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Shenyang in December

Avoid month. Listed as a month to avoid: Dec–Feb (severe cold), Jul–Aug (heat and rain).

Key facts

Verdict: Avoid
Temperature: −3°C (27°F)27°F (−3°C) / −14°C (7°F)7°F (−14°C); average high / low
Rain days: 4
Crowds: Low; China overall
Prices: Low; China overall

Plan around it

Verdict

AvoidBest and avoid months for Shenyang

Listed as a month to avoid: Dec–Feb (severe cold), Jul–Aug (heat and rain).

December is rated avoid. These months rate higher:

Long-term averages

ShenyangHighs around -3 °C (27 °F), lows around -14 °C (7 °F), rain on about 4 daysHighs around 27 °F (-3 °C), lows around 7 °F (-14 °C), rain on about 4 days
Northeast, China · Harbin, Changchun, Shenyangcool
Winters to −25 °C (−13 °F); the Harbin Ice and Snow World runs roughly late December to February.Winters to −13 °F (−25 °C); the Harbin Ice and Snow World runs roughly late December to February.

China overall: Cold north, pleasant south and Yunnan; Harbin ice season opens late in the month.

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

First month

Second month

December: Listed as a month to avoid: Dec–Feb (severe cold), Jul–Aug (heat and rain).

May: Inside Shenyang's best window: May–Jun, Sep–Oct.

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