Best time to visit Hengyang

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

Hengyang, Hunan, China

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  • Best month
  • 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
January10 °C / 50 °F4.1 °C / 39 °F54 mm / 2.1 inneither best nor good
February12.2 °C / 54 °F6 °C / 43 °F84 mm / 3.3 inneither best nor good
March17.7 °C / 64 °F10.6 °C / 51 °F148 mm / 5.8 inneither best nor good
April23.2 °C / 74 °F15.6 °C / 60 °F212 mm / 8.3 inneither best nor good
May27.5 °C / 82 °F20.1 °C / 68 °F244 mm / 9.6 inneither best nor good
June30.6 °C / 87 °F24.1 °C / 75 °F262 mm / 10.3 inneither best nor good
July34.8 °C / 95 °F27.3 °C / 81 °F132 mm / 5.2 inneither best nor good
August34.8 °C / 95 °F26.8 °C / 80 °F101 mm / 4 inneither best nor good
September30.6 °C / 87 °F23 °C / 73 °F67 mm / 2.6 inneither best nor good
October24.7 °C / 76 °F17.4 °C / 63 °F51 mm / 2 inbest month
November18.7 °C / 66 °F11.4 °C / 53 °F94 mm / 3.7 inbest month
December12.6 °C / 55 °F5.8 °C / 42 °F42 mm / 1.7 ingood 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: neither
  2. FFebruary: neither
  3. MMarch: neither
  4. AApril: neither
  5. MMay: neither
  6. JJune: neither
  7. JJuly: neither
  8. AAugust: neither
  9. SSeptember: neither
  10. OOctober: best
  11. NNovember: best
  12. DDecember: good
Best
October–November
Good
December
Why these months
  • October · best

    In its favour: feels like (high) 25.3 °C / 78 °F, average daily high 24.7 °C / 76 °F, precipitation 51 mm / 2 in, share of daylight that is sunny 62%, days with heavy rain 1.4 days, wet days 7.2 days, average daily low 17.4 °C / 63 °F, relative humidity 71%.

  • November · best

    In its favour: feels like (high) 17.8 °C / 64 °F, average daily high 18.7 °C / 66 °F, share of daylight that is sunny 57%, precipitation 94 mm / 3.7 in, wet days 9.7 days, days with heavy rain 3.1 days, average daily low 11.4 °C / 53 °F, relative humidity 74%.

  • December · good

    In its favour: precipitation 42 mm / 1.7 in, share of daylight that is sunny 58%, days with heavy rain 0.9 days, wet days 6.5 days, relative humidity 70%, average daily low 5.8 °C / 42 °F.

    Against: feels like (high) 9.9 °C / 50 °F, average daily high 12.6 °C / 55 °F.

Hiking and trekking

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

  1. JJanuary: best
  2. FFebruary: best
  3. MMarch: neither
  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
October
Why these months
  • January · best

    In its favour: precipitation 54 mm / 2.1 in, average daily high 10 °C / 50 °F, days with heavy rain 1.4 days, average daily low 4.1 °C / 39 °F, wet days 9.8 days, share of daylight that is sunny 50%, wind (daily max) 13 km/h / 8 mph, feels like (high) 7.2 °C / 45 °F, daylight per day 10.7 h.

  • February · best

    In its favour: average daily high 12.2 °C / 54 °F, precipitation 84 mm / 3.3 in, days with heavy rain 2.4 days, average daily low 6 °C / 43 °F, feels like (high) 10.1 °C / 50 °F, daylight per day 11.2 h, share of daylight that is sunny 42%, wet days 12.3 days, wind (daily max) 14 km/h / 9 mph.

  • October · good

    In its favour: precipitation 51 mm / 2 in, wet days 7.2 days, average daily high 24.7 °C / 76 °F, days with heavy rain 1.4 days, share of daylight that is sunny 62%, daylight per day 11.5 h, wind (daily max) 14 km/h / 9 mph, feels like (high) 25.3 °C / 78 °F.

    Against: average daily low 17.4 °C / 63 °F.

  • November · best

    In its favour: average daily high 18.7 °C / 66 °F, precipitation 94 mm / 3.7 in, wet days 9.7 days, feels like (high) 17.8 °C / 64 °F, average daily low 11.4 °C / 53 °F, share of daylight that is sunny 57%, days with heavy rain 3.1 days, daylight per day 10.8 h, wind (daily max) 13 km/h / 8 mph.

  • December · best

    In its favour: average daily high 12.6 °C / 55 °F, precipitation 42 mm / 1.7 in, wet days 6.5 days, days with heavy rain 0.9 days, average daily low 5.8 °C / 42 °F, share of daylight that is sunny 58%, feels like (high) 9.9 °C / 50 °F, wind (daily max) 13 km/h / 8 mph, daylight per day 10.5 h.

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, 769 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) 7.2 °C10.1 °C17.1 °C24.4 °C30.5 °C35.6 °C39.8 °C39.5 °C33.8 °C25.3 °C17.8 °C9.9 °C
Days with heavy rain 1.4 days2.4 days5.7 days7.5 days8.4 days9.1 days3.3 days3 days2.1 days1.4 days3.1 days0.9 days
Time rain usually falls 2 am7 am7 am11 pm5 pm5 pm5 pm4 pm4 pm6 am5 am3 am
Sunshine per day 5.3 h4.7 h5.1 h6.4 h7.4 h8 h10.6 h10.4 h8.2 h7.1 h6.2 h6.1 h
Relative humidity 74%78%79%78%78%79%68%68%71%71%74%70%

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) 2022–202556.1 µg/m³39.4 µg/m³40.8 µg/m³40.9 µg/m³31.4 µg/m³25 µg/m³18.7 µg/m³22.3 µg/m³28.5 µg/m³29.3 µg/m³34.7 µg/m³52.3 µg/m³
Air pollution (PM2.5, daily peak) 2022–202584 µg/m³56.8 µg/m³61.9 µg/m³60.1 µg/m³46 µg/m³36 µg/m³27.6 µg/m³31.6 µg/m³39.5 µg/m³40.5 µg/m³50.7 µg/m³75.9 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).