East Asia · City travel

Best time to visit Chongqing

Mid Feb–Mid Apr, Mid Oct–Early Dec is the best time to visit. During this period, the average daytime high is 18.6°C, with 2.8 rainy days per 10 days.

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Scenery of Chongqing
Photo: Renek78 (CC0, Wikimedia Commons)

Season calendar

Chongqing season score, from early January through late December.Early Jan: Great (season score 75.2)Mid Jan: Great (season score 75.0)Late Jan: Great (season score 73.7)Early Feb: Great (season score 84.4)Mid Feb: Best (season score 91.4)Late Feb: Best (season score 94.2)Early Mar: Best (season score 99.8)Mid Mar: Best (season score 99.0)Late Mar: Best (season score 89.9)Early Apr: Best (season score 90.6)Mid Apr: Best (season score 91.2)Late Apr: Great (season score 81.2)Early May: Great (season score 78.4)Mid May: Great (season score 76.9)Late May: Good (season score 67.8)Early Jun: Good (season score 59.8)Mid Jun: Okay (season score 47.5)Late Jun: Fair (season score 32.1)Early Jul: Avoid (season score 13.6)Mid Jul: Avoid (season score 8.2)Late Jul: Avoid (season score 5.8)Early Aug: Avoid (season score 0.0)Mid Aug: Avoid (season score 9.2)Late Aug: Off-season (season score 22.8)Early Sep: Okay (season score 43.8)Mid Sep: Good (season score 59.6)Late Sep: Great (season score 80.9)Early Oct: Great (season score 81.0)Mid Oct: Best (season score 87.0)Late Oct: Best (season score 95.6)Early Nov: Best (season score 99.0)Mid Nov: Best (season score 95.9)Late Nov: Best (season score 100.0)Early Dec: Best (season score 91.3)Mid Dec: Great (season score 85.7)Late Dec: Great (season score 83.3)JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
AvoidOff-seasonFairOkayGoodGreatBest

Japan MOFA travel advice

No Japan MOFA travel advisory is in effect for this destination.

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Climate and season score by month

MonthLevelDaytime highRainy days
(per 10 days)
Cloud cover
JanuaryGreat10.9°C1.984.5%
FebruaryBest13.9°C1.784.1%
MarchBest19.2°C2.880.5%
AprilBest24.3°C3.780.2%
MayGreat27.5°C4.081.7%
JuneOkay29.9°C4.583.5%
JulyAvoid34.1°C3.275.5%
AugustAvoid34.6°C2.968.4%
SeptemberGood29.3°C3.574.8%
OctoberBest22.4°C4.283.7%
NovemberBest17.5°C2.781.0%
DecemberBest12.0°C1.985.0%

How the score works

The season score is a relative 0–100 measure of how suitable each time of year is for travel at this destination, grouped into seven levels. It combines climate-normal trends in temperature, rain, cloud cover, and other conditions.

Weather station: CHONGQING(8 km). Data: NASA POWER, NOAA GHCN-Daily, OISST, IBTrACS, and Natural Earth.

These are historical climate-normal trends, not a weather forecast.