The climate of Chongqing (China)
Chongqing is located in the center of China in the province of
Sichuan. The city is situated at the confluence of several large
rivers, because of this the city is an important port. The Chinese
government wants Chongqing to become a gateway to the west and is
trying to make the port suitable for large ships. Chongqing is a real
industrial town with many natural minerals and gasfields in the
vicinity. Chongqing is situated at the upstream end of the Three
Gorges Reservoir. Chongqing has a warm maritime climate (type Cfa
according to the Köppen climate classification). During the summer
temperatures may rise because of the city’s situation in the Sichuan
basin and low pressure areas. The region is among one of the “three
ovens” of China. Winters are very mild, temperatures hardly drop. It
may be foggy here all year round. Chongqing gets few days with blue
skies because of air pollution.
Climate information
The figures below are based on long term weather and climate records.
They are an average for Chongqing:
average maximum
temperature (°C)
average
minimum
temperature (°C)
average
hours of sunshine
per day
average days with
precipitation
per month
average
mm precipitation
per month
average
sea
temperature (°C)
January
10
6
1
12
n/a
February
12
7
2
11
n/a
March
18
11
3
12
n/a
April
23
15
4
15
n/a
May
27
19
4
18
n/a
June
29
22
4
16
n/a
July
33
25
6
12
n/a
August
34
25
7
11
n/a
September
28
21
4
16
n/a
October
22
17
2
18
n/a
November
17
12
2
17
n/a
December
12
8
1
14
n/a
= 0-5 mm ●
= 6-30 mm ●
= 31-60 mm ●
= 61-100 mm ●
= 101-200 mm ●
=
over 200 mm = 0-0.2 inches ● = 0.2-1.2 inches ● = 1.2-2.4 inches ● = 2.5-4 inches ● = 4.1-8 inches ● = over 8 inches
More climate information
Climate figures are very useful but don’t present a general impression
of the climate and the eventual weather circumstances within a certain
period. The figures don’t always reflect the chance of wintry weather,
extreme heat or hurricanes. That is why we offer useful extra climate
information for each month of the year:
Disclaimer
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= 0-5 mm ●
= 6-30 mm ●
= 31-60 mm ●
= 61-100 mm ●
= 101-200 mm ●
=
over 200 mm
