Chongqing Weather in August
Chongqing in August
The short of it: Chongqing in August averages a high of 34 °C (92 °F) and a low of 25 °C (77 °F), with 149 mm (5.9 in) of rain and about 13 h 12 min of daylight. Rated 1 of 5 for a visit; the best months are March and November. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 34° · low 25° · rain 149 mm · daylight 13 h 12 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: March & November
August in Chongqing brings afternoons near 34° and nights around 25°, with about 149 mm of rain over the month. The height of summer in Chongqing, with afternoons near 34°. Wet spells are common — about 149 mm, the 3rd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 13 h 12 min in mid-August, 40 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack linen, a wide hat and water, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates August 1 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are March and November.
Against its neighbours, Chongqing runs warmer than most and drier than most in August. Huixing, 15 km to the NNE, is 1° cooler by day.
August in Chongqing, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 1st warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 3rd wettest of 12
- Versus July
- about the same, 27 mm less rain
- Versus September
- 5° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 9°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 13 h 12 min
- Average wind
- 5 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
August averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HuixingChongqing | 15 km NNE | 33° | 24° | 153 mm |
| ShuanglonghuChongqing | 18 km NNE | 33° | 24° | 150 mm |
| ShuangfengqiaoChongqing | 19 km NNE | 33° | 24° | 150 mm |
| JieshiChongqing | 20 km SSE | 33° | 24° | 144 mm |
| YudongChongqing | 20 km S | 33° | 25° | 144 mm |
| JiangbeiChongqing | 20 km NNE | 33° | 24° | 150 mm |
| BananChongqing | 20 km S | 33° | 25° | 144 mm |
| ShuituChongqing | 25 km NNW | 33° | 24° | 152 mm |