Sichuan, China
Chengdu
Chengdu is a major city in Sichuan, China, 499 m above sea level. It has a population of about 20,937,757 (2020). The climate is classified as monsoon-influenced humid subtropical (Köppen Cwa), with a dry winter and a wetter summer.
Now17°C
Best timeMar–Apr · Nov
Population20.9M
Local time22:24
30.67° N, 104.07° EElevation 499 mUTC+8 · China Standard Time
Postal codes610000, 610100 …October: high / low20° / 14°
Rain this month39mm
Best timeMar–Apr · Nov
Best: Mar–Apr · Nov. Warmth, sunshine and dry days, month by month.
Chengdu at a glance
Sunrise · sunset07:11 · 18:2711 h 16 min of daylightThe moon tonightWaxing gibbous85% · Moonrise 16:31Next holiday1 JanuaryNew Year's DayNext eclipse21 Feb 2027Penumbral lunar eclipse
Best time to visitMar–Apr · Nov
The months with the highest weather score
Warmest month30°C
Average high in July
Coolest month2°C
Average low in January
Wettest monthJuly
246 mm of rain
Driest monthDecember
7 mm of rain
Monuments nearby10+
within 2.8 km
How Chengdu has grown
People living in the built-up area (867 km² today), every five years since 1975; 2030 is the projection.
+64%3.42M in 1975 → 5.61M in 2025Weather in Chengdu
Now and the next ten days. The 14 and 30-day outlooks are one click away.
17°C
Today hour by hourRain · wind 7 km/h · humidity 93%
Today22 Oct19°15°2.6 mm
Fri23 Oct22°14°3.4 mm
Sat24 Oct21°16°
Sun25 Oct23°18°1.1 mm
Mon26 Oct19°16°
Tue27 Oct20°15°
Wed28 Oct20°14°
Thu29 Oct21°13°
Fri30 Oct21°14°
Sat31 Oct19°15°
When to go to Chengdu
Each month's weather score (warmth, sun, dry days) with its temperatures and rain.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 44 | 50 | 61 | 63 | 50 | 42 | 38 | 43 | 56 | 56 | 68 | 49 |
| High | 10° | 12° | 16° | 22° | 27° | 29° | 30° | 29° | 25° | 20° | 16° | 11° |
| Low | 2° | 4° | 8° | 13° | 17° | 21° | 22° | 22° | 19° | 14° | 9° | 4° |
| Rain (mm) | 9 | 12 | 24 | 50 | 89 | 127 | 246 | 246 | 133 | 39 | 15 | 7 |
| Wet days | 3 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 14 | 5 | 3 |
What's on in Chengdu
Concerts, football matches, the public holidays ahead and the town's festivals through the year.
Music venues
四川省体育馆3.8 km
2 shows成都市体育中心11 Renmin Middle Rd Section 1, Luomashi, Qingyang District, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610015 · 0.2 km
2 shows成都东安湖体育公园多功能体育馆成都市龙泉驿区东安街道体育公园路22号 · 19 km
1 showsMonuments and museums in Chengdu
2 km
Wenshu MonasteryBuilt 1706
1.8 km
Daci TempleBuilt 1867
0.8 km
West Szechwan Postal AdministrationBuilt 1937
0.4 km
St. John's Church, Chengdu
2.8 km
Temple of Marquis Wu, Chengdu0.7 km
Immaculate Conception CathedralBuilt 1897
Museum0.9 km
Chengdu MuseumBuilt 1984
Museum3.4 km
Sichuan MuseumBuilt 1941More museums: 三和老爷车博物馆 · 中国民主同盟成都史实陈列馆 · 交子博物馆 · 华西口腔健康教育博物馆 · 双流追蝶记蝴蝶博物馆 · 四川天府新区明昌博物馆华阳文博馆 · Sichuan newspaper museum · 四川省防灾减灾教育馆 · 巴金纪念馆 · 广都博物馆 · Chengdu Twelve Monthly Fairs Museum · Chengdu International Sister Cities Exhibition
Outdoors around Chengdu
Hiking routes from the town, and what there is to do within 15 km: huts, viewpoints, climbing, camping, ski areas and dive sites.
白马寺观景台Viewpoints
2.1 km木牛流马Viewpoints
2.6 kmBLACKBOOM黑爆攀岩Climbing
3.5 km诺亚方舟Hot springs & thermal baths
5.9 km何日君温泉酒店Hot springs & thermal baths
5.9 km音乐·百花谷Theme parks
6.1 kmNature around Chengdu
Wildlife in October
The birds and mammals of China seen most this month, compared with the rest of their year.
The sky over Chengdu
Earthquakes around Chengdu
The last 30 days within 300 km, and the record since 1950.
