Guangzhou month by month
Plan your visit to Guangzhou by month. Compare weather, crowds, events, and prices across all twelve months with historical climate data.
- January
- High
- 20°C
- Low
- 11°C
- Rain
- 21 mm
January is Guangzhou's driest month. Roughly 21mm of rain falls across about 5 wet days, daytime highs average 19.9°C (68°F), and overnight lows settle near 11°C (52°F). Compare…
- February
- High
- 21°C
- Low
- 13°C
- Rain
- 80 mm
February in Guangzhou revolves around Chinese New Year. The Spring Festival date shifts with the lunar calendar, landing somewhere between late January and mid-February in most…
- March
- High
- 25°C
- Low
- 16°C
- Rain
- 126 mm
March in Guangzhou means dealing with huinantian (回南天), the 'returning south' weather that locals complain about more than summer heat. Warm, moisture-laden air from the South…
- April
- High
- 28°C
- Low
- 20°C
- Rain
- 282 mm
April in Guangzhou is dominated by the Canton Fair. The China Import and Export Fair runs in phases through the second half of the month at the Pazhou Complex in Haizhu district.…
- May
- High
- 29°C
- Low
- 23°C
- Rain
- 300 mm
May marks the start of Guangzhou's wet season, and you will likely feel it within your first 24 hours. The city receives roughly 300mm of rainfall spread across 21 rainy days, and…
- June
- High
- 31°C
- Low
- 25°C
- Rain
- 441 mm
June in Guangzhou means rain. This month sees roughly 27 rainy days out of 30, and not the polite drizzle kind. Afternoon thunderstorms can drop 30-40mm in under an hour. They…
- July
- High
- 33°C
- Low
- 26°C
- Rain
- 265 mm
July is the hottest month of the year in Guangzhou. Afternoon temperatures reach 33°C (91°F) while humidity holds at 81%, which pushes the feels-like reading toward 40°C in direct…
- August
- High
- 32°C
- Low
- 26°C
- Rain
- 345 mm
August in Guangzhou is one of the year's least comfortable months for visitors. Daytime highs average 31.6°C (89°F) while overnight lows barely drop below 25.5°C (78°F), with…
- September
- High
- 32°C
- Low
- 25°C
- Rain
- 284 mm
September in Guangzhou still feels like deep summer. Daytime temperatures stay in the low 30s Celsius (upper 80s Fahrenheit), and the Pearl River Delta humidity makes the air feel…
- October
- High
- 29°C
- Low
- 21°C
- Rain
- 123 mm
China's National Day Golden Week runs October 1 through 7, and Guangzhou feels every wave of it. Domestic travel during that stretch typically exceeds 800 million trips nationwide.…
- November
- High
- 25°C
- Low
- 17°C
- Rain
- 52 mm
November is probably the best month of the year to be in Guangzhou. Daytime temperatures settle around 24.8°C (77°F) with lows near 17.4°C (63°F), the humidity eases to about 68%,…
- December
- High
- 20°C
- Low
- 12°C
- Rain
- 25 mm
December is the driest month of the year in Guangzhou. Daytime highs reach about 20°C (68°F) while nights cool to roughly 12°C (53°F), and the tropical humidity that saturates the…