Chongqing

    China

    A sprawling, cyberpunk-esque megacity built on steep riverbanks, notorious for numbing hotpot and neon-lit nights.

    Warmest month is August at 35°C on average. Coolest is January at 11°C. Driest reading falls in December with 5 rain days.

    Costs and travel essentials

    • CoffeeWorld Bank PPP baseline
      ¥16 (~$2.25)
      Country-level price estimate for China, 2026-07-11. Scaled from a US baseline, not a local survey.
    • BeerWorld Bank PPP baseline
      ¥22 (~$3.00)
      Country-level price estimate for China, 2026-07-11. Scaled from a US baseline, not a local survey.
    • Flight timeMethodology
      11h 30m from London Heathrow
      Great-circle plus routing overhead.
    • Flight CO2eDEFRA 2024 factors
      3,262 kg return from London Heathrow
      DEFRA 2024 economy factors, includes radiative forcing.
    • FCDO advisorygov.uk, snapshot compiled 2026-07-11
      No specific FCDO warnings against travel.
      Check the latest FCDO advice before booking.
    • Tap waterCDC / WHO guidance
      Do not drink from the tap; use bottled or treated water.
    MonthAvg highDaily spreadRain days
    January11°7°C6
    February13°11°C6
    March19°13°C8
    April24°13°C11
    May27°12°C12
    June29°11°C11
    July34°10°C9
    August35°10°C7
    September29°14°C11
    October22°11°C13
    November17°11°C7
    December12°7°C5

    What to do

    • Ride the Yangtze River cableway for striking skyline views
    • Eat heavily spiced, lip-numbing mala hotpot
    • Explore the towering, lit-up stilt houses of Hongyadong

    How we know this

    Values are the average of the last ten calendar years of daily readings from Visual Crossing, snapped to the destination cluster. Daily spread is the width between the 10th and 90th percentiles of daily highs, not a forecast error margin. Rain days count any day with at least 1 mm of precipitation.