Chongqing weather by month & the best time to visit

🇨🇳 China · major city break · humid subtropical climate

The best time to visit Chongqing is March — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 65/100), with April and October close behind. Chongqing averages about 734 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 19°C / 66°F and roughly 62 mm of rain in March.

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Sun hours / year

734

Sunniest month

March

Peak score

65/100

Rain / year

1,221 mm

Midday UV at peak

7 (high)

Population

7.5M

Elevation

407 m

When is the best time to visit Chongqing?

For sunshine, the best time to visit Chongqing is March, then April and October. The dullest month is January (20/100, 23 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.

How sunny is Chongqing?

Chongqing isn't a sunny place by world standards: about 734 hours of sunshine a year. 45 Sunshine Score points separate March (65) from January (20), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #251 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 June, carries about 43% of the annual 1,221 mm.

Sunshine Score by month

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Nearby places for sunshine

• Nanchong (Gaoping) China · 130 km · best in Mar · 829 h sun/yr
• Luzhou (Yunlong) China · 137 km · best in Mar · 782 h sun/yr
• Dazhou (Dachuan) China · 167 km · best in Apr · 944 h sun/yr
• Dazhou (Daxian) China · 174 km · best in Mar · 945 h sun/yr
• Wanzhou China · 210 km · best in Apr · 909 h sun/yr
• Zunyi China · 219 km · best in Apr · 724 h sun/yr

Nearest destinations

• Wulong China · 104 km · 649 h sun/yr · best in Aug
• Nanchong (Langzhong) China · 208 km · 956 h sun/yr · best in Apr

Head-to-head

How Chongqing compares month by month: Chongqing vs Nanchong (Gaoping) · Chongqing vs Zunyi · Chongqing vs Dazhou (Dachuan) · Chongqing vs Luzhou (Yunlong) · all comparisons