Chengdu (Jianyang) weather by month & the best time to visit
🇨🇳 China · major city break · humid subtropical climate
The best time to visit Chengdu (Jianyang) is March — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 77/100), with October and April close behind. Chengdu (Jianyang) averages about 933 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 20°C / 68°F and roughly 33 mm of rain in March.
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- Sun hours / year
- 933
- Sunniest month
- March
- Peak score
- 77/100
- Rain / year
- 990 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 7 (high)
- Population
- 13.6M
- Elevation
- 449 m
When is the best time to visit Chengdu (Jianyang)?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Chengdu (Jianyang) is March, then October and April. The dullest month is January (20/100, 12 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Chengdu (Jianyang)?
Chengdu (Jianyang) isn't a sunny place by world standards: about 933 hours of sunshine a year. 57 Sunshine Score points separate March (77) from January (20), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #233 of 254 destinations in China for annual sunshine, below the national median of 2,110 hours. Rain has a clear season: the wettest stretch, around July, carries about 56% of the annual 990 mm.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 20 | 11° / 52°F | 0° / 32°F | 12 mm | 2 |
| February | 40 | 14° / 57°F | 3° / 37°F | 14 mm | 3 |
| March | 77 | 20° / 68°F | 8° / 46°F | 33 mm | 4 |
| April | 72 | 26° / 79°F | 13° / 55°F | 60 mm | 5 |
| May | 66 | 29° / 84°F | 17° / 63°F | 96 mm | 6 |
| June | 60 | 32° / 90°F | 21° / 70°F | 129 mm | 6 |
| July | 50 | 33° / 91°F | 23° / 73°F | 224 mm | 7 |
| August | 56 | 31° / 88°F | 22° / 72°F | 201 mm | 6 |
| September | 60 | 27° / 81°F | 18° / 64°F | 128 mm | 5 |
| October | 73 | 22° / 72°F | 13° / 55°F | 59 mm | 4 |
| November | 59 | 17° / 63°F | 8° / 46°F | 23 mm | 2 |
| December | 27 | 12° / 54°F | 2° / 36°F | 11 mm | 2 |
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Chengdu (Shuangliu) China · 55 km · best in Oct · 891 h sun/yr
- Mianyang (Fucheng) China · 127 km · best in Apr · 850 h sun/yr
- Yibin (Cuiping) China · 162 km · best in Mar · 795 h sun/yr
- Nanchong (Gaoping) China · 174 km · best in Mar · 829 h sun/yr
- Luzhou (Yunlong) China · 174 km · best in Mar · 782 h sun/yr
- Chongqing China · 223 km · best in Mar · 734 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Nanchong (Langzhong) China · 201 km · 956 h sun/yr · best in Apr
Head-to-head
How Chengdu (Jianyang) compares month by month: Chengdu (Jianyang) vs Chengdu (Shuangliu) · Chengdu (Jianyang) vs Mianyang (Fucheng) · Chengdu (Jianyang) vs Yibin (Cuiping) · Chengdu (Jianyang) vs Luzhou (Yunlong) · all comparisons
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