Best time to visit Chongqing

March is the best month in Chongqing, scoring 83 out of 100, with July the weakest at 39. The 44-point spread means timing is worth planning around without being decisive. 4 of the twelve months sit within ten points of the best, so there is more than one right answer.

August is the warmest month at 33.5 °C and January the coolest at 11.9 °C — a 21.6 °C spread across the year. Around 100 days a year top 30 °C, concentrated in August and the months either side. 6 nights a year dip below freezing.

There is a real wet season here. May, June, July, September and October carry the rain — up to 19 wet days in a month — while January, February, November and December drop as low as 6. That 13-day gap is the biggest single difference between a good month and a bad one in Chongqing, and it moves further than the temperature does.

Daylight runs from 10.3 hours in winter to 14 in summer, enough to notice on a sightseeing itinerary.

The three strongest months are March, November, February. The one to think twice about is July. Each month below has its own page with rainfall reliability, extremes, daylight and crowd levels.

Chongqing month by month