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.
Six lead datapoints
- CoffeeWorld Bank PPP baseline¥16 (~$2.25)PPP price tier 2 / 4
- ¥22 (~$3.00)PPP price tier 2 / 4
- Flight timeMethodology11h 30m from London HeathrowGreat-circle plus routing overhead.
- Flight CO2eDEFRA 2024 factors3,262 kg return from London HeathrowDEFRA 2024 economy factors, includes radiative forcing.
- FCDO advisorygov.uk, snapshot compiled 2026-07-11No specific FCDO warnings against travel.Check the latest FCDO advice before booking.
- Tap waterCDC / WHO guidanceDo not drink from the tap; use bottled or treated water.
| Month | Avg high | Swing | Rain days |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 11° | ±4° | 6 |
| February | 13° | ±6° | 6 |
| March | 19° | ±7° | 8 |
| April | 24° | ±7° | 11 |
| May | 27° | ±6° | 12 |
| June | 29° | ±6° | 11 |
| July | 34° | ±5° | 9 |
| August | 35° | ±5° | 7 |
| September | 29° | ±7° | 11 |
| October | 22° | ±6° | 13 |
| November | 17° | ±6° | 7 |
| December | 12° | ±4° | 5 |
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. Swing is the p10 to p90 range of daily highs, halved for the ± figure. Rain days count any day with at least 1 mm of precipitation.