Leshan Giant Buddha

    China

    A towering, 71-meter stone Buddha carved directly into a rust-red cliff face where three rivers fiercely converge.

    Warmest month is July at 32°C on average. Coolest is January at 11°C.

    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
      3,199 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°C·
    February13°10°C·
    March19°12°C·
    April24°12°C·
    May27°10°C·
    June29°8°C·
    July32°9°C·
    August32°10°C·
    September27°10°C·
    October21°8°C·
    November17°9°C·
    December12°7°C·

    What to do

    • Climb the steep steps carved alongside the Buddha’s body
    • Take a riverboat to see the statue’s full scale from the water
    • Explore the incense-filled halls of adjoining Wuyou Temple

    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.