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Best Time for Guilin & the Li River

Last updated: 2026-08-16

Sweet spot: January, February, October. Computed from NASA POWER climate normals across the route's overnight towns, balancing temperature, rainfall and daylight.

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Terraces flooded and mirror-like for planting; the Li River full and green.
Golden harvest on the Longji terraces and the clearest karst light of the year.

Month	Low	High	Rain	Daylight
January	1.5°C	11.7°C	69 mm	10.6 h	❄
February	4.6°C	15.2°C	70 mm	11.1 h
March	8.8°C	19.1°C	140 mm	11.8 h
April	13.7°C	23.5°C	186 mm	12.6 h
May	17.9°C	26.6°C	284 mm	13.2 h
June	21.1°C	28.0°C	360 mm	13.6 h
July	22.4°C	29.0°C	206 mm	13.4 h
August	21.8°C	29.1°C	141 mm	12.9 h
September	18.7°C	27.5°C	89 mm	12.1 h
October	13.5°C	23.7°C	59 mm	11.4 h
November	8.2°C	18.8°C	85 mm	10.8 h
December	2.3°C	13.1°C	54 mm	10.4 h	❄

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