Zhangjiajie enjoys a subtropical humid monsoon climate, with four distinct seasons. The winter in Zhangjiajie is cold. The average temperature is 4 °C (40 °F), and sometimes it gets very windy. Warm and windproof clothes are suggested if you want to travel to Zhangjiajie during winter. In winter time, before and after spring festival, there is a few heavy snow falls, and that's the best time to see the snow mountain scenery of Zhangjiaije.
Besides the snow covered national park and Tianmen Mountain, do see the Tujia people Show at the museum and taste the unique Tujia local food when traveling to Zhangjiajie in winter.