Best time to visit Dongguan

The best time to visit Dongguan is November–February, judged on twenty years of weather records and the events worth going for.

Dongguan, Guangdong, China

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  • Made good or best by an event
Average daily high and low temperature, average precipitation and each month's verdict
MonthAverage daily highAverage daily lowPrecipitationVerdict
January19.4 °C / 67 °F11.9 °C / 53 °F33 mm / 1.3 inbest month
February21 °C / 70 °F13.9 °C / 57 °F43 mm / 1.7 inbest month
March23.6 °C / 74 °F16.9 °C / 62 °F107 mm / 4.2 ingood month
April26.6 °C / 80 °F20.5 °C / 69 °F176 mm / 6.9 inneither best nor good
May29.7 °C / 85 °F24 °C / 75 °F306 mm / 12.1 inneither best nor good
June31.6 °C / 89 °F26.4 °C / 80 °F387 mm / 15.2 inneither best nor good
July33 °C / 91 °F27.1 °C / 81 °F219 mm / 8.6 inneither best nor good
August32.7 °C / 91 °F26.6 °C / 80 °F270 mm / 10.6 inneither best nor good
September32.1 °C / 90 °F25.7 °C / 78 °F177 mm / 6.9 inneither best nor good
October29.4 °C / 85 °F22.5 °C / 73 °F72 mm / 2.8 ingood month
November25.4 °C / 78 °F18.1 °C / 65 °F43 mm / 1.7 inbest month
December20.8 °C / 69 °F13 °C / 55 °F30 mm / 1.2 inbest month
Good and best months depend on more than temperature, rain and events. How they are chosen

Each activity on this page has its own good and best months, rated on twenty years of daily weather records. Which measures count, and how much, depends on the activity: humidity for exploring outdoors, wind for the beach, hiking and skiing, snow for skiing alone. Between them, the activities are rated on:

  • Daytime highs
  • Night-time lows
  • How warm it feels
  • Humidity
  • How much of the day is sunny
  • Hours of daylight
  • Monthly rainfall
  • How many days it rains
  • Days of heavy rain
  • Wind
  • Snowfall and days with snow
  • Major events, such as festivals

The chart shows the good and best months for exploring outdoors.

The event icon marks a month that an event lifts to good or best, such as a festival or a natural spectacle. Choose “Weather only” in the toolbar to rate the months on weather alone.

Best months by activity

Exploring outdoors

Mild days and nights, mostly dry and bright. The default for 'when should I go'.

  1. JJanuary: best
  2. FFebruary: best
  3. MMarch: good
  4. AApril: neither
  5. MMay: neither
  6. JJune: neither
  7. JJuly: neither
  8. AAugust: neither
  9. SSeptember: neither
  10. OOctober: good
  11. NNovember: best
  12. DDecember: best
Best
November–February
Good
March, October
Why these months
  • January · best

    In its favour: feels like (high) 18.3 °C / 65 °F, average daily high 19.4 °C / 67 °F, precipitation 33 mm / 1.3 in, share of daylight that is sunny 69%, wet days 5 days, days with heavy rain 0.8 days, average daily low 11.9 °C / 53 °F, relative humidity 68%.

  • February · best

    In its favour: feels like (high) 21 °C / 70 °F, average daily high 21 °C / 70 °F, precipitation 43 mm / 1.7 in, share of daylight that is sunny 60%, days with heavy rain 1.2 days, wet days 7.2 days, average daily low 13.9 °C / 57 °F, relative humidity 73%.

  • March · good

    In its favour: feels like (high) 24.7 °C / 76 °F, average daily high 23.6 °C / 74 °F, share of daylight that is sunny 55%, precipitation 107 mm / 4.2 in, days with heavy rain 3 days, average daily low 16.9 °C / 62 °F.

    Against: wet days 12.9 days, relative humidity 77%.

  • October · good

    In its favour: share of daylight that is sunny 79%, precipitation 72 mm / 2.8 in, wet days 7.2 days, days with heavy rain 1.9 days, average daily high 29.4 °C / 85 °F, relative humidity 72%.

    Against: feels like (high) 32.3 °C / 90 °F, average daily low 22.5 °C / 73 °F.

  • November · best

    In its favour: feels like (high) 26.3 °C / 79 °F, average daily high 25.4 °C / 78 °F, precipitation 43 mm / 1.7 in, share of daylight that is sunny 73%, days with heavy rain 1.1 days, wet days 6.5 days, average daily low 18.1 °C / 65 °F, relative humidity 71%.

  • December · best

    In its favour: feels like (high) 19.6 °C / 67 °F, average daily high 20.8 °C / 69 °F, precipitation 30 mm / 1.2 in, share of daylight that is sunny 73%, wet days 4.4 days, days with heavy rain 0.5 days, average daily low 13 °C / 55 °F, relative humidity 65%.

Hiking and trekking

Cool enough to climb in, dry enough to enjoy, long enough days.

