GZ Guide

Guangzhou Weather

Guangzhou is located in the middle south of Guangdong, north of the Pearl River Delta. Situated in China’s subtropical area, the climate all the year is quite comfortable.

Guangzhou weather is generally warm and humid, featuring high temperature, abundant rainfall and sufficient sunshine. Guangzhou has a long summer with frequent thunderstorm. The highest temperature can reach 39 C (102 F), which makes tourists easy to suffer heat exhaustion. Winter in Guangzhou is short and with little frost. The all-year average temperature is 20 C – 22 C (68 F – 72 F), making Guangzhou an ideal destination for traveling.

By boat

There is a frequent ferry and hovercraft service from Hong Kong, Macau, and Haikou (Hainan Island) at the Zhoutouzui Ferry Pier (洲头咀码头). There are boats from other mainland cities, such asXiamen, Shanghai, and Qingdao at the Dashatou Pier (大沙头码头).

New Nansha Pier (新南沙客运港) is now open with 6 lines daily traveling between Hong Kong and Guangzhou. The trip takes 75 minutes (¥116-230). However, Nansha is very far from the city center, although there is a bus route available from White Swan Hotel, running three times a day. Location Nansha Port: 1.6km South from Humen Bridge, Nansha District, Guangzhou. Passengers can take buses at White Swan Hotel to the Dock, 3 runs per day.

Guangzhou Bus Service is one of the easiest modes of transport in the city. If you come to Guangzhou in China, you will be impressed to find that most of the tourist and locals avail of the bus services within and outside the city because the bus services connect the remotest places of the city unlike the train service.

Bus Service in Guangzhou has been very meticulously chalked out so that all the major points in the city can be comprehensively linked by this mode of public transport. You will also be surprised to know that Guangzhou Bus Service will let you travel across the city at the cheapest rate possible. If you hop onto the older buses, you will have to pay just 1 Yen and 2 Yen if you board the air-conditioned ones. You can also board a long-distance bus station from Guangzhou to the neighboring areas and a direct bus from Guangzhou to Hong Kong.

There is also a comprehensive public bus service that covers Guangzhou from end to end. Coach services are available to bring passengers from Hong Kong International Airport to several locations in Guangzhou. Domestically, it is possible to hop on a bus from any corner of Guangdong province and get to Guangzhou.

It is coziness when you by bus in the summer because it has 80% of the city-buses are equipped with air-conditioner, By far, it is the cheapest way to move around. Bus fares are ¥1 for the older buses and ¥2 for the air-conditioned ones, although the older buses are slowly being retired.

Buses are only handy for travelling within one district or for reaching suburban districts that are not served by the subway, and heavy traffic can lead to a slow, uncomfortable journey although they can