Zhangjiajie National Forest Park

    China

    A surreal forest of misty, pillar-like sandstone peaks that inspired the floating mountains of Avatar.

    Warmest month is July at 33°C on average. Coolest is January at 9°C. Driest reading falls in December with 6 rain days.

    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
      12h from London Heathrow
      Great-circle plus routing overhead.
    • Flight CO2eDEFRA 2024 factors
      3,357 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
    January9°11°C8
    February11°14°C10
    March17°15°C13
    April23°14°C15
    May26°12°C14
    June29°10°C17
    July33°8°C15
    August33°9°C14
    September29°13°C10
    October22°13°C10
    November17°13°C9
    December11°10°C6

    What to do

    • Ride the Bailong Elevator up the cliff face
    • Brave the sheer glass skywalk on Tianmen Mountain
    • Hike the gentle Golden Whip Stream canyon

    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.