Best Time to Visit Chongqing
The best time to visit Chongqing is April and September to October, when the average temperature is 18–23°C and rainfall is low for Chongqing, at 112–140 mm a month.
Chongqing weather by month
The wettest month in Chongqing is June with 218 mm of rain, and the warmest is July at an average 27°C. The coolest is January at 6°C.
| Month | Average temperature | Rainfall | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 6°C / 42°F | 23 mm | Cool |
| February | 8°C / 47°F | 24 mm | Cool |
| March | 13°C / 56°F | 62 mm | Cool |
| April | 18°C / 65°F | 112 mm | Best |
| May | 22°C / 71°F | 160 mm | Wet |
| June | 25°C / 76°F | 218 mm | Wet |
| July | 27°C / 81°F | 153 mm | Wet |
| August | 27°C / 81°F | 142 mm | Rainy |
| September | 23°C / 74°F | 140 mm | Best |
| October | 18°C / 64°F | 112 mm | Best |
| November | 13°C / 55°F | 52 mm | Cool |
| December | 7°C / 44°F | 23 mm | Cool |
How we pick the best months
- Best: an average temperature of 15–28°C and low rainfall for Chongqing: under 150 mm, and no more than 140 mm, a quarter above Chongqing's median month (never set below 60 mm).
- If no month qualifies, we show the three driest months that average 10–30°C instead.
- Wet: 150 mm of rain or more. Rainy: more than 140 mm. Hot: 29°C or more on average. Cool: under 15°C. Cold: under 5°C.
Averages cover day and night, so afternoons are warmer than the figure shown. Weather is only one reason to pick a month: school holidays, festivals and prices matter too.
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Where these numbers come from
Monthly averages for January 2001 – December 2020 from the NASA POWER project, for the area around Chongqing Jiangbei International (CKG) at 29.71, 106.65. The model covers a grid about 50 km across, so a coastal or hilly spot can run a degree or two different. Retrieved 12 September 2026.
The data was obtained from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Langley Research Center (LaRC) Prediction of Worldwide Energy Resource (POWER) Project funded through the NASA Earth Science/Applied Science Program.