China in August

August is one of China's weaker months (rank 11 of 12): its 29 destinations average 60/100, led by Lhasa at 87 — 20°C and 24 rainy days — while Chongqing is warmer at 43°C and scores 44.

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

🇨🇳 China, month by month

60/100 in August

Where in China in August

#	Place	Type	Feels-like high	Rain	Comfort	At its best
1	Lhasa	Trekking hub	20°C	156 mm · 24 days	87 tier A	Yes
2	Ürümqi	City	28°C	29 mm · 6 days	81 tier A	—
3	Jiuzhaigou	National park	24°C	156 mm · 21 days	80 tier A	—
4	Kashgar	City	31°C	28 mm · 4 days	80 tier A	—
5	Hotan	City	29°C	27 mm · 3 days	77 tier B	—
6	Huangshan	National park	26°C	140 mm · 14 days	77 tier B	—
7	Shangri-La	Trekking hub	19°C	244 mm · 28 days	77 tier B	—
8	Qingdao	Beach	36°C	172 mm · 12 days	74 tier B	—
9	Harbin	City	28°C	160 mm · 15 days	73 tier B	—
10	Kunming	City	29°C	253 mm · 26 days	69 tier C	—
11	Lijiang	Trekking hub	27°C	276 mm · 27 days	65 tier C	—
12	Sanya	Beach	35°C	291 mm · 25 days	64 tier C	—
13	Xi'an	City	35°C	123 mm · 10 days	64 tier C	—
14	Dali	City	29°C	290 mm · 28 days	63 tier C	—
15	Beijing	City	36°C	143 mm · 11 days	61 tier C	—
16	Shanghai	City	38°C	110 mm · 12 days	57 tier D	—
17	Suzhou	City	38°C	124 mm · 12 days	57 tier D	—
18	Guilin	City	41°C	143 mm · 17 days	55 tier D	—
19	Yangshuo	Trekking hub	38°C	155 mm · 17 days	52 tier D	—
20	Pingyao	City	40°C	152 mm · 14 days	51 tier D	—
21	Zhangjiajie	National park	38°C	152 mm · 17 days	51 tier D	—
22	Hangzhou	City	41°C	114 mm · 12 days	49 tier F	—
23	Chengdu	City	37°C	288 mm · 20 days	45 tier F	—
24	Chongqing	City	43°C	101 mm · 12 days	44 tier F	—
25	Xiamen	City	41°C	234 mm · 21 days	44 tier F	—
26	Guangzhou	City	38°C	286 mm · 23 days	41 tier F	—
27	Jinghong	City	39°C	316 mm · 26 days	41 tier F	—
28	Shenzhen	City	39°C	351 mm · 26 days	37 tier F	—
29	Chongli	Ski resort	23°C	79 mm · 11 days	16 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 August 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 August

Shoton Festival · Lhasa · 1–25 Aug (usually)
Bathing Festival · Lhasa · 25 Aug – 15 Sep (usually)
Qingdao International Beer Festival · Qingdao · 17 Jul – 15 Aug (usually)
Naxi Torch Festival · Lijiang · 15 Jul – 20 Aug (usually)
Red Yao Clothes-Drying Festival · Guilin · 28 Jun – 5 Aug (usually)
Chinese school holidays · Zhangjiajie · 1 Jul – 31 Aug
Lotus on West Lake · Hangzhou · 25 Jun – 15 Aug (usually)
Panda cub season · Chengdu · 15 Jul – 30 Sep (usually)

Seasons in force

Monsoon · 12 places Typhoon season · 7 places Extreme heat · 3 places Foraging season · 2 places Harvest · 2 places Summer season opens · 2 places Algae & red tide · 1 place Flood season · 1 place Landslide season · 1 place Sea warm enough · 1 place Trail season · 1 place

Peak crowds at 7 of China's 16 well-known places this month.

Better months for China

April · 79/100 March · 77/100 October · 77/100 Weakest: July · 58/100

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