July and August are in the rainy season, during which the worst time to visit Lijiang, it is due to the fact that the roads and highways are prone to flooding and landslide, which will badly affect your itinerary. The best periods to visit Lijiang are April, May, September and October, during which the weather is the most pleasant. If you like snowy scene, you may visit here during January to March, but as the trend of global warming,