How warm does Guilin & the Li River get?

Typical daytime highs in Guilin & the Li River are Mar–May 23°C (74°F), Jun–Aug 31°C (88°F), Sep–Nov 26°C (78°F), Dec–Feb 14°C (58°F).

Is Guilin & the Li River expensive?

On the ground, Guilin & the Li River is mid-range.

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Guilin & the Li River

Q: What sort of trip is Guilin & the Li River good for?

Guilin & the Li River is good for landscape doing the heavy lifting, the once-in-a-lifetime sort of thing, an unhurried pace, eating extremely well.

Guilin & the Li River · China · Guilin (Lingui)

Limestone karsts standing straight out of rice paddies like a scroll painting come to life, drifted past on a bamboo raft at not much speed at all.

The best time to visit Guilin & the Li River is Apr–May, Sep–Oct, when typical daytime highs reach about 26°C (78°F). Local time there is 22:33 (UTC+8).

Best time to go

Apr–May, Sep–Oct

Budget on the ground

$$ · mid-range

Nearest airport

KWL · Guilin (Lingui)

Good for

landscape doing the heavy lifting the once-in-a-lifetime sort of thing an unhurried pace eating extremely well

In season

April May September October

The year at a glance

Light0 to 24h High12 to 32°C54 to 90°F Rain0 to 640mm0 to 25.2in

April · high 73°F · rain 13.8in · 12.7h of daylight · in the recommended window

shaded columns are the recommended window

Measured at Guilin (Lingui), this page’s gateway

Guilin & the Li River month by month, the same numbers the figure draws
Month	High °CHigh °F	Rain mmRain in	Light	Notes
January	13°C56°F	124mm4.9in	10.7h10.7h
February	15°C59°F	200mm7.9in	11.3h11.3h
March	20°C68°F	280mm11.0in	11.9h11.9h
April	23°C73°F	350mm13.8in	12.7h12.7h	in the recommended window
May	27°C81°F	385mm15.2in	13.4h13.4h	in the recommended window
June	30°C86°F	629mm24.8in	13.7h13.7h
July	32°C89°F	308mm12.1in	13.6h13.6h
August	32°C89°F	183mm7.2in	13.0h13.0h
September	31°C87°F	85mm3.3in	12.3h12.3h	in the recommended window
October	25°C78°F	81mm3.2in	11.5h11.5h	in the recommended window
November	21°C69°F	141mm5.6in	10.9h10.9h
December	15°C58°F	59mm2.3in	10.6h10.6h

Good to know

Currency: CNY · renminbi
Language: Standard Chinese
Plug: A, C, I
Driving: on the right

United States: Type A at home goes in, so your phone charger is fine; Type B plugs are earthed and do not. 220 V there, 120 V at home: check your charger says 100-240 V.

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