Chongqing is located in the subtropical climate zone. The climate belongs to the humid sub-tropical monsoon climate. The annual average temperature is around 18 degrees. The average lowest temperature in winter is from 6 to 8 degrees. The average temperature in summer is from 27 to 29 degrees. The annual hours of sunshine add up to 1,000 to 1,200 hours. It's warm in winter and it's hot in summer. Frost-free days are long. There is plenty of rain. The weather is humid and cloudy. It's rainy but hot at the same season. The annual average precipitation is about 1,000-1,400 millimeters. When spring and summer meet, it often rains at night. So it has the reputation of "Ba Mountains' Night Rain". However, most days are foggy in winter and spring. The annual average foggy days are 100-150. Hence, Chongqing is also called "foggy city". Its feature of climate is just like some proverbs: the temperature is unstable in the early morning of spring; it's very hot and drought in summer; it's cool and rainy in autumn; it's warm and foggy with little snow in winter. Chongqing is known as one of the "three furnaces" of the Yangtze valley, the other two being Wuhan and Nanjing. Because Chongqing is surrounded by mountains, it's difficult to see the sun. With misty weather and drizzle, Chongqing's girls are the most beautiful in China.

The Best Time to Travel

The annual average temperature in Chongqing is around 18 degrees. The average temperature in winter is from 6 to 8 degrees. The average temperature in summer is from 27 to 38 degrees. The temperature can reach as high as 48.3 degrees. There is little frost and snow and much wind and frog all year around in Chongqing. Winter is warm; summer is hot; spring comes early; autumn is short. The best time for traveling in Chongqing is spring and winter. It's very hot in summer and there is plenty of rain in autumn, so these two seasons are not fit for traveling.