  1. JJanuary: best
  2. FFebruary: best
  3. MMarch: good
  4. AApril: neither
  5. MMay: neither
  6. JJune: neither
  7. JJuly: neither
  8. AAugust: neither
  9. SSeptember: neither
  10. OOctober: neither
  11. NNovember: good
  12. DDecember: best
Best
December–February
Good
March, November
Why these months
  • January · best

    In its favour: average daily high 19.4 °C / 67 °F, precipitation 33 mm / 1.3 in, wet days 5 days, days with heavy rain 0.8 days, feels like (high) 18.3 °C / 65 °F, average daily low 11.9 °C / 53 °F, share of daylight that is sunny 69%, daylight per day 10.9 h, wind (daily max) 13 km/h / 8 mph.

  • February · best

    In its favour: average daily high 21 °C / 70 °F, precipitation 43 mm / 1.7 in, wet days 7.2 days, days with heavy rain 1.2 days, feels like (high) 21 °C / 70 °F, average daily low 13.9 °C / 57 °F, share of daylight that is sunny 60%, daylight per day 11.4 h, wind (daily max) 13 km/h / 8 mph.

  • March · good

    In its favour: average daily high 23.6 °C / 74 °F, precipitation 107 mm / 4.2 in, share of daylight that is sunny 55%, daylight per day 12 h, days with heavy rain 3 days, wind (daily max) 14 km/h / 9 mph, feels like (high) 24.7 °C / 76 °F, average daily low 16.9 °C / 62 °F.

    Against: wet days 12.9 days.

  • November · good

    In its favour: precipitation 43 mm / 1.7 in, wet days 6.5 days, days with heavy rain 1.1 days, average daily high 25.4 °C / 78 °F, share of daylight that is sunny 73%, daylight per day 11 h, wind (daily max) 13 km/h / 8 mph.

    Against: average daily low 18.1 °C / 65 °F, feels like (high) 26.3 °C / 79 °F.

  • December · best

    In its favour: average daily high 20.8 °C / 69 °F, precipitation 30 mm / 1.2 in, wet days 4.4 days, days with heavy rain 0.5 days, feels like (high) 19.6 °C / 67 °F, average daily low 13 °C / 55 °F, share of daylight that is sunny 73%, daylight per day 10.7 h, wind (daily max) 14 km/h / 8 mph.

An activity is listed only where it applies: skiing at ski destinations, beach and swimming at beach destinations. The nearest ski area is 伏牛山滑雪场, 1212 km away.

Weather averages

Monthly averages over twenty years, 2006–2025. Highs, lows and precipitation are in the chart at the top.

  JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Feels like (high) 18.3 °C21 °C24.7 °C29.5 °C34.5 °C37.7 °C39.6 °C39.4 °C37.9 °C32.3 °C26.3 °C19.6 °C
Days with heavy rain 0.8 days1.2 days3 days5.5 days10.2 days13.1 days7.6 days9.8 days5.7 days1.9 days1.1 days0.5 days
Time rain usually falls 8 am3 pm3 pm4 pm3 pm2 pm2 pm2 pm4 pm4 pm4 pm2 am
Sunshine per day 7.5 h6.8 h6.6 h7.2 h7.7 h8.3 h10.3 h9.3 h9.5 h9.1 h8 h7.8 h
Relative humidity 68%73%77%79%82%83%81%82%79%72%71%65%

Air quality

Averaged over a shorter period (2022–2025) than the twenty-year averages above, and not counted towards good or best months.

  JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Air pollution (PM2.5) 2022–202542.1 µg/m³38.1 µg/m³37.3 µg/m³37.1 µg/m³32.9 µg/m³25.6 µg/m³30 µg/m³35.6 µg/m³35.6 µg/m³33.5 µg/m³32.6 µg/m³42.8 µg/m³
Air pollution (PM2.5, daily peak) 2022–202577.8 µg/m³67.2 µg/m³63.4 µg/m³62.4 µg/m³54.7 µg/m³42.3 µg/m³52.2 µg/m³60.7 µg/m³62.5 µg/m³57.9 µg/m³60.5 µg/m³81.6 µg/m³
  • Good 15 µg/m³ or less
  • Fair 15 to 25 µg/m³
  • Moderate 25 to 37.5 µg/m³
  • Poor 37.5 to 50 µg/m³
  • Very poor 50 to 75 µg/m³
  • Extremely poor over 75 µg/m³

Each figure is compared with the World Health Organization's guideline for a day's air, 15 µg/m³ or less, and with its interim targets above that. The words are ours: the WHO does not name its steps. The figures are modelled monthly averages, so single days can be well above them. The daily peak is the average of each day's highest hour, shaded on the same scale.

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Monthly averages over 2006–2025, unless stated otherwise.

Weather data by Open-Meteo.com (CC-BY 4.0), generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information (ERA5). City data from GeoNames (CC-BY 4.0). Air quality from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service (CAMS) and sea temperature from Météo-France / Copernicus Marine, both via Open-Meteo.com. Coastline from Natural Earth. Ski areas from OpenSkiMap.org, © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Skimap.org. World Heritage sites from Wikidata (CC0), from the World Heritage List © UNESCO World Heritage Centre. Readership from Wikimedia pageview data (CC0). Destination classification derived from English Wikivoyage, © Wikivoyage contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).