Best: Feb-Mar, Oct-Nov · Great: Apr
It stays hot year-round here, but swings between a heavy monsoon centered on July and a markedly drier stretch around January. In October, expect highs around 19°C with rain on roughly 9 days of the month.
Lijiang's old town and Dali's lakeside setting are the region's cultural highlights, set against dramatic mountain scenery.
Try Yunnan's crossing-the-bridge noodles and mushroom-forward mountain cooking.
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.
Expect mild days around 16°/3°C, with mostly dry conditions (~3 rainy days).
Expect mild days around 18°/5°C, with mostly dry conditions (~3 rainy days).
Expect mild days around 21°/8°C, with occasional rain (~5 rainy days).
Expect mild days around 23°/11°C, with occasional rain (~8 rainy days).
Expect warm days around 24°/14°C, with frequent rain (~15 rainy days).
Expect warm days around 24°/16°C, with very wet conditions (~19 rainy days).
Expect warm days around 24°/16°C, with very wet conditions (~20 rainy days).
Expect mild days around 23°/15°C, with very wet conditions (~18 rainy days).
Expect mild days around 21°/14°C, with frequent rain (~14 rainy days).
Expect mild days around 19°/11°C, with occasional rain (~9 rainy days).
Expect mild days around 17°/7°C, with occasional rain (~6 rainy days).
Expect mild days around 16°/4°C, with occasional rain (~5 rainy days).