Sichuan · China
Chengdu in July
In July, Chengdu averages a daytime high of 30 °C and a night-time low of 22 °C, with about 217 mm of rain over the month. It falls outside Chengdu's most comfortable months, April and October.
- Average high
- 30 °C
- Average low
- 22 °C
- Rain in the month
- 217 mm
- Daylight on 15 Jul
- 14 h
- Comfortable month
- No
- Places to stay
- 109
When to go
How July compares with the rest of the year in Chengdu
July is tied for the warmest month in Chengdu by average daytime high; across the year the highs run from 10 °C to 30 °C and the lows from 3 °C to 22 °C. By day, July is 2 °C warmer than June, and August is about the same as July.
July brings 217 mm of rain, more than the monthly average of 78 mm (932 mm a year); it is the wettest month.
On 15 July the sun is up for about 14 h, against 10 h 10 min at the shortest and 14 h 10 min at the longest point of the year (calculated from the latitude, sunrise to sunset).
| Month | High | Low | Rain | Comfortable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 10 °C | 3 °C | 10 mm | |
| February | 12 °C | 5 °C | 13 mm | |
| March | 17 °C | 9 °C | 26 mm | |
| April | 22 °C | 13 °C | 56 mm | Yes |
| May | 26 °C | 17 °C | 85 mm | |
| June | 28 °C | 21 °C | 121 mm | |
| July | 30 °C | 22 °C | 217 mm | |
| August | 30 °C | 22 °C | 207 mm | |
| September | 26 °C | 19 °C | 125 mm | |
| October | 21 °C | 15 °C | 47 mm | Yes |
| November | 16 °C | 10 °C | 19 mm | |
| December | 11 °C | 5 °C | 7 mm |
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
When to go
Is July a good time to visit Chengdu?
Not by the measure used here: the average high of 30 °C is above 29 °C and about 217 mm of rain is 80 mm or more. The comfortable months in Chengdu are April and October; the nearest are April, before, and October, after.
The measure is about weather for a city stay only; it says nothing about events, school holidays or prices.
Where to stay
Where to stay in Chengdu
This guide lists 109 places to stay in Chengdu, hotels recorded in Wikidata. By straight-line distance from the centre: under 1 km, 6; 1–3 km, 32; 3–10 km, 36; 10 km or more, 35.
Sources: climate from CRU TS v4.10 (Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia; Open Database License), 1991–2020 averages; day length calculated from the latitude; places to stay from each operator's own public pages and Wikidata. How this guide is made.