NOV · LIXIAN
29.63° N · 111.76° E
Destination brief
Hunan, China
Travel Score
68
out of 100
In short
Worth going, with some care.
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A balanced mix of sights, food and day trips.
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Weather forecast
Good weather: Thu Nov 5 and Fri Nov 6
Average weather score 71 out of 100, the best of 3 two- and three-day runs in the forecast.
Weather forecast only: air quality, events and safety are shown separately.
Every component and the reason behind it. The full formula is on the Method page.
Average daily weather score 59/100 over the next 3 days; biggest concern: 93% chance of rain on Nov 7.
US EPA index 3: Unhealthy for sensitive groups.
WeatherAPI
Lixian, HunanStation: LichouUpdated 11:30 PM local time
16°C
Light drizzle
Feels like 16°High 20° · Low 12°
Rain now
46%
Rain today
33% chance
Humidity
88%
Wind
Festival calendar
Nothing on right now
No listed festivals or events are happening today.
Christmas Day
ReligiousWorldwide
Dec 25, 2026In 50 days
Global celebration marking the birth of Jesus Christ, celebrated with feasts, gift-giving, and decorations.
New Year's Day
National HolidayWorldwide
Jan 1, 2027In 57 days
Global celebrations to welcome the new year with joy and festivities.
Chinese New Year (Spring Festival)
CulturalChina · Nationwide
Feb 6–20, 2027In 93 days
The Spring Festival, from the new year on 6 February in 2027 to the Lantern Festival on 20 February.
US EPA index
3 / 6
Unhealthy for sensitive groupsChildren, older adults and people with heart or breathing conditions should reduce prolonged outdoor exertion.
GeoNames (CC BY 4.0)
Power is what the wall supplies, not what a device needs: most phone and laptop chargers take 100 to 240 V, so you usually need only a plug adapter. Check the label on your device.
Plugs, power and driving side are shown only where two sources agree (Wikipedia, Mains electricity by country (from the IEC's World Plugs), worldstandards.eu, Wikidata, Wikipedia, Left- and right-hand traffic), checked 2026-10-11. See .
No Level 3 or 4 advisory in our data (not a guarantee of safety).
No storms or heavy rain in the next 3 days.
No listed events with confirmed dates in the next 14 days.
Seasonal data not available yet; neutral estimate used.
11:33 PM
Thursday, November 5
7 km/h WSW
Visibility
2.0 km
UV index
Low (0)
Local time at destination
Today
Nov 5
20° 12°
Smoky haze · 33% rain
Fri
Nov 6
21° 13°
Overcast · 63% rain
Sat
Nov 7
16° 14°
Light drizzle · 93% rain
No known advisory
No Level 3 or 4 advisory found for this destination in our data. This is not a guarantee of safety. Check your government's official travel advice before you go.
Source: U.S. Department of State travel advisories (Level 3 and 4), retrieved 2026-10-22 from the State Department's public feed; a few records kept by hand carry their own source and date. Updated Oct 22, 2026.
Emergency numbers for this country aren't in our data yet. Look them up before you travel.
Mandarin Chinese is one of this country’s main languages; local languages can differ by region. Only words that Wiktionary and Wikivoyage phrasebooks both give are shown (CC BY-SA 4.0, checked 2026-10-11). Some languages change a word with who is speaking or how formal you are: these are the common forms.
Visa and passport rules depend on your nationality: check your government’s travel advice before you book.
NASA POWER climatology (public domain)
Usually the most comfortable: October, November and March. Typical weather over 2001–2020, not a forecast.
Taller is more comfortable. The brighter bars are the best months; the filled label is this month.
| Month | Feels | High / low | Rain | Comfort |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | Cold | 9° / -1° | 36 mm | 65 |
| February | Cool | 12° / 2° | 52 mm | 72 |
| March | Pleasant | 18° / 7° | 78 mm | 87 |
| April | Wet | 24° / 12° | 130 mm | 85 |
| May | Wet | 28° / 17° | 162 mm | 80 |
| June | Wet | 32° / 22° | 195 mm | 60 |
| July | Hot and wet |
Comfort uses the typical daytime high (most comfortable at 20 to 28°C) and the typical rainfall (most comfortable under 1 mm a day), averaged over 2001–2020. Highs and lows are worked out from the monthly average temperature and the average daily swing, so they are close, not exact. It is not a forecast. Humidity, crowds, prices and festivals are not included, and a mountain or coast can differ from its half-degree grid cell.
| 34° / 25° |
| 189 mm |
| 54 |
| August | Wet | 33° / 24° | 144 mm | 63 |
|---|
| September | Warm | 29° / 19° | 101 mm | 84 |
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| October | Pleasant | 24° / 13° | 87 mm | 92 |
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| November | Pleasant | 17° / 7° | 68 mm | 86 |
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| December | Cool | 11° / 0° | 24 mm | 71 |
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GeoNames (CC BY 4.0)
Towns within a day trip, best conditions first. Pick one for its full brief.
Jingzhou
90 km away · 1.1M people
71Good to travel
16°Patchy rain nearby
Open briefZhicheng
78 km away · 159k people
70Good to travel
16°Light drizzle
Open briefYichang
129 km away · 1.4M people
72Good to travel
15°Smoky haze
Open briefChangde
67 km away · 1.5M people
54Travel with care
16°Patchy rain nearby
Open briefQianjiang
140 km away · 179k people
69Travel with care
16°Patchy rain nearby
Open briefTowns 25 to 150 km away, the larger ones first, each with its own live conditions. Ranked by conditions, nearness and size. Distances are straight-line, so check the travel time. Places under a travel advisory are left out.
Exchange rate
1 USD ≈ 6.69 CNY, as of 5 Nov 2026
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