Hangzhou month by month
Plan your visit to Hangzhou by month. Compare weather, crowds, events, and prices across all twelve months with historical climate data.
Hangzhou's year splits on rainfall. December and January are the driest months at 5 and 7 rain days, with highs of 12°C and 11°C. February through April each record 13 rain days, though temperatures climb from 12°C to 23°C across that stretch. July reaches 34°C and August 35°C. Both months log 16 rain days. June is the wettest month in the measured year, with 19 rain days at 29°C. By October, rain days fall to 10 at 24°C, and November settles at 19°C with 9.
The 12 published month guides beneath this index cover that full range. If you're planning around autumn, start with October or November, where rain-day counts drop to 10 and 9. For summer travel, the July and August pages show what 34°C and 35°C feel like on the ground. February sits at 12°C, April at 23°C, yet all three months share 13 rain days.
June records 19 rain days, the highest count in Hangzhou's measured year. July and August follow with 16 rain days each at 34°C and 35°C.
June's 19 rain days and 29°C highs make it the single month that most shapes trip timing for Hangzhou.
- January
- High
- 11°C
- Low
- 1°C
- Rain
- 51 mm
January in Hangzhou is defined by damp cold. The thermometer reads 11°C (52°F) during the day and drops to 1°C (34°F) at night, which sounds manageable until the Yangtze Delta…
- February
- High
- 12°C
- Low
- 3°C
- Rain
- 100 mm
February in Hangzhou revolves around Chinese New Year. The Spring Festival (Chūnjié) shifts between late January and mid-February each year on the lunar calendar, and it reshapes…
- March
- High
- 18°C
- Low
- 8°C
- Rain
- 116 mm
March in Hangzhou means one thing before all else. The first leaves of Longjing, China's most celebrated green tea, come off the hillside bushes above West Lake around mid-March.…
- April
- High
- 23°C
- Low
- 13°C
- Rain
- 121 mm
April in Hangzhou means one thing above all else. Tea. The hillsides west of West Lake turn electric green as workers harvest Mingqian Longjing, the prized first flush picked…
- May
- High
- 27°C
- Low
- 17°C
- Rain
- 162 mm
May in Hangzhou opens with a wall of people. The Labor Day holiday (May 1-5) floods West Lake with millions of domestic tourists, and the Su Causeway becomes a slow-moving queue…
- June
- High
- 29°C
- Low
- 22°C
- Rain
- 341 mm
June in Hangzhou means one thing above all else. Méiyǔ (梅雨), the plum rain season. The city receives an average of 341mm of rainfall across roughly 19 days, more than double July's…
- July
- High
- 34°C
- Low
- 26°C
- Rain
- 196 mm
July in Hangzhou is hot and wet. The average high reaches 33.9°C (93°F) with 77% humidity, and the combination feels oppressive on the Bai Causeway waterfront by early afternoon.…
- August
- High
- 35°C
- Low
- 26°C
- Rain
- 182 mm
August is the hottest month of the year in Hangzhou, and the city earns every degree of its reputation as one of eastern China's summer furnaces. Daily highs average 34.7°C (94°F)…
- September
- High
- 30°C
- Low
- 23°C
- Rain
- 149 mm
September in Hangzhou sits between two extremes. August's oppressive 35°C (95°F) highs have started to relent, with the average dropping to 30°C (86°F), but the October 1-7 Golden…
- October
- High
- 24°C
- Low
- 16°C
- Rain
- 65 mm
October in Hangzhou revolves around one fact that colors everything else. Golden Week. China's National Day holiday runs October 1 through 7, and West Lake tends to draw upward of…
- November
- High
- 19°C
- Low
- 10°C
- Rain
- 71 mm
November might be the best-kept secret on Hangzhou's calendar. The Golden Week crowds of early October have cleared out, hotel rates have settled back to earth, and the city's…
- December
- High
- 12°C
- Low
- 3°C
- Rain
- 29 mm
December in Hangzhou is cold, quiet, and remarkably dry. Daytime temperatures hover around 11.8°C (53°F) and drop to 2.6°C (37°F) overnight, which keeps most domestic tour groups…