Best time to visit Chongqing
Month-by-month weather averages for Chongqing.
Chongqing, Chongqing, China
°C
mm
- Average daily high and low
- Precipitation
- Good month
- Best month
- Made good or best by an event
| Month | Average daily high | Average daily low | Precipitation | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 10.8 °C / 51 °F | 6.2 °C / 43 °F | 26 mm / 1 in | neither best nor good |
| February | 13.7 °C / 57 °F | 7.8 °C / 46 °F | 30 mm / 1.2 in | neither best nor good |
| March | 19.1 °C / 66 °F | 11.8 °C / 53 °F | 77 mm / 3 in | good month |
| April | 23.7 °C / 75 °F | 15.8 °C / 60 °F | 125 mm / 4.9 in | good month |
| May | 26.8 °C / 80 °F | 19.2 °C / 67 °F | 149 mm / 5.9 in | neither best nor good |
| June | 29 °C / 84 °F | 22.3 °C / 72 °F | 168 mm / 6.6 in | neither best nor good |
| July | 33.4 °C / 92 °F | 25.7 °C / 78 °F | 153 mm / 6 in | neither best nor good |
| August | 34.5 °C / 94 °F | 26.2 °C / 79 °F | 113 mm / 4.4 in | neither best nor good |
| September | 28.8 °C / 84 °F | 22.1 °C / 72 °F | 125 mm / 4.9 in | neither best nor good |
| October | 22.4 °C / 72 °F | 17.1 °C / 63 °F | 104 mm / 4.1 in | neither best nor good |
| November | 17.4 °C / 63 °F | 12.3 °C / 54 °F | 63 mm / 2.5 in | neither best nor good |
| December | 12 °C / 54 °F | 7.6 °C / 46 °F | 28 mm / 1.1 in | neither best nor good |
Good and best months depend on more than temperature, rain and events. How they are chosen
Each activity on this page has its own good and best months, rated on twenty years of daily weather records. Which measures count, and how much, depends on the activity: humidity for exploring outdoors, wind for the beach, hiking and skiing, snow for skiing alone. Between them, the activities are rated on:
- Daytime highs
- Night-time lows
- How warm it feels
- Humidity
- How much of the day is sunny
- Hours of daylight
- Monthly rainfall
- How many days it rains
- Days of heavy rain
- Wind
- Snowfall and days with snow
- Major events, such as festivals
The chart shows the good and best months for exploring outdoors.
The event icon marks a month that an event lifts to good or best, such as a festival or a natural spectacle. Choose “Weather only” in the toolbar to rate the months on weather alone.
Best months by activity
Exploring outdoors
Mild days and nights, mostly dry and bright. The default for 'when should I go'.
- JJanuary: neither
- FFebruary: neither
- MMarch: good
- AApril: good
- MMay: neither
- JJune: neither
- JJuly: neither
- AAugust: neither
- SSeptember: neither
- OOctober: neither
- NNovember: neither
- DDecember: neither
- Good
- March–April
Chongqing's spring (March-April) brings its mildest, most walkable weather, though skies stay hazy and rain builds through April. From May onward the city turns brutally hot, humid and rain-soaked, and autumn and winter settle into a persistently overcast, damp gloom with very little sunshine despite milder temperatures.
Why these months
March · good
In its favour: feels like (high) 18.4 °C / 65 °F, average daily high 19.1 °C / 66 °F, share of daylight that is sunny 48%, days with heavy rain 1.8 days, average daily low 11.8 °C / 53 °F, relative humidity 73%.
Against: wet days 12.6 days, precipitation 77 mm / 3 in, sunshine per day 5.8 h.
Watch out for: Winter smog.
April · good
In its favour: feels like (high) 24.8 °C / 77 °F, average daily high 23.7 °C / 75 °F, share of daylight that is sunny 53%, average daily low 15.8 °C / 60 °F.
Against: wet days 15.2 days, precipitation 125 mm / 4.9 in, days with heavy rain 4.2 days, relative humidity 75%, sunshine per day 6.8 h.
An activity is listed only where it applies: skiing at ski destinations, beach and swimming at beach destinations. The nearest ski area is 鳌山滑雪场, 501 km away.
Weather averages
Monthly averages over twenty years, 2006–2025. Highs, lows and precipitation are in the chart at the top.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feels like (high) | 8.8 °C | 11.9 °C | 18.4 °C | 24.8 °C | 29.4 °C | 33.4 °C | 38.9 °C | 39.2 °C | 32 °C | 23.9 °C | 17.1 °C | 10.3 °C |
| Days with heavy rain | 0.1 days | 0.3 days | 1.8 days | 4.2 days | 5 days | 5.3 days | 5 days | 3.6 days | 4 days | 3.5 days | 1.8 days | 0.3 days |
| Time rain usually falls | 1 am | 2 am | 2 am | 4 am | 5 am | 4 am | 4 am | 2 am | 7 am | 2 am | 2 am | 2 am |
| Sunshine per day | 4.4 h | 4.7 h | 5.8 h | 6.8 h | 7.3 h | 7.7 h | 9.8 h | 9.8 h | 6.8 h | 4.5 h | 4.2 h | 4.3 h |
| Relative humidity | 78% | 75% | 73% | 75% | 77% | 80% | 73% | 67% | 76% | 82% | 82% | 80% |
Air quality
Averaged over a shorter period (2022–2025) than the twenty-year averages above, and not counted towards good or best months.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Air pollution (PM2.5) 2022–2025 | 90.3 µg/m³ | 66.7 µg/m³ | 62.2 µg/m³ | 55.3 µg/m³ | 51.5 µg/m³ | 54 µg/m³ | 43 µg/m³ | 35.9 µg/m³ | 39.3 µg/m³ | 44.9 µg/m³ | 67.7 µg/m³ | 93.1 µg/m³ |
| Air pollution (PM2.5, daily peak) 2022–2025 | 166.6 µg/m³ | 123.5 µg/m³ | 107.5 µg/m³ | 92.1 µg/m³ | 83.7 µg/m³ | 90 µg/m³ | 76.3 µg/m³ | 60.5 µg/m³ | 65.8 µg/m³ | 76 µg/m³ | 114.9 µg/m³ | 177.4 µg/m³ |
- Good 15 µg/m³ or less
- Fair 15 to 25 µg/m³
- Moderate 25 to 37.5 µg/m³
- Poor 37.5 to 50 µg/m³
- Very poor 50 to 75 µg/m³
- Extremely poor over 75 µg/m³
Each figure is compared with the World Health Organization's guideline for a day's air, 15 µg/m³ or less, and with its interim targets above that. The words are ours: the WHO does not name its steps. The figures are modelled monthly averages, so single days can be well above them. The daily peak is the average of each day's highest hour, shaded on the same scale.
Events and seasons
What the weather records cannot show. A major event can lift a month to good or best. The warnings are there to help you plan, and never count against a month.
Worth knowing before you go
- Winter smog
January, February, March, October, November and December