Huangshan weather by month & the best time to visit

China · city break · humid subtropical climate

The best time to visit Huangshan is October — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 74/100), with September close behind. Huangshan averages about 1,334 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 23°C / 73°F and roughly 66 mm of rain in October.

Jump to: month-by-month table · nearby alternatives · embed this data

Sun hours / year

1,334

Sunniest month

October

Peak score

74/100

Rain / year

1,898 mm

Snow / year

≈13 cm

Midday UV at peak

8 (very high)

Population

461k

Elevation

132 m

When is the best time to visit Huangshan?

For sunshine, the best time to visit Huangshan is October, then September. The dullest month is January (12/100, 86 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.

How sunny is Huangshan?

Huangshan isn't a sunny place by world standards: about 1,334 hours of sunshine a year. 62 Sunshine Score points separate October (74) from January (12), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #201 of 254 destinations in China for annual sunshine, below the national median of 2,110 hours. Rain has a clear season: the wettest stretch, around June, carries about 44% of the annual 1,898 mm.

Sunshine Score by month

See Huangshan on the map →

Nearby places for sunshine

• Quzhou (Kezheng) China · 106 km · best in Oct · 1,361 h sun/yr
• Chizhou China · 125 km · best in Oct · 1,290 h sun/yr
• Shangrao (Hengfeng) China · 153 km · best in Oct · 1,367 h sun/yr
• Wuhu China · 157 km · best in Oct · 1,450 h sun/yr
• Yiwu/Jinhua China · 177 km · best in Oct · 1,356 h sun/yr
• Hangzhou China · 217 km · best in Oct · 1,344 h sun/yr

Nearest destinations

• Jingdezhen China · 113 km · 1,362 h sun/yr · best in Oct
• Anqing China · 150 km · 1,290 h sun/yr · best in Oct

Head-to-head

How Huangshan compares month by month: Huangshan vs Quzhou (Kezheng) · Huangshan vs Shangrao (Hengfeng) · Huangshan vs Chizhou · all comparisons