Lijiang weather by month & the best time to visit
🇨🇳 China · highland city · oceanic / maritime climate
The best time to visit Lijiang is April — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 87/100), with March and October close behind. Lijiang averages about 2,446 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 22°C / 72°F and roughly 35 mm of rain in April.
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- Sun hours / year
- 2,446
- Sunniest month
- April
- Peak score
- 87/100
- Rain / year
- 945 mm
- Snow / year
- ≈14 cm
- Midday UV at peak
- 10 (very high)
- Population
- 211k
- Elevation
- 2,237 m
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When is the best time to visit Lijiang?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Lijiang is April, then March and October. The dullest month is January (38/100, 14 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Lijiang?
Lijiang gets a moderate 2,446 hours of sunshine a year. 49 Sunshine Score points separate April (87) from January (38), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #94 of 254 destinations in China for annual sunshine, above the national median of 2,110 hours. Rain is strongly seasonal here: roughly 60% of the year's 945 mm falls in the three months around August.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 38 | 13° / 55°F | -2° / 28°F | 14 mm | 6 |
| February | 60 | 16° / 61°F | 0° / 32°F | 14 mm | 8 |
| March | 82 | 19° / 66°F | 3° / 37°F | 19 mm | 9 |
| April | 87 | 22° / 72°F | 7° / 45°F | 35 mm | 9 |
| May | 79 | 25° / 77°F | 11° / 52°F | 76 mm | 10 |
| June | 69 | 26° / 79°F | 14° / 57°F | 132 mm | 9 |
| July | 66 | 26° / 79°F | 15° / 59°F | 216 mm | 8 |
| August | 66 | 25° / 77°F | 15° / 59°F | 213 mm | 9 |
| September | 68 | 23° / 73°F | 13° / 55°F | 140 mm | 8 |
| October | 80 | 21° / 70°F | 9° / 48°F | 70 mm | 8 |
| November | 69 | 17° / 63°F | 3° / 37°F | 10 mm | 7 |
| December | 46 | 14° / 57°F | -1° / 30°F | 6 mm | 6 |
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Dali (Xiaguan) China · 115 km · best in Mar · 2,412 h sun/yr
- Baoshan (Longyang) China · 210 km · best in Feb · 2,231 h sun/yr
- Xichang China · 241 km · best in Feb · 2,066 h sun/yr
- Baoshan (Tengchong) China · 262 km · best in Mar · 2,177 h sun/yr
- Dehong (Mangshi) China · 306 km · best in Feb · 2,178 h sun/yr
- Kunming China · 321 km · best in Mar · 2,158 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Ninglang China · 109 km · 2,481 h sun/yr · best in May
- Diqing (Shangri-La) China · 136 km · 2,155 h sun/yr · best in Jun
- Panzhihua (Renhe) China · 155 km · 2,458 h sun/yr · best in Mar
Head-to-head
How Lijiang compares month by month: Lijiang vs Kunming · Lijiang vs Baoshan (Longyang) · Lijiang vs Xichang · Lijiang vs Dali (Xiaguan) · all comparisons
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