Guangdong · China
Shanwei travel guide
Shanwei is a city in Guangdong, China, home to about 2,738,000 people.
- Best months
- October to February
- Nearest airport
- HUZ81 km · Huizhou Pingtan Airport
- Currency
- CNYrenminbi
- Time zone
- Asia/Shanghai
- Language
- Chinese, Putonghua, Standard Chinese
About
About Shanwei
Shanwei (Chinese: 汕尾), or Swabue, or also sometimes known as Hailufeng (Chinese: 海陆丰, portmanteau of Haifeng and Lufeng) is a resort city in eastern Guangdong province, China. It borders Jieyang to the east, Meizhou and Heyuan to the north, Huizhou to the west, and looks out to the South China Sea to the south.
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When to go
The best time to visit Shanwei
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Shanwei are October to February. August is the warmest month, with average highs of 31 °C; June is the wettest, with about 412 mm of rain.
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
Getting there
Getting to Shanwei: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Huizhou Pingtan Airport (HUZ), about 81 km from the city centre in a straight line; Jieyang Chaoshan International Airport (SWA, 148 km) is also within reach.
HUZ · Huizhou Pingtan Airport
SWA · Jieyang Chaoshan International Airport
Questions
Shanwei: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Shanwei?
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Shanwei are October to February. August is the warmest month, with average highs of 31 °C; June is the wettest, with about 412 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Shanwei?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Huizhou Pingtan Airport (HUZ), about 81 km from the city centre in a straight line; Jieyang Chaoshan International Airport (SWA, 148 km) is also within reach.
What currency is used in Shanwei?
renminbi (CNY).
Nearby
Destinations near Shanwei
Sources: city facts from Wikidata and Wikipedia; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia Climatic Research Unit), 1991–2020 monthly means, 0.5° grid; places to stay, guest scores and amenities from each operator's own public pages. How this guide is made.