China
Lijiang in November
🍂 AutumnCool and mostly dry.
🎒 Pack: warm jacket for evenings
Why November scores 9.1What goes into the score
How it works- Weather comfort8.9
- !Cool (17°C highs / 4°C lows)
- ✓Comfortable humidity (dew point 1.8°C)
- ✓Mostly dry (~12 mm rain)
- Air quality9.3
- ✓Good (within WHO guideline) (PM2.5 ~9 µg/m³)
- Seasonal hazards10.0
- ·No notable seasonal hazards
- Safety baseline7.5
- ·Increased caution
| Nov | May | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 9.1 Excellent | 9.3 Excellent |
| Season | 🍂 Autumn | 🌷 Spring |
| High / low | 17° / 4° | 23° / 12° |
| Rain | 12 mm | 69 mm |
| Humidity | dew pt 2° | dew pt 7° |
| PM2.5 | 9 µg/m³ | 9 µg/m³ |
Typical-month data: NASA POWER (MERRA-2 reanalysis) 2015–2024 (modelled, not a forecast). Temperatures: Lijiang weather-station normals. Rainfall: Lijiang weather-station normals (national met service).
Holidays & crowdsNovember 2026
No long holidaysNo long public-holiday weekends this month. School holidays aren't counted, so check those if you want to avoid family crowds.
No national public holidays in China this month.
National holidays only; regional holidays and school breaks aren't included. Source: holidays (open-source public-holiday calendar).
Explore LijiangEvents, sights, food & souvenirs
Check event dates locallyA city in northwestern Yunnan with a UNESCO-listed old town of Naxi wooden houses and canals, set beneath Jade Dragon Snow Mountain.
No major events on our calendar for November.
Coming up later
Spring Festival (Chinese New Year)Date variesLunar calendar — late Jan to mid-Feb, date moves each year
China's most important holiday, with family reunions, lanterns, temple fairs and fireworks where permitted.
Why go: It is the peak domestic travel period; trains and flights sell out and popular sights are crowded.
Where: Lijiang Old Town
Torch FestivalDate variesLunar calendar — around the 24th day of the 6th lunar month, usually July or August
A festival of the Yi and Naxi peoples with bonfires, torches, music and dancing.
Why go: Celebrations are lively in the evening; dates move each year.
Where: Villages and town squares around Lijiang
National Day Golden WeekEvery year1–7 October every year
China's week-long national holiday starting on National Day, 1 October.
Why go: One of the busiest travel weeks of the year in China; expect large crowds and higher hotel demand at scenic areas.
Where: Lijiang Old Town and Jade Dragon Snow Mountain
Lijiang Old Town (Dayan)
A maze of cobbled lanes, canals and wooden houses, now very commercial but still atmospheric.
💡 Early morning is the quietest time to walk the lanes.
Black Dragon Pool
A park with a pond and pavilions offering a classic view of Jade Dragon Snow Mountain.
Jade Dragon Snow Mountain
A high glaciated peak reached partly by cable car to viewing platforms above 4,500 metres.
💡 Altitude sickness is a real risk; go slowly and do not overexert.
Shuhe Ancient Town
A smaller old town north of Lijiang, generally quieter than Dayan.
Baisha Village
A Naxi village known for its Ming-dynasty frescoes.
Tiger Leaping Gorge
One of the world's deepest river gorges, with a well-known high trail, on the road between Lijiang and Shangri-La.
💡 Avoid the trail during heavy summer rain because of landslide risk.
Naxi baba
A layered, flaky flatbread, sweet or savoury.
💡 Old town snack shops
Jidou liangfen
Chickpea jelly served cold in summer or fried with chilli.
💡 Street stalls and local restaurants
Yak hotpot
Hotpot made with yak meat from the Tibetan highlands.
💡 Restaurants in and around the old town
Yunnan rice noodles
Rice noodles served in many local styles.
💡 Breakfast shops
Pu'er tea
Fermented tea pressed into cakes, Yunnan's best-known tea.
💡 Tea shops in the old town
Dongba script crafts
Items printed or carved with the pictographic Dongba script of the Naxi.
💡 Shops in the old town
Silver jewellery
Handmade silver jewellery and tableware.
💡 Silver shops in the old town
Airport transfer Kiwitaxi
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