Best time of year to travel to Beijing and Shanghai?

Julesong
 March 03, 2008, 08:29 AM posted in General Discussion

Over the weekend I went to my mom's house and we watched their video from her last trip to China.  They went in March, and everything looked dreary, windy, cold, and brown.

 

I want to go during a warmer time, for sure.  *wry smile*  I know that June is a really rainy month for Shanghai, yes?  But at the same time, I don't want oppressive heat (anything under 90F is fine for me).

 

Looking through my Beijing/Shanghai book, it appears that perhaps a good time is mid-September or early October?  We'll be there in 2009, so we have a bitof time to plan ahead...

 

Your advice is very much appreciated! 

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henning
 March 03, 2008, 09:17 AM

Jule, I have arrived in Beiing yesterday and the weather is perfectly sunny. Even clear. But in general you hit it: Best time to travel to Beijin is endded September & October. Summer: Too humid & hot Winter: Too cold Spring: Too sand-stormy

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sebastian
 March 03, 2008, 09:42 AM

I second that. Early autumn is the best time for both cities.

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bazza
 March 03, 2008, 10:52 AM

I went to Shanghai in October and weather we just about right, although a touch on the warm side some days.

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Joachim
 March 03, 2008, 05:10 PM

Any time is fine for me to go to Shanghai or China in general ;-) Travel around the Chinese New Year can get quite annoying. Btw: Why do you use imperial measures (Fahrenheit)? You're definitely much too young for still using those!

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Julesong
 March 03, 2008, 06:54 PM

Joachim - living in the US, we still use fahrenheit. I'm simply not accustomed to thinking in centigrade. :) I know, I know... backward.

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urbandweller
 March 03, 2008, 08:48 PM

hey julesong, check out the elementary lesson on Weather & Seasons! Jenny and Ken analyze some good dialogue about the weather in China!!