When to go & weather

Weather

Yúnnán has a climate as diverse as its terrain, with temperate, tropical and frigid zones; from the frozen northwestern region around Déqīn and Shangri-la (Zhōngdiàn) where winters (late November to February) reach chilling lows of –12°C and summer (June to August) temperatures peak at highs of 19°C, to the subtropical climate of Jǐnghóng where the summer months soar to 33°C. Dàlǐ has an ideal temperature year-round, with temperatures never dipping below 4°C in the winter months or above 25°C in summer.

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