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Kunming in July

ok · worth considering

The year in Kunming

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  1. Kunming in January: good
  2. Kunming in February: sweet spot
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  4. Kunming in April: sweet spot
  5. Kunming in May: good
  6. Kunming in June: good
  7. Kunming in July: ok
  8. Kunming in August: avoid
  9. Kunming in September: ok
  10. Kunming in October: ok
  11. Kunming in November: sweet spot
  12. Kunming in December: ok, busy
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July at Kunming is 24°C by day and 16°C at night, with 14 rainy days and about 9 hours of sun a day. 24C max, 14 rainy days.

The numbers

Daily high24°C
Nightly low16°C
Feels like, afternoon26°C
Rainy days, 1 mm or more14 · 282 mm
Humidity82%
Sunshine9.3 h/day
Daylight13.5 h/day
Crowds66 / 100, higher is quieter

Ten-year averages for this calendar month. 14 rainy days, as the weather station at Kunming (4 km away) counts them: its July average over 10 years, 2017–2026 (WMO 56778). A rainy day is one with at least 1 mm of rain.

Weather read at Green Lake, the centre, 24 km from the airport (KMG): ten years of ERA5 and ERA5-Land reanalysis, through Open-Meteo's open data.

How busy it gets

July: busier than usual. About as busy all year round.

What to pack

  • Rain gear you will actually use: about 14 rainy days and 282 mm.
  • Sun protection: about 9 hours of sunshine a day.
  • Humidity averages 82%; breathable fabrics dry faster.

Each line is a threshold over the ten-year figures above, not advice from anywhere else.

Before you go

Type A and C and I plugs at 220 V. Drives on the right. The currency is the Renminbi. No UK Foreign Office advice against travel. Everything for China: cost of living, languages, emergency numbers and health.

On arrival in Kunming: the apps, paying, getting around, tipping and the emergency numbers.

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