Weekly note

China in August

3 of the 6 destinations in China are in season in August: 0 a sweet spot, 0 good, 3 ok.

None of these has August as a sweet spot or good; 3 are ok: Beijing, Xi'an and Chengdu. Best avoided at 3 of them.

Ranked for August

#PlaceVerdict High Rain Why
1 Beijing ok 30° 10d 30C max, 10 rainy days
2 Xi'an ok 32° 6d 32C max, 6 rainy days
3 Chengdu ok 31° 12d 31C max, 12 rainy days

Not this August

Other months for China

August elsewhere

Every verdict here is the destination's own: ten years of climate readings, the public holidays that crowd it, and what the flight costs. Nothing is said about China as a whole that was not first measured at each place in it.