China · Asia

Best Time to Visit Hainan (tropical south)

Best: Dec-Mar · Great: Apr, Nov

🏖 Beaches & Islands🤿 Diving & Snorkeling
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Weather

It stays hot year-round here, but swings between a heavy monsoon centered on August and a markedly drier stretch around January. In January, expect highs around 25°C with rain on roughly 6 days of the month.

Things to Do

Sanya's beaches anchor China's most popular tropical getaway, with Yalong Bay and Wuzhizhou Island drawing divers and snorkelers, and Nanshan's giant Guanyin statue a notable inland stop.

Local Cuisine

Try Hainanese chicken rice, which originated on this tropical island.

Month-by-month weather

Daylight, sunrise, and sunset are calculated exactly from this region's latitude. Temperature and rainfall are modeled from its general climate type, not measured station data. Month summaries are generated from those modeled figures.

JanuaryBest

Expect warm days around 25°/19°C, with occasional rain (~6 rainy days).

High / Low25° / 19°C
Rainfall48 mm
Rainy days6
Sunrise6:30 AM
Sunset5:30 PM
Daylight11h 1m
FebruaryBest

Expect warm days around 25°/19°C, with occasional rain (~6 rainy days).

High / Low25° / 19°C
Rainfall48 mm
Rainy days6
Sunrise6:18 AM
Sunset5:42 PM
Daylight11h 24m
MarchBest

Expect warm days around 28°/22°C, with occasional rain (~6 rainy days).

Humid — heat will feel more intense than the temperature alone suggests
High / Low28° / 22°C
Rainfall48 mm
Rainy days6
Sunrise6:04 AM
Sunset5:56 PM
Daylight11h 53m
AprilGreat

Expect hot days around 31°/24°C, with occasional rain (~8 rainy days).

Humid — heat will feel more intense than the temperature alone suggests
High / Low31° / 24°C
Rainfall64 mm
Rainy days8
Sunrise5:47 AM
Sunset6:13 PM
Daylight12h 25m
MayAvoid

Expect hot days around 32°/26°C, with frequent rain (~13 rainy days).

Humid — heat will feel more intense than the temperature alone suggests
High / Low32° / 26°C
Rainfall104 mm
Rainy days13
Sunrise5:34 AM
Sunset6:26 PM
Daylight12h 52m
JuneAvoid

Expect hot days around 33°/27°C, with frequent rain (~15 rainy days).

Humid — heat will feel more intense than the temperature alone suggests
High / Low33° / 27°C
Rainfall120 mm
Rainy days15
Sunrise5:27 AM
Sunset6:33 PM
Daylight13h 6m
JulyAvoid

Expect hot days around 33°/26°C, with very wet conditions (~16 rainy days).

Humid — heat will feel more intense than the temperature alone suggests
High / Low33° / 26°C
Rainfall128 mm
Rainy days16
Sunrise5:30 AM
Sunset6:30 PM
Daylight12h 60m
AugustAvoid

Expect hot days around 32°/26°C, with very wet conditions (~19 rainy days).

Humid — heat will feel more intense than the temperature alone suggests
High / Low32° / 26°C
Rainfall152 mm
Rainy days19
Sunrise5:41 AM
Sunset6:19 PM
Daylight12h 37m
SeptemberAvoid

Expect hot days around 31°/25°C, with very wet conditions (~16 rainy days).

Humid — heat will feel more intense than the temperature alone suggests
High / Low31° / 25°C
Rainfall128 mm
Rainy days16
Sunrise5:57 AM
Sunset6:03 PM
Daylight12h 6m
OctoberAvoid

Expect warm days around 29°/24°C, with frequent rain (~13 rainy days).

Humid — heat will feel more intense than the temperature alone suggests
High / Low29° / 24°C
Rainfall104 mm
Rainy days13
Sunrise6:13 AM
Sunset5:47 PM
Daylight11h 34m
NovemberGreat

Expect warm days around 27°/22°C, with occasional rain (~8 rainy days).

Humid — heat will feel more intense than the temperature alone suggests
High / Low27° / 22°C
Rainfall64 mm
Rainy days8
Sunrise6:26 AM
Sunset5:34 PM
Daylight11h 7m
DecemberBest

Expect warm days around 25°/20°C, with occasional rain (~6 rainy days).

High / Low25° / 20°C
Rainfall48 mm
Rainy days6
Sunrise6:33 AM
Sunset5:27 PM
Daylight10h 54m

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