Yu Garden
Yu Garden is a Chinese garden and urban park in the Huangpu District of Shanghai. It is a Major Historical and Cultural Site Protected at the National Level. It is one of the 130 sights in China listed on this site and is the 39th most looked-up sight among the country's sights on English Wikipedia.
Planning a visit
The garden is 15 km from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport and 1,068 km from Beijing. It is open from 08:00 to 17:15, and the entry fee is ¥40. For weather, July has the highest temperature at 31 °C, while January has the lowest high temperature of 8 °C. The wettest months are June and August, which see about 19 and 17 rainy days. December is the driest month with about 8 rainy days and temperatures ranging from 3 °C to 11 °C.
Other local sites are within reach. The Shanghai Tower is located 1.5 km from the garden. The Oriental Pearl Tower, Jin Mao Tower, and Shanghai Museum are all approximately 1.6 km away. Additionally, the Shanghai World Financial Center is located 1.7 km from the garden.
Weather by month
The warmest month is July, with an average high of 31 °C. The wettest is August, with about 227 mm of rain.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high, °C | 8 | 10 | 13 | 19 | 24 | 27 | 31 | 31 | 27 | 22 | 17 | 11 |
| Average low, °C | 1 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 21 | 25 | 25 | 22 | 16 | 10 | 3 |
| Rainfall, mm | 76 | 77 | 116 | 104 | 117 | 222 | 185 | 227 | 140 | 76 | 73 | 49 |
| Rainy days | 10 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 8 |
Temperatures and rainfall: 1981–2010 averages for this spot (4 km grid), from CHELSA. Rainy days: 2015–2024, NASA POWER.
