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When to go to Chongqing

Twelve months of averages for Chongqing, and what they say about when to go.

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When to go

What the averages say

Mean daily highs and lows and the month's rain, averaged over 2001 to 2020.

On these averages, Chongqing has a mean high between 18°C and 32°C and under 150 mm of rain in March to May and September to November.

Of those months, it is also dry (under 50 mm of rain) and not humid in November.

Hot months (a mean high of 32°C or more): July and August.
Wet months (150 mm of rain or more): June and July.
Humid months (a high of 25°C or more with relative humidity of 70% or more): April to September.
The warmest month is July (33°C) and the coolest January (11°C). The wettest is June (205 mm) and the driest February (21 mm); about 1,143 mm of rain falls in a year.

How these sentences are worded

Each sentence is written from the figures by fixed rules, and says no more than they do. Mild to warm: a mean daily high from 18°C up to 32°C. Hot: 32°C or more. Cool: 10°C up to 18°C. Cold: under 10°C. Dry: under 50 mm of rain in the month; wet: 150 mm or more. Humid: a high of 25°C or more with relative humidity of 70% or more. A month is described as good for going when it is mild to warm and not wet.

Chongqing: highs, lows and rainHighLowRain

The year at a glance

Mild to warm and dry
Mild to warm, humid or showery
Hot
Cool
Wet
Cold

JanCool
FebCool
MarMild–warm, mixed
AprMild–warm, mixed
MayMild–warm, mixed
JunWet
JulWet
AugHot
SeptMild–warm, mixed
OctMild–warm, mixed
NovMild–warm, dry
DecCool

Month by month

Every month in Chongqing

The whole year, with humidity, cloud and the sunlight reaching the ground.

Climate in Chongqing by month: mean daily high and low, rain, and what the month is like
Month	High	Low	Rain	Humidity	Cloud	Sunlight (kWh/m²/day)	High in Dubai	What it is like
January	11°C	2°C	22 mm	78%	86%	1.5	23°C	Cool
February	14°C	4°C	21 mm	76%	85%	2	24°C	Cool
March	20°C	9°C	54 mm	72%	82%	2.9	27°C	Mild to warm, humid or showery
April	25°C	14°C	97 mm	71%	80%	3.7	31°C	Mild to warm, humid or showery
May	28°C	18°C	133 mm	72%	82%	3.8	35°C	Mild to warm, humid or showery
June	30°C	21°C	205 mm	77%	83%	3.8	37°C	Wet
July	33°C	24°C	164 mm	75%	75%	5	39°C	Wet
August	33°C	23°C	143 mm	73%	69%	4.8	39°C	Hot
September	29°C	19°C	140 mm	76%	77%	3.3	37°C	Mild to warm, humid or showery
October	23°C	15°C	98 mm	79%	84%	2.1	34°C	Mild to warm, humid or showery
November	18°C	9°C	45 mm	80%	82%	1.7	29°C	Mild to warm and dry
December	12°C	3°C	21 mm	79%	86%	1.4	25°C	Cool

The Dubai column is Dubai's mean daily high, for comparison.

Modelled averages for an area about 50 km across, not a weather station's record: NASA POWER climatology, 2001–2020. These data were obtained from the NASA Langley Research Center (LaRC) POWER Project funded through the NASA Earth Science/Applied Science Program.

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Month

High

Low

Rain

Humidity

Cloud

Sunlight (kWh/m²/day)

High in Dubai

What it is like

January

11°C

2°C

22 mm

78%

86%

1.5

23°C

Cool

February

14°C

4°C

21 mm

76%

85%

24°C

Cool

March

20°C

9°C

54 mm

72%

82%

2.9

27°C

Mild to warm, humid or showery

April

25°C

14°C

97 mm

71%

80%

3.7

31°C

Mild to warm, humid or showery

May

28°C

18°C

133 mm

72%

82%

3.8

35°C

Mild to warm, humid or showery

June

30°C

21°C

205 mm

77%

83%

3.8

37°C

Wet

July

33°C

24°C

164 mm

75%

39°C

Wet

August

33°C

23°C

143 mm

73%

69%

4.8

39°C

Hot

September

29°C

19°C

140 mm

76%

77%

3.3

37°C

Mild to warm, humid or showery

October

23°C

15°C

98 mm

79%

84%

2.1

34°C

Mild to warm, humid or showery

November

18°C

9°C

45 mm

80%

82%

1.7

29°C

Mild to warm and dry

December

12°C

3°C

21 mm

79%

86%

1.4

25°C

Cool