When to go · Yixing
Yixing, month by month
The best months for Yixing: 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.7 °C (45 °F) / 0 °C (32 °F), 6 rain days45 °F (7 °C) / 32 °F (0 °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.9 °C (48 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 6 rain days48 °F (9 °C) / 34 °F (1 °C), 6 rain daysCrowds: High · 1 festival or holiday
- MarchGreatInside Yixing's best window: Mar–May, Sep–Oct.15 °C (59 °F) / 6 °C (43 °F), 8 rain days59 °F (15 °C) / 43 °F (6 °C), 8 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- AprilGreatInside Yixing's best window: Mar–May, Sep–Oct.21 °C (70 °F) / 12 °C (54 °F), 9 rain days70 °F (21 °C) / 54 °F (12 °C), 9 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- MayGreatInside Yixing's best window: Mar–May, Sep–Oct.26 °C (79 °F) / 16 °C (61 °F), 9 rain days79 °F (26 °C) / 61 °F (16 °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.30 °C (86 °F) / 21 °C (70 °F), 10 rain days86 °F (30 °C) / 70 °F (21 °C), 10 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- JulyAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Jul–Aug (hot, humid).33 °C (91 °F) / 24 °C (75 °F), 9 rain days91 °F (33 °C) / 75 °F (24 °C), 9 rain daysCrowds: High
- AugustAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Jul–Aug (hot, humid).33 °C (91 °F) / 24 °C (75 °F), 9 rain days91 °F (33 °C) / 75 °F (24 °C), 9 rain daysCrowds: High
- SeptemberGreatInside Yixing's best window: Mar–May, Sep–Oct.29 °C (84 °F) / 20 °C (68 °F), 8 rain days84 °F (29 °C) / 68 °F (20 °C), 8 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- OctoberGreatInside Yixing's best window: Mar–May, Sep–Oct.23 °C (73 °F) / 14 °C (57 °F), 7 rain days73 °F (23 °C) / 57 °F (14 °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.16 °C (61 °F) / 7 °C (45 °F), 6 rain days61 °F (16 °C) / 45 °F (7 °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.10 °C (50 °F) / 2 °C (36 °F), 6 rain days50 °F (10 °C) / 36 °F (2 °C), 6 rain daysCrowds: Low
Compare two months
Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Yixing, side by side.
Verdict
Mar: Great
Apr: Great
Daytime high
Mar: 15 °C (59 °F)59 °F (15 °C)
Apr: 21 °C (70 °F)70 °F (21 °C)
Night low
Mar: 6 °C (43 °F)43 °F (6 °C)
Apr: 12 °C (54 °F)54 °F (12 °C)
Rain days
Mar: 8 (better)
Apr: 9
Crowds
Mar: Medium
Apr: Medium
Prices
Mar: Medium
Apr: Medium
Festivals listed
Mar: 0
Apr: 0
March: Inside Yixing's best window: Mar–May, Sep–Oct.
April: Inside Yixing's best window: Mar–May, Sep–Oct.
Yixing: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.