Do you need a visa for China with a German passport?
Visa-free
With a German passport, you can enter to China without a visa for up to 30 days.
Data last updated on 27/09/2026 Data may be outdated
Sources: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), visualpharm (MIT), xpressmike (CC BY-SA 4.0), VisaMundial (CC BY 4.0). Each rule is decided by majority vote across these sources; disagreements are arbitrated against official government sources.
This is for guidance only: entry rules change without notice. Confirm it before you travel with the consulate or embassy of your destination, and with the relevant authorities (your airline, border police).
Climate & seasons
When to go to China?
Monthly averages over the past 5 years (Open-Meteo).
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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| High | 0° | 1° | 9° | 14° | 19° | 23° | 25° | 24° | 19° | 12° | 7° | 1° |
| Rain (mm) | 11 | 24 | 31 | 58 | 56 | 62 | 104 | 91 | 94 | 79 | 15 | 9 |