Where to go in China in summer
Summer is June to August north of the equator; March to May in South Asia; December to February 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.
- Sweet spot
- Good
- OK
- Avoid
Summer in the north: June to August
None of these places is a sweet spot or good in two or more of June, July and August.
Fewer than two good months
Summer in South Asia: 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.
Beijing China
MarMarch: goodAprApril: sweet spotMayMay: sweet spot
3 of 3 good or better · highs 15–28°C
Xi'an China
MarMarch: sweet spotAprApril: sweet spotMayMay: sweet spot
3 of 3 good or better · highs 18–28°C
Nanjing China
MarMarch: sweet spotAprApril: sweet spotMayMay: sweet spot
3 of 3 good or better · highs 17–27°C
Chengdu China
MarMarch: sweet spotAprApril: sweet spotMayMay: sweet spot
3 of 3 good or better · highs 19–27°C
Shanghai China
MarMarch: goodAprApril: sweet spotMayMay: sweet spot
3 of 3 good or better · highs 16–26°C
Chongqing China
MarMarch: sweet spotAprApril: sweet spotMayMay: sweet spot
3 of 3 good or better · highs 19–26°C
Summer in the south: December to February
None of these places is a sweet spot or good in two or more of December, January and February.
Fewer than two good months
China, season by season
Summer 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