Suzhou Weather & Seasons - Best Time to Visit Suzhou

☂ Temperature: 23°C ~ 33°C, hot and rainy

Summer is the hottest season with a lot of rainy days in June. The highest temperature is in July and August, when it sometimes can reach 38 °C. In summer, trees become greener and make the rivers and lakes more romantic with their verdant reflections. Also, numerous flowers, especially the lotus blossoms are super fabulous for numerous visitors to admire their multiple poses and colors.

• Seasonal Activities:
1) Appreciate the beautiful landscape, feel the cool summer, and appreciate lots of lotus flowers in Suzhou Gardens like the Administrators Garden, Lingering Garden, Tiger Hill, Master of the Nets Garden, Lion Grove Garden, Canglang Pavilion, etc.
2) Have a boat trip along the Grand Canal to enjoy the bank view and feel the history in relaxing summer (both day and night).
3) Wander along the ancient paths or take a sculling boat through many old bridges in ancient water towns, such as, Zhouzhuang, Tongli, Jinxi, Luzhi, etc. to feel the leisure life and charming feature of ancient towns in Jiangnan regions.
4) Stroll on Shantang Street or Pingjiang Road to imagine the past prosperous of ancient Suzhou and find more interesting items.

• What to Wear & Pack:
Regular summer outfit such as T-shirt, blouse, sneakers, sunscreen cream, sunhat, and sunglasses will be enough for a Suzhou tour. Remenber to take a light raincoat in this rainy season.

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☃ Temperature: 5°C ~ 13°C, cold and dry

There may be snow on some days while most of the winter days in Suzhou are not so cold with an average temperature of about 5 °C. But it may get chilly at night. Suzhou in winter is more of antique flavor. It is a good season to savor its tranquility and there will be fewer tourists.

• Seasonal Activities:
1) Feel the serene beauty of Suzhou gardens with shadow of tree branches and have fun in the rockeries.
2) Ancient water towns like Zhouzhuang, Tongli, Luzhi, etc. are very quiet and graceful in winter.
3) Listen to the Bell of the Cold Mountain Temple (Hanshan Temple) on New Year's Eve - December, 31st

• What to Wear & Pack:
Winter coats, gloves, scarfs, leather jackets, down coats, woolen hats, sweaters, thermal clothes, etc. You can take some facial cream and hand cream to protect your skin from the dry weather.

✔ Popular Suzhou Tour: 2 Days Best Suzhou & Tongli Water Village Tour

Generally, a classic Suzhou tour takes about 1~2 days. Visiting Suzhou, you can't miss elegant Suzhou gardens, like Humble Administrator's Garden, Lingering Garden, Master of the Nets Garden, etc. You can choose one or two of them for a great garden delight. Other must-be-visited sights in Suzhou City include Suzhou No.1 Silk Factory from which you can watch the process of silk making from silkworms to elegant products, Tiger Hill which is known as the first sight in Suzhou, Suzhou Museum which is designed by I. M. Pei and Suzhou's old canalside roads (like Pingjaing Road and Shantang Street), etc. If you like Jiangnan watertowns, you can visit Tongli, Zhouzhuang or Luzhi to have a wonderful time.

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Since 2012, we have helped numerous customers visit Suzhou and surroundings. With our fully-inclusive private tour packages, all of our customers enjoyed their trips to the exquisite gardens, peaceful watertowns, informative silk factory or museum, old Suzhou streets, etc. Some of them kindly shared their precious photos and stories about their Suzhou journey, just get inspired now.

"We were lucky for being able to watch Chinese dancers at the Lingering Garden at the time of visit…" - shared by Nguyen (Check her The Pursuit of Natural Beauty with the Beloved one - 14 Days Beautiful China Exploring Tour>)

"Suzhou was the real treat at the end of the trip! Everything about Suzhou was perfect…" - shared by Elizabeth from Britain (Check her Long-lasting Memory brought by First Trip to China - 16 Days well-Organized and Wonderful First Visit to China>

Besides the wonderful travel stories, many customers who visited Suzhou with China Discovery also send us their first-hand feedbacks about their trip, feel free to read the Suzhou Reviews and learn what they say about their experience. If you want to start your Suzhou tour now, don't hesitate to contact us.