China in September

September is China's 7th-best month (rank 7 of 12): its 29 destinations average 70/100, led by Ürümqi at 92 — 20°C and 7 rainy days — while Jinghong is warmer at 38°C and scores 55.

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

🇨🇳 China, month by month

70/100 in September
  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 September

#PlaceTypeFeels-like highRainComfortAt its best
1ÜrümqiCity20°C33 mm · 7 days92 tier SYes
2KashgarCity26°C13 mm · 3 days91 tier SYes
3HarbinCity21°C80 mm · 9 days89 tier AYes
4HotanCity26°C10 mm · 2 days87 tier AYes
5LhasaTrekking hub18°C136 mm · 22 days87 tier AYes
6QingdaoBeach30°C96 mm · 6 days87 tier AYes
7BeijingCity28°C54 mm · 5 days84 tier AYes
8HuangshanNational park21°C122 mm · 12 days84 tier AYes
9Shangri-LaTrekking hub17°C154 mm · 25 days83 tier A—
10JiuzhaigouNational park19°C164 mm · 23 days80 tier A—
11KunmingCity25°C176 mm · 22 days79 tier B—
12DaliCity27°C173 mm · 25 days76 tier B—
13Xi'anCity28°C157 mm · 12 days74 tier B—
14GuilinCity37°C74 mm · 11 days70 tier B—
15LijiangTrekking hub25°C261 mm · 26 days69 tier C—
16SanyaBeach34°C260 mm · 23 days67 tier C—
17ZhangjiajieNational park32°C118 mm · 12 days66 tier C—
18YangshuoTrekking hub36°C86 mm · 11 days64 tier C—
19SuzhouCity31°C156 mm · 13 days63 tier C—
20ChengduCity30°C148 mm · 13 days61 tier C—
21ShanghaiCity32°C168 mm · 13 days61 tier C—
22ChongqingCity34°C133 mm · 15 days60 tier C—
23HangzhouCity34°C140 mm · 12 days60 tier C—
24PingyaoCity33°C165 mm · 13 days60 tier C—
25XiamenCity38°C152 mm · 14 days57 tier D—
26JinghongCity38°C190 mm · 20 days55 tier D—
27GuangzhouCity37°C216 mm · 19 days50 tier D—
28ShenzhenCity38°C260 mm · 20 days46 tier F—
29ChongliSki resort20°C47 mm · 7 days18 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 September 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 September

  • Bathing Festival · Lhasa · 25 Aug – 15 Sep (usually)
  • Mid-Autumn Festival · Xi'an and 3 more places · 6 Sep – 6 Oct (usually)
  • Longji terraces turn gold · Guilin · 20 Sep – 15 Oct (usually)
  • Osmanthus in flower · Guilin and 2 more places · 20 Sep – 20 Oct (usually)
  • Rice harvest in the valleys · Yangshuo · 20 Sep – 20 Oct (usually)
  • Panda cub season · Chengdu · 15 Jul – 30 Sep (usually)
  • Qiantang tidal bore · Hangzhou · 10 Sep – 12 Oct (usually)
  • Osmanthus · Hangzhou · 20 Sep – 20 Oct (usually)

Peak crowds at 1 of China's 16 well-known places this month.

Better months for China

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