Yangshuo in February

Outside the best window (Apr–May, Sep–Oct). Across China: Spring Festival in most years: closures and sold-out transport for a week or more.

February is rated avoid. These months rate higher:

• AprilGreatInside Yangshuo's best window: Apr–May, Sep–Oct.
• MayGreatInside Yangshuo's best window: Apr–May, Sep–Oct.
• SeptemberGreatInside Yangshuo's best window: Apr–May, Sep–Oct.
• OctoberGreatInside Yangshuo's best window: Apr–May, Sep–Oct.

• YangshuoHighs around 16 °C (61 °F), lows around 9 °C (48 °F), rain on about 13 daysHighs around 61 °F (16 °C), lows around 48 °F (9 °C), rain on about 13 days
• South China, China · Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Guilin, Yangshuo, Xiamen, Hainanfine

  Subtropical: long humid summers, heavy rain Apr–Jun, typhoons Jul–Sep; October–December is dry and mild. Hainan is warm all year.

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.

• Spring Festival (Chinese New Year) big impact

  Spring Festival: about 5–11 Feb 2027 (New Year's Day 6 Feb; official dates set late in the year — check) · China

  Chunyun travel rush for about 40 days around it; shops and small restaurants close for up to a week, trains and flights sell out, hotel prices jump. Big sights stay open with crowds.

Crowds · China overall

High

Prices · China overall

High

China overall: Spring Festival in most years: closures and sold-out transport for a week or more.

High-price month: see what to book ahead.

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

• A warm layer for the evenings
• A rain jacket or umbrella and shoes that dry fast

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