and smoggy in the north, ice festival in Harbin; Spring Festival travel rush can start mid-month.5 °C (41 °F) / -5 °C (23 °F), 6 rain days41 °F (5 °C) / 23 °F (-5 °C), 6 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 1 festival or holiday
- FebruaryAvoidOutside the best window (Mar–May, Sep–Oct). Across China: Spring Festival in most years: closures and sold-out transport for a week or more.7 °C (45 °F) / -3 °C (27 °F), 5 rain days45 °F (7 °C) / 27 °F (-3 °C), 5 rain daysCrowds: High · 1 festival or holiday
- MarchGreatInside Sanmenxia's best window: Mar–May, Sep–Oct.13 °C (55 °F) / 2 °C (36 °F), 7 rain days55 °F (13 °C) / 36 °F (2 °C), 7 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- AprilGreatInside Sanmenxia's best window: Mar–May, Sep–Oct.19 °C (66 °F) / 8 °C (46 °F), 8 rain days66 °F (19 °C) / 46 °F (8 °C), 8 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- MayGreatInside Sanmenxia's best window: Mar–May, Sep–Oct.24 °C (75 °F) / 13 °C (55 °F), 9 rain days75 °F (24 °C) / 55 °F (13 °C), 9 rain daysCrowds: High · 1 festival or holiday
- JuneMixedOutside the best window (Mar–May, Sep–Oct). Across China: Plum rain on the Yangtze, heat building; Tibet and the northwest are good.28 °C (82 °F) / 18 °C (64 °F), 10 rain days82 °F (28 °C) / 64 °F (18 °C), 10 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- JulyAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Jul–Aug (hot, rain).31 °C (88 °F) / 22 °C (72 °F), 9 rain days88 °F (31 °C) / 72 °F (22 °C), 9 rain daysCrowds: High
- AugustAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Jul–Aug (hot, rain).30 °C (86 °F) / 21 °C (70 °F), 9 rain days86 °F (30 °C) / 70 °F (21 °C), 9 rain daysCrowds: High
- SeptemberGreatInside Sanmenxia's best window: Mar–May, Sep–Oct.26 °C (79 °F) / 16 °C (61 °F), 8 rain days79 °F (26 °C) / 61 °F (16 °C), 8 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- OctoberGreatInside Sanmenxia's best window: Mar–May, Sep–Oct.20 °C (68 °F) / 10 °C (50 °F), 7 rain days68 °F (20 °C) / 50 °F (10 °C), 7 rain daysCrowds: High · 1 festival or holiday
- NovemberGoodOutside the best window (Mar–May, Sep–Oct). Across China: Cool and clear in the north, mild in the south; quiet sights.13 °C (55 °F) / 4 °C (39 °F), 6 rain days55 °F (13 °C) / 39 °F (4 °C), 6 rain daysCrowds: Low
- DecemberGoodOutside the best window (Mar–May, Sep–Oct). Across China: Cold north, pleasant south and Yunnan; Harbin ice season opens late in the month.7 °C (45 °F) / -2 °C (28 °F), 6 rain days45 °F (7 °C) / 28 °F (-2 °C), 6 rain daysCrowds: Low
Compare two months
Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Sanmenxia, side by side.
Verdict
Mar: Great
Apr: Great
Daytime high
Mar: 13 °C (55 °F)55 °F (13 °C)
Apr: 19 °C (66 °F)66 °F (19 °C)
Night low
Mar: 2 °C (36 °F)36 °F (2 °C)
Apr: 8 °C (46 °F)46 °F (8 °C)
Rain days
Mar: 7 (better)
Apr: 8
Crowds
Mar: Medium
Apr: Medium
Prices
Mar: Medium
Apr: Medium
Festivals listed
Mar: 0
Apr: 0
March: Inside Sanmenxia's best window: Mar–May, Sep–Oct.
April: Inside Sanmenxia's best window: Mar–May, Sep–Oct.
Sanmenxia: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.