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Where to go in China in autumn

Autumn is September to November north of the equator and in South Asia; March to May south of the equator. These are the places in China where at least two of those three months are a sweet spot or good, ranked on ten years of climate readings, public holidays and fares.

Autumn in the north: September to November

4 of the 6 places are a sweet spot or good in at least two of September, October and November.

  1. Beijing China September: sweet spotOctober: goodNovember: ok 2 of 3 good or better · highs 10–27°C
  2. Xi'an China September: goodOctober: goodNovember: ok 2 of 3 good or better · highs 13–26°C
  3. Shanghai China September: goodOctober: okNovember: sweet spot 2 of 3 good or better · highs 18–29°C
  4. Nanjing China September: goodOctober: okNovember: good 2 of 3 good or better · highs 17–28°C

Fewer than two good months

Autumn in the south: March to May

6 of the 6 places are a sweet spot or good in at least two of March, April and May; 6 of them in each of the three.

  1. Beijing China March: goodApril: sweet spotMay: sweet spot 3 of 3 good or better · highs 15–28°C
  2. Xi'an China March: sweet spotApril: sweet spotMay: sweet spot 3 of 3 good or better · highs 18–28°C
  3. Nanjing China March: sweet spotApril: sweet spotMay: sweet spot 3 of 3 good or better · highs 17–27°C
  4. Chengdu China March: sweet spotApril: sweet spotMay: sweet spot 3 of 3 good or better · highs 19–27°C
  5. Shanghai China March: goodApril: sweet spotMay: sweet spot 3 of 3 good or better · highs 16–26°C
  6. Chongqing China March: sweet spotApril: sweet spotMay: sweet spot 3 of 3 good or better · highs 19–26°C

China, season by season

Autumn elsewhere

Labelled and ranked by the score from London, as every month page is, until you choose your own city: then your own city's score decides, and the places are split into your own country, short hops within 1,500 km, and further away. A month counts when it is a sweet spot or good; two such months put a place on the list, and more months, then a higher average score, put it higher. The climate is each place's own, from ten years of readings. How we rank