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Plan your Shanghai Tour? As the largest city in China, Shanghai is busy all year round. There are numerous attractions in Shanghai waiting for you to explore.
Plan your Shanghai Tour? As the largest city in China, Shanghai is busy all year round. There are numerous attractions in Shanghai waiting for you to explore.
The best time to visit Shanghai could be anytime during spring, summer and autumn, depending on the kind of traveling experience and sites you want to see. Coming from different corners of the world, people have their own favorite time or seasons to plan Shanghai Tours, speeding the flow of visitors and keeping the prices relatively high.
Most foreign visitors prefer spring and autumn to visit Shanghai due to the comfortable weather: neither too hot nor too cold.
High season: March, April, May, Sept and October Shoulder season: June, July and August Lower season: Nov. 15 till Feb 28 next year
Shanghai in Spring
With a subtropical maritime monsoon climate, Shanghai is generally mild and moist. Spring in Shanghai lasts from March to May.
It is a good season in a year for visiting Shanghai, with singing birds and fragrant flowers. Shanghai in spring is really a lively and attractive city.
From August to mid-September, typhoons can bring heavy rain. You had better not go to the island during this time. Remember to take a umbrella with you, not only for preventing the rain, but also for preventing the strong ultraviolet radiation.
Shanghai in Autumn Autumn in Shanghai which last from October to Early December is the most comfortable season, being neither too hot nor too much rain.It is a pity that autumn in Shanghai is too short.
When fall comes, it is a great pleasure to appreciate the red autumnal leaves and taste the delicious live fresh water crab. It will be a great pleasure to walk along the Bund in autumn. There always many visitors from every corner of the whole world in this season. You will see people jostle each other in a crowd.
Like Beijing, Shanghai gets very crowded and busy during school vacation and public holidays. You are kindly advised to skip over the hot holidays when you plan your Shanghai Tours. Please jot down the following public holidays:
New Year’ Day ( 1st Jan, three-day holiday ) Chinese New Year ( later Jan and early Feb ) Tomb Sweeping Day ( Early April, 3-day holiday ) Mid-Autumn festival ( Aug-Sept, 3-day holiday ) May Day ( 1st May, three-day holiday) National Day (1st Oct, week-long holiday)
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