Seasonal guide · SZX → PER

Best Time to Fly: ShenzhenPerth

CapitalCanberra
Population27,400,013
CurrencyAUD $ Australian dollar
LanguageEnglish
Time ZoneUTC+08:00 AWST
AirportPER
Distance6,073 km
Flight Time7h 38m
Visitors/yr~8,295,041

The honest answer to when you should fly Shenzhen to Perth is mostly about weather and demand at the far end. On three years of daily observations at the arrival airport, Apr-May, Sep-Oct gives the most comfortable combination of temperature and rainfall in Perth.

Weather in Perth, month by month

Averages below come from three full years of daily readings at Perth’s main airport, not from a seasonal generalisation. The warmest month is February (average high 34°C), the coolest is July (average low 9°C), and the wettest is August (172 mm).

MonthAvg highAvg lowRainfallWet daysShenzhen high
January33°C20°C2 mm121°C
February34°C20°C10 mm223°C
March31°C19°C34 mm325°C
April good26°C15°C22 mm528°C
May good23°C13°C84 mm829°C
June18°C10°C150 mm1431°C
July18°C9°C134 mm1432°C
August19°C10°C172 mm1432°C
September good21°C11°C69 mm731°C
October good24°C13°C38 mm630°C
November28°C16°C18 mm526°C
December32°C18°C2 mm122°C

Climate data: Open-Meteo reanalysis archive.

Packing for the gap: in October, Perth averages 24°C against 30°C in Shenzhen — about 6°C cooler, so pack a layer more than you would at home.

Time difference and jet lag

Perth keeps the same clock time as Shenzhen, so there is no adjustment to plan for and the date you choose is purely about weather and price.

When fares move on this route

We publish observed fares for this route when we have them, and say nothing when we do not — there is no estimate on this page. What holds regardless of the route:

  • The travel date matters more than the booking date. Midweek departures are consistently cheaper than Friday and Sunday, because that is when demand actually sits.
  • Comfortable weather and low fares rarely coincide. Apr-May, Sep-Oct is the pleasant window in Perth, which is also when more people want to go. The shoulder weeks either side of it are usually the better value.
  • School holidays and local events override everything. A festival or a public holiday at either end will outweigh any general booking rule.
  • Set an alert rather than watching manually. Fares move at hours you are not looking, and the useful booking window is weeks wide, not days.

Which day to fly

Midweek departures are consistently cheaper than Friday and Sunday on most routes, because that is where demand sits rather than because of any pricing trick. Where we have observed fares for Shenzhen–Perth, the weekday breakdown appears further down this page; where we do not, we leave it out rather than estimate it.

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