China
Guangzhou in January
🌤️ Cool dry seasonPleasant and some showers. Watch for hazy air.
🎒 Pack: light layers · N95 mask for hazy days
Why January scores 6.9What goes into the score
How it works- Weather comfort9.4
- ✓Comfortable temperatures (19°C highs / 11°C lows)
- ✓Comfortable humidity (dew point 9.1°C)
- ✓Mostly dry (~51 mm rain)
- Air quality3.4
- !Unhealthy (PM2.5 ~60 µg/m³) — score capped at 6.9
- Seasonal hazards10.0
- ·No notable seasonal hazards
- Safety baseline7.5
- ·Increased caution
| Jan | Nov | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 6.9 Good | 8.7 Excellent |
| Season | 🌤️ Cool dry season | ☀️ Dry season |
| High / low | 19° / 11° | 25° / 17° |
| Rain | 51 mm | 37 mm |
| Humidity | dew pt 9° | dew pt 16° |
| PM2.5 | 60 µg/m³ | 33 µg/m³ |
Typical-month data: NASA POWER (MERRA-2 reanalysis) 2015–2024 (modelled, not a forecast). Temperatures: Guangzhou weather-station normals. Rainfall: Guangzhou weather-station normals (national met service).
Holidays & crowdsJanuary 2027
Long weekendThere's at least one long weekend. Domestic travel picks up and popular spots get busier over those days.
- New Year 1–3 Jan · 3 days off in a row
National holidays only; regional holidays and school breaks aren't included. Source: holidays (open-source public-holiday calendar).
Explore GuangzhouEvents, sights, food & souvenirs
Check event dates locallyThe capital of Guangdong in southern China, a major trading port on the Pearl River and the home of Cantonese cuisine and dim sum.
Chinese New Year and flower fairsDate variesLunar calendar - late January to mid-February, date moves each year
Guangzhou is famous for its New Year flower fairs, selling peach blossom, kumquat trees and orchids before the holiday.
Why go: Many businesses close for several days and transport is very busy.
Where: Flower markets across the city's districts
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Canton FairDate variesUsually spring (April to May) and autumn (October to November) sessions
China's largest trade fair for importers and exporters.
Why go: Hotel prices rise steeply across the city during the fair.
Where: Canton Fair Complex, Pazhou
Dragon Boat FestivalDate variesLunar calendar - 5th day of the 5th month, usually late May or June
Villages race and parade traditional dragon boats.
Why go: A public holiday with busy transport.
Where: Rivers and creeks, notably in Liede and other villages
Mid-Autumn FestivalDate variesLunar calendar - usually September or early October
A harvest festival marked with mooncakes, lanterns and family gatherings.
Why go: Mooncakes make popular seasonal gifts.
Where: Parks and riverside areas
Canton Tower
A very tall TV tower with observation decks above the Pearl River.
💡 Visit at dusk to see the city lights come on.
Chen Clan Ancestral Hall
A late Qing-dynasty clan academy richly decorated with wood, stone and ceramic carvings, now a folk art museum.
Shamian Island
A former foreign concession with tree-lined streets and European-style colonial buildings.
Yuexiu Park
A large hilly park with the Five Rams statue, a city symbol, and the Zhenhai Tower museum.
Pearl River night cruise
Boat trips along the river past illuminated buildings and bridges.
Museum of the Western Han Nanyue King
Built around the 2,000-year-old tomb of a Nanyue king, with a jade burial suit.
Dim sum (yum cha)
Small dishes such as har gow and siu mai eaten with tea, traditionally in the morning.
💡 Traditional teahouses across the city
Roast goose and char siu
Cantonese barbecued meats with crisp skin or a sweet glaze, served with rice.
Wonton noodles
Thin egg noodles in broth with shrimp wontons.
Cheung fun
Steamed rice noodle rolls filled with shrimp, beef or char siu.
Double-skin milk
A silky steamed milk pudding, a classic Cantonese dessert.
💡 Dessert shops around Shangxiajiu and Beijing Road
Chinese tea
Teas from around China, including oolong and pu'er.
💡 Fangcun tea market
Guangcai porcelain
Canton-style enamelled porcelain with bright, dense decoration, historically made for export.
Yue embroidery
Cantonese embroidery with vivid colours, one of China's four great embroidery styles.
Airport transfer Kiwitaxi
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