When to go · Tonghai
Tonghai in May
Great month. Inside Tonghai's best window: Oct–May (dry, mild).
Key facts
- Verdict
- Great
- Temperature
- 25°C (77°F)77°F (25°C) / 15°C (59°F)59°F (15°C)
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 8
- Crowds
- High
- China overall
- Prices
- High
- China overall
Verdict
Inside Tonghai's best window: Oct–May (dry, mild).
Is another month better than May?
No other month rates higher than May for Tonghai in this guide.
Weather in May
- TonghaiHighs around 25 °C (77 °F), lows around 15 °C (59 °F), rain on about 8 daysHighs around 77 °F (25 °C), lows around 59 °F (15 °C), rain on about 8 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 Tonghai, side by side.
Verdict
May: Great
Jan: Great
Daytime high
May: 25 °C (77 °F)77 °F (25 °C)
Jan: 12 °C (54 °F)54 °F (12 °C)
Night low
May: 15 °C (59 °F)59 °F (15 °C)
Jan: 2 °C (36 °F)36 °F (2 °C)
Rain days
May: 8
Jan: 5 (better)
Crowds
May: High
Jan: Medium
Prices
May: High
Jan: Medium
Festivals listed
May: 1
Jan: 1
May: Inside Tonghai's best window: Oct–May (dry, mild).
January: Inside Tonghai's best window: Oct–May (dry, mild).
Tonghai: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.
What to pack
Nothing unusual for the weather this month.