Chengde weather by month & the best time to visit
China · city break · hot-summer continental climate
The best time to visit Chengde is May — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 86/100), with September and June close behind. Chengde averages about 2,672 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 24°C / 75°F and roughly 45 mm of rain in May.
When is the best time to visit Chengde?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Chengde is May, then September and June. The dullest month is January (0/100, 2 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Chengde?
Chengde gets a lot of sun: around 2,672 hours a year. 86 Sunshine Score points separate May (86) from January (0), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #77 of 254 destinations in China for annual sunshine, above the national median of 2,110 hours. Rain is strongly seasonal here: roughly 66% of the year's 535 mm falls in the three months around July.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0 | -4° / 25°F | -17° / 1°F | 2 mm | 1 |
| February | 0 | 0° / 32°F | -14° / 7°F | 5 mm | 2 |
| March | 0 | 7° / 45°F | -7° / 19°F | 9 mm | 3 |
| April | 68 | 17° / 63°F | -1° / 30°F | 24 mm | 5 |
| May | 86 | 24° / 75°F | 7° / 45°F | 45 mm | 6 |
| June | 77 | 28° / 82°F | 13° / 55°F | 99 mm | 5 |
| July | 69 | 29° / 84°F | 16° / 61°F | 141 mm | 6 |
| August | 74 | 27° / 81°F | 15° / 59°F | 111 mm | 6 |
| September | 84 | 23° / 73°F | 8° / 46°F | 57 mm | 5 |
| October | 45 | 14° / 57°F | 0° / 32°F | 29 mm | 3 |
| November | 0 | 4° / 39°F | -8° / 18°F | 11 mm | 2 |
| December | 0 | -3° / 27°F | -15° / 5°F | 2 mm | 1 |
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Chengde: questions and answers
What kind of destination is Chengde?
Chengde is a city break in China at 733 m elevation with a hot-summer continental climate.
How many hours of sunshine does Chengde get a year?
Chengde gets about 2,672 hours of sunshine a year, at its best around May.
When is the best time to visit Chengde?
The sunniest time to visit Chengde is May, when the Sunshine Score peaks at 86/100 (with September and June close behind). Expect daytime highs around 24°C / 75°F.
What is the least sunny month in Chengde?
January is the least sunny month in Chengde, scoring 0/100 with about 2 mm of rain.
How strong is the sun in Chengde?
The typical midday UV index in Chengde peaks around 6 (high) in May, easing to about 1 (low) in January. Month-by-month midday UV values are in the UV column of the table on this page.
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