Chengdu enjoys a mild climate. It is warm and wet all year. The annual temperature averages 16'C. To summarize the climate of Chengdu, it has 'an early spring, hot summer, cool autumn and warm winter'. It is very misty all year, and the sunshine time is short, that is why 'the Shu dogs bark on the sunshine' (The sunshine seems so strange to them). The temperature is not so high in summer, but it is very muggy because it is humid. The temperature is generally above 5'C during winter. And it is usually very cloudy and humid.
Here is a form of the average temperature and precipitation in each month for your reference:
Month |
Jan. |
Feb. |
Mar. |
Apr. |
May |
Jun. |
Jul. |
Aug. |
Sep. |
Oct. |
Nov. |
Dec. |
Temperature('C) |
5.5 |
7.5 |
12.1 |
17.0 |
20.9 |
23.7 |
25.6 |
25.1 |
21.2 |
16.8 |
11.9 |
7.3 |
Precipitation(mm) |
5.9 |
10.9 |
21.4 |
50.7 |
88.6 |
111.3 |
235.5 |
234.1 |
118.0 |
46.4 |
18.4 |
5.8 |
