Best Month to Visit Zhangjiajie
Editor's seasonal guidance
Best: April-May (clear skies), October-November (autumn color and sea of clouds)
Subtropical humid with frequent mist and fog between sandstone pillars
The towering sandstone pillars that inspired Avatar's floating mountains are frequently shrouded in mist, creating an otherworldly atmosphere. Morning fog fills the valleys and slowly burns off, revealing pillar tops floating above clouds. Autumn brings the best combination of clear skies and dramatic cloud formations. Summer is hot and humid with afternoon thunderstorms.
- Typically sunnier
- September, October, November
- Typically wetter
- April, May, June
Qualitative editorial guidance, not measured climate normals. This site does not currently publish monthly temperature or rainfall averages because it has no verified climate dataset.
Daylight through the year in Zhangjiajie
Daylight, midday sun angle and golden-hour length calculated for Zhangjiajie's own coordinates (29.12° N, 110.48° E) on the 15th of each month. These are solar geometry, not climate averages.
| Month | Daylight | Sun at solar noon | Golden hour |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 10 h 30 min | 40° | 51 min |
| February | 11 h 6 min | 48° | 48 min |
| March | 11 h 54 min | 58° | 46 min |
| April | 12 h 48 min | 70° | 47 min |
| May | 13 h 36 min | 80° | 49 min |
| June | 14 h 0 min | 84° | 51 min |
| July | 13 h 48 min | 82° | 50 min |
| August | 13 h 12 min | 75° | 47 min |
| September | 12 h 18 min | 63° | 46 min |
| October | 11 h 24 min | 51° | 47 min |
| November | 10 h 42 min | 42° | 50 min |
| December | 10 h 18 min | 38° | 52 min |
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