Lijiang

    China

    A cobbled, canal-woven old town guarded by the snow-capped peak of Jade Dragon Snow Mountain.

    Warmest month is June at 24°C on average. Coolest is January at 14°C.

    Costs and travel essentials

    • CoffeeWorld Bank PPP baseline
      ¥16 (~$2.25)
      Country-level price estimate for China, 2026-07-11. Scaled from a US baseline, not a local survey.
    • BeerWorld Bank PPP baseline
      ¥22 (~$3.00)
      Country-level price estimate for China, 2026-07-11. Scaled from a US baseline, not a local survey.
    • Flight timeMethodology
      11h 30m from London Heathrow
      Great-circle plus routing overhead.
    • Flight CO2eDEFRA 2024 factors
      3,204 kg return from London Heathrow
      DEFRA 2024 economy factors, includes radiative forcing.
    • FCDO advisorygov.uk, snapshot compiled 2026-07-11
      No specific FCDO warnings against travel.
      Check the latest FCDO advice before booking.
    • Tap waterCDC / WHO guidance
      Do not drink from the tap; use bottled or treated water.
    MonthAvg highDaily spreadRain days
    January14°7°C·
    February16°7°C·
    March18°8°C·
    April21°8°C·
    May23°9°C·
    June24°8°C·
    July24°6°C·
    August24°6°C·
    September22°6°C·
    October20°7°C·
    November18°6°C·
    December15°6°C·

    What to do

    • Get lost in the winding streets of Dayan Old Town
    • Hike the plunging abyss of Tiger Leaping Gorge
    • Take the cable car up Jade Dragon Snow Mountain

    How we know this

    Values are the average of the last ten calendar years of daily readings from Visual Crossing, snapped to the destination cluster. Daily spread is the width between the 10th and 90th percentiles of daily highs, not a forecast error margin. Rain days count any day with at least 1 mm of precipitation.