Weekly note

China in December

5 of the 6 destinations in China are in season in December: 0 a sweet spot, 0 good, 5 ok.

None of these has December as a sweet spot or good; 5 are ok: Shanghai, Xi'an, Chengdu, Nanjing and Chongqing. Best avoided at 1 of them.

Ranked for December

#PlaceVerdict High Rain Why
1 Shanghai ok 11° cool 5d 11C max, 5 rainy days
2 Xi'an ok 7° cool 1d 7C max, 1 rainy day
3 Chengdu ok 11° cool 3d 11C max, 3 rainy days
4 Nanjing ok 10° cool 5d 10C max, 5 rainy days
5 Chongqing okbusy 12° cool 5d busier than usual

Not this December

Other months for China

December 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.