Last 30 days7magnitude 2.5+ within 300 kmSince 195067magnitude 5+ within 150 kmSignificant earthquakes on record72within 300 km
Strongest nearby since 1950
7.9Dujiangyan 31 km ←2008 · 80 km
6.6Ya'an 37 km ↑2013 · 120 km
6.1Dujiangyan 25 km ↑2008 · 74 km
6.0Mianzhu 22 km ↖1958 · 89 km
Universities and research institutes
Sichuan UniversityUniversity or college · founded 1740
Southwest Jiaotong UniversityUniversity or college · founded 1896
Chengdu Technological UniversityUniversity or college · founded 1913
Sichuan Electric Vocational and Technical CollegeUniversity or college · founded 1917
Southwestern University of Finance and EconomicsUniversity or college · founded 1925
Sichuan Normal UniversityUniversity or college · founded 1938
Chengdu Qinggong Polytechnic UniversityUniversity or college · founded 1939
Sichuan Conservatory of MusicUniversity or college · founded 1939
Sichuan Provincial Academy of Natural Resource SciencesUniversity or college · founded 1940
Chengdu Sport UniversityUniversity or college · founded 1942
Southwest Minzu UniversityUniversity or college · founded 1950
Chengdu Industrial Vocational Technical CollegeUniversity or college · founded 1951
Chengdu University of Information TechnologyUniversity or college · founded 1951
Sichuan Jiaotong Polytechnic UniversityUniversity or college · founded 1952
Sichuan Railway CollegeUniversity or college · founded 1952
Chengdu Normal UniversityUniversity or college · founded 1955
Chengdu University of TechnologyUniversity or college · founded 1956
Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese MedicineUniversity or college · founded 1956
Sichuan Post and Telecommunications CollegeUniversity or college · founded 1956
University of Electronic Science and Technology of ChinaUniversity or college · founded 1956
Chengdu Agricultural CollegeUniversity or college · founded 1958
Chengdu Institute of BiologyUniversity or college · founded 1958
Southwest Petroleum UniversityUniversity or college · founded 1958
Sichuan Technology & Business CollegeUniversity or college · founded 1959
Sichuan Vocational College of Finance and EconomicsUniversity or college · founded 1963
Chengdu Aeronautic Polytechnic UniversityUniversity or college · founded 1965
Aba Teachers UniversityUniversity or college · founded 1978
Chengdu UniversityUniversity or college · founded 1978
Sichuan Open UniversityUniversity or college · founded 1979
Chinese Academy of Sciences Chengdu Branch Staff UniversityUniversity or college · founded 1981
Sichuan Sports CollegeUniversity or college · founded 1981
Sichuan Economic Management Cadre CollegeUniversity or college · founded 1982
Chengdu Pump Application Technology Research InstituteUniversity or college · founded 1985
Sichuan Tourism UniversityUniversity or college · founded 1985
Sichuan Film and Television UniversityUniversity or college · founded 1992
Sichuan International POLUS Vocational CollegeUniversity or college · founded 1993
Sichuan Modern Vocational CollegeUniversity or college · founded 1993
Sichuan University of Media and CommunicationsUniversity or college · founded 1997
Chengdu College of Arts and SciencesUniversity or college · founded 1999
Chengdu Vocational University of the ArtsUniversity or college · founded 1999
Chengdu International Studies UniversityUniversity or college · founded 2000
Sichuan Top IT Vocational InstituteUniversity or college · founded 2000
The Engineering & Technical College of Chengdu University of TechnologyUniversity or college · founded 2000
Sichuan Technology and Business UniversityUniversity or college · founded 2001
Gingko College of Hospitality ManagementUniversity or college · founded 2002
Chengdu PolytechnicUniversity or college · founded 2003
Sichuan Water Conservancy Vocational CollegeUniversity or college · founded 2003
Xihua UniversityUniversity or college · founded 2003
Chengdu College of University of Electronic Science And Technology of ChinaUniversity or college · founded 2004
Sichuan Business Vocational CollegeUniversity or college · founded 2004
Chengdu Jincheng CollegeUniversity or college · founded 2005
Sichuan Huaxin Modern Vocational CollegeUniversity or college · founded 2005
Sichuan Vocational College of ArtUniversity or college · founded 2005
Sichuan Vocational College of Cultural IndustriesUniversity or college · founded 2006
Urban Vocational College of SichuanUniversity or college · founded 2007
Southwest Jiaotong University Hope CollegeUniversity or college · founded 2009
Sichuan Changjiang Vocational CollegeUniversity or college · founded 2010
Sichuan Winshare Vocational CollegeUniversity or college · founded 2013
Chengdu Industry & Trade CollegeUniversity or college · founded 2015
Tsinghua Sichuan Energy Internet Research InstituteUniversity or college · founded 2016
Chengdu Rail Transit Vocational CollegeUniversity or college · founded 2024
Chengdu Neusoft UniversityUniversity or college
Chengdu Staff and Workers UniversityUniversity or college
Geely University of ChinaUniversity or college
Sichuan Aerospace Vocational CollegeUniversity or college
Sichuan Southwest Vocational College of Civil AviationUniversity or college
Sichuan Vocational College of Culture and CommunicationUniversity or college
Sichuan Vocational College of Science and TechnologyUniversity or college
The Open University of ChengduUniversity or college
Sichuan Academy of Traditional Chinese MedicineResearch institute · founded 1930
Sichuan Food Fermentation Industry Research and Design InstituteResearch institute · founded 1942
Research Institute of Natural Gas TechnologyResearch institute · founded 1950
Sichuan Highway Design and Research InstituteResearch institute · founded 1953
Sichuan Institute of Building ResearchResearch institute · founded 1954
Sichuan Machinery Research and Design InstituteResearch institute · founded 1957
Sichuan Academy of ForestryResearch institute · founded 1958
Southwest Research & Design Institute of the Chemical IndustryResearch institute · founded 1958
Chenguang Research Institute of Chemical IndustryResearch institute · founded 1965
National Institute of Measurement and Testing TechnologyResearch institute · founded 1965
Nuclear Power Institute of ChinaResearch institute · founded 1965
Towns and villages around Chengdu
Each with its own page: weather, climate and the best time to visit.
