Chengde weather in April

In April, Chengde sees average daytime highs of 17°C and overnight lows near 3°C, with 27 mm of precipitation across 4.8 wet days and about 13.1 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 13°C in the first days to 19°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 44% of the time in April, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 24 min at the start of April to 13 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Chengde's 8th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Chengde's year-round climate.

Daytime high
17°
6th warmest
Overnight low
6th coldest
Precipitation
27 mm
4.8 wet days
Daylight
13 h 06 min
5:36 AM – 6:41 PM
Cloud cover
47%
8th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
5.56 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.9
out of 10

Chengde is prefecture-level city in Hebei, China.

Air quality
High
PM2.5 32.6 µg/m³ · 2018
Density
11/km²
people per km²
Founded
1681

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in April

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 13°C in the first days to 19°C by the end.

A typical April day in Chengde reaches about 17°C in the afternoon and slips back to 3°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 10°C and 23°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 8°C warmer than March and about 7°C cooler than May.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1130
2131
3131
4141
5141
6141
7152
8152
9152
10152
11163
12163
13163
14163
15173
16174
17174
18174
19174
20184
21185
22185
23185
24195
25195
26196
27196
28196
29206
30207

How April really feels in Chengde

Once humidity and wind are folded in, April averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 10 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
10
wind chill below the day's low

The story in April is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Chengde weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 6th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-2° / -14°20.819.40.0
Feb / -10°41.21.310.40.0
Mar / -3°1331.911.72.0
Apr17° / 274.80.813.15.9
May23° / 10°456.40.114.37.4
Jun27° / 15°10111.3014.96.3
Jul28° / 19°15213.8014.65.4
Aug27° / 18°11511.2013.66.2
Sep23° / 11°617.6012.37.3
Oct15° / 3550.410.95.5
Nov / -4°132.829.70.9
Dec-1° / -11°41.21.49.10.0

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 44% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 38%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16535
26436
36436
46337
56337
66337
76337
86337
96337
106238
116238
126238
136139
146139
156139
166040
176139
186139
196139
206238
216139
226139
236139
246139
256238
266238
276238
286238
296337
306238

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitationSnow

Chengde gets around 27 mm of rain and snow over 4.8 wet days in April. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 16% and peaks near 20% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%151015202530
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1145
2145
3144
4154
5154
6154
7144
8144
9143
10143
11143
12143
13142
14142
15152
16152
17152
18152
19162
20162
21172
22172
23182
24182
25192
26192
27202
28201
29201
30201

Humidity in April

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of April feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, April lands in the dry band about 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
11000
21000
31000
41000
51000
61000
71000
81000
91000
101000
111000
121000
131000
141000
151000
16991
17991
18991
19991
20991
21991
22991
23991
24991
25991
26991
27991
28991
29991
30991

Wind in April

Winds average 9 km/h in April, the windiest month of the year.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
209calm
219calm
229calm
239calm
249calm
259calm
269calm
279calm
289calm
299calm
309calm

Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 24 min at the start of April to 13 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 78 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 6:01 AM to 5:15 AM, and sunset from 6:25 PM to 6:56 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.46:016:25
212.55:596:26
312.55:576:27
412.55:556:28
512.65:546:29
612.65:526:30
712.75:506:31
812.75:496:33
912.85:476:34
1012.85:456:35
1112.95:446:36
1212.95:426:37
1313.05:406:38
1413.05:396:39
1513.05:376:40
1613.15:366:41
1713.15:346:42
1813.25:326:43
1913.25:316:44
2013.35:296:45
2113.35:286:47
2213.45:266:48
2313.45:256:49
2413.45:236:50
2513.55:226:51
2613.55:206:52
2713.65:196:53
2813.65:186:54
2913.65:166:55
3013.75:156:56

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 5.56 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.22 kWh/m² to a high of 6.12 kWh/m² in May across the year — April's 5.56 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.2Bright
25.3Bright
35.3Bright
45.3Bright
55.3Bright
65.3Bright
75.3Bright
85.4Bright
95.4Bright
105.4Bright
115.4Bright
125.5Bright
135.5Bright
145.5Bright
155.5Bright
165.5Bright
175.6Bright
185.6Bright
195.6Bright
205.6Bright
215.7Bright
225.7Bright
235.7Bright
245.7Bright
255.8Bright
265.8Bright
275.8Bright
285.8Bright
295.8Bright
305.8Bright
Planning a trip in April

Hazard calendar for Chengde

In seasonPeak

None of Chengde's seasonal hazards are active in April. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Chengde's rainy season runs June–August, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is April a good time to visit Chengde?

Our two travel scores rate April for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

5.9
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
1.4
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

April is a reasonable time to visit Chengde for sightseeing.

What to pack for Chengde in April

From April's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In April, Chengde sees daytime highs around 17°C and nights near 3°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and sun protection. About 5 days see rain.

a warm layersun protection

UV index in Chengde in April

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in April peaks around 5 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Chengde peaks around July 24 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highModerateLowJul 24UV 8Dec 20UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr5High
May7High
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep7Very high
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Chengde in April

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where April falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Chengde is worst in March — around 43 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 1.7× the cleanest month (August, 24 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Chengde's WHO annual average of 32.6 µg/m³.

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModeratePoorModerateMar 1742 