China in April

April is China's best month (rank 1 of 12): its 29 destinations average 79/100, led by Lijiang at 94 — 19°C and 8 rainy days — while Jinghong is warmer at 37°C and scores 68.

#1 of 12 months for China · 29 destinations · updated September 2026 · climate normals from ERA5 reanalysis

🇨🇳 China, month by month

79/100 in April
  1. 65Jan
  2. 71Feb
  3. 77Mar
  4. 79Apr
  5. 73May
  6. 63Jun
  7. 58Jul
  8. 60Aug
  9. 70Sep
  10. 77Oct
  11. 76Nov
  12. 70Dec

Where in China in April

#PlaceTypeFeels-like highRainComfortAt its best
1LijiangTrekking hub19°C38 mm · 8 days94 tier SYes
2DaliCity23°C35 mm · 6 days93 tier SYes
3HotanCity21°C5 mm · 2 days93 tier SYes
4KashgarCity21°C13 mm · 3 days93 tier SYes
5SanyaBeach33°C36 mm · 8 days92 tier SYes
6BeijingCity20°C19 mm · 3 days91 tier SYes
7KunmingCity22°C62 mm · 9 days90 tier SYes
8Xi'anCity22°C56 mm · 8 days89 tier AYes
9ChengduCity25°C64 mm · 10 days88 tier AYes
10HangzhouCity25°C116 mm · 12 days84 tier AYes
11Shangri-LaTrekking hub10°C68 mm · 15 days84 tier A—
12ShanghaiCity21°C104 mm · 11 days83 tier AYes
13PingyaoCity24°C127 mm · 13 days82 tier AYes
14SuzhouCity21°C110 mm · 10 days82 tier AYes
15JiuzhaigouNational park13°C119 mm · 19 days81 tier AYes
16LhasaTrekking hub10°C59 mm · 15 days81 tier A—
17HarbinCity10°C28 mm · 6 days78 tier B—
18ÜrümqiCity16°C40 mm · 7 days78 tier B—
19ChongqingCity28°C139 mm · 17 days77 tier BYes
20QingdaoBeach16°C31 mm · 5 days77 tier B—
21HuangshanNational park13°C181 mm · 14 days76 tier B—
22XiamenCity29°C125 mm · 12 days74 tier B—
23ShenzhenCity30°C113 mm · 13 days71 tier B—
24ZhangjiajieNational park24°C215 mm · 17 days70 tier B—
25JinghongCity37°C66 mm · 8 days68 tier C—
26GuangzhouCity30°C174 mm · 16 days63 tier C—
27GuilinCity28°C307 mm · 21 days62 tier C—
28YangshuoTrekking hub27°C242 mm · 21 days62 tier C—
29ChongliSki resort12°C33 mm · 6 days45 tier F—

Comfort is SeasonMap's 0–100 score; each place is judged through the lens that suits it — beaches on beach weather, ski resorts on snow. "At its best" means April is one of that place's own top three months. Feels-like highs fold in humidity, wind and sun.

What's on in China in April

  • Sanduo Festival · Lijiang · 5 Mar – 5 Apr (usually)
  • Spring blossom · Beijing · 25 Mar – 20 Apr (usually)
  • Qinglong Temple cherry blossom · Xi'an · 18 Mar – 10 Apr (usually)
  • Peonies and city-wall spring · Xi'an · 5–30 Apr (usually)
  • Tianpeng Peony Fair in Pengzhou · Chengdu · 25 Mar – 5 May (usually)
  • Dujiangyan Water Release Festival · Chengdu · 4–5 Apr
  • Cherry blossom · Shanghai · 10 Mar – 10 Apr (usually)
  • Qingming tomb-sweeping break · Shanghai · 4–6 Apr

Peak crowds at 2 of China's 16 well-known places this month.

Other good months for China

March · 77/100October · 77/100November · 76/100Weakest: July · 58/100
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