Yingmenkou4.1 kmYulin4.3 kmXiyao4.8 kmShahepu4.9 kmYongfengchang5.3 kmChadian5.5 kmXiaodongyuemiao6.1 kmShengdeng6.2 kmBaohe6.3 kmTaiping6.5 kmDongzikou6.5 kmYuanjianian6.7 kmTuanjie6.7 kmYangliu6.9 kmChangshenggou7.1 kmZengjiawan7.2 kmJinniuba7.8 kmLiuli7.8 kmCaodianzi7.9 kmSupoqiao8 kmTaipingsi8.1 kmHuangjinglou8.2 kmBaohechang8.3 kmTashuiqiao8.3 kmShunjiang8.3 kmJitouqiao8.3 kmDongpo8.4 kmGaohekan8.4 kmShendetang8.5 kmZhujiasi8.5 kmSandao Longmen8.8 kmShiyang8.8 kmDaochaochong8.9 kmLijia Yuanzi8.9 kmTuqiao8.9 kmTaipingqiao9.1 kmHongmenpu9.2 kmGuanyintang9.7 kmSansheng9.8 kmShixiwangling10 kmZhugesi10 kmTangjianian10 kmJincisi10 kmTudi10 kmDafeng11 kmLongtan11 kmHuangtianba11 kmShilingsi11 kmBaimiaozi11 kmBaojia Yaodianzi11 kmWeiling11 kmShuangfeng11 kmZhaojia Yuanzi11 kmMajiasi11 kmJinhuaqiao11 kmWangongyan11 kmShizi11 kmShilidian11 kmGuoluyan11 kmLingjiaoyan12 kmCaiqiao12 kmMajiachang12 kmWujia Fenshan12 kmGuandimiao12 kmJiang’an12 kmZhonghe12 kmAnjing12 kmFengjia Xinwafang12 kmQinjian13 kmHuilongsi13 kmBeishiyan13 kmJiang’anqiao13 kmXinnianzi13 kmZhangjiaxiang13 kmWansheng13 kmErtaizi13 kmLijialao Yuanzi13 kmMagumiao13 kmShuifosi13 kmChangle13 km
Chengdu from above
Around Chengdu26 places to see, do and reach nearby
Jin River, SichuanNature2.8 kmYang Sheng'an Shrine and Gui LakeNature20 kmWenshu MonasteryMonument2.0 kmDaci TempleMonument1.8 kmWest Szechwan Postal AdministrationMonument0.8 kmSt. John's Church, ChengduMonument0.4 kmTemple of Marquis Wu, ChengduMonument2.8 kmImmaculate Conception CathedralMonument0.7 kmTomb of Wang JianMonument2.4 kmSt. Gabriel Taurin Dufresse ChurchMonument2.0 kmChengdu MuseumMuseum0.9 kmSichuan MuseumMuseum3.4 kmSichuan Science and Technology MuseumMuseum0.6 kmChengdu Art MuseumMuseum1.4 kmMuseum of Contemporary Art ChengduMuseum13 kmStationStation3.7 kmStationStation6.4 kmStationStation6.6 kmChengdu · ferry portFerry port11 kmChengdu · ferry portFerry port22 kmXinduPlace19 kmPitongPlace24 kmDeyangPlace60 kmDujiangyanPlace54 kmJianyangPlace55 kmGuanghanPlace40 km
Postal codes
610000610100610200610300610400
Getting to Chengdu
Chengdu Shuangliu International AirportCTU
17 kmChengdu Tianfu International AirportTFU
53 kmMianyang Nanjiao AirportMIG
106 km成都Railway station
3.7 km成都南Railway station
6.4 km红牌楼Railway station
6.6 km花间渡Ferry port
11 km艺展中心游艇会
22 kmPlaces near Chengdu
Places with a climate like Chengdu
Matched month by month on temperature, rain and sunshine.
Frequently asked questions
When is the best time to visit Chengdu?
Based on 30-year climate normals, March, April and November offer the best balance of comfortable temperatures, low rainfall and sunshine in Chengdu.
What is the hottest month in Chengdu?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 30°C and lows of 22°C.
What is the coldest month in Chengdu?
January is the coldest month, with average highs of 10°C and lows of 2°C.
What is the rainiest month in Chengdu?
July is the wettest month with about 246 mm of precipitation on 21 wet days.
What is the postal code of Chengdu?
Chengdu has 5 postal codes: 610000, 610100, 610200, 610300, 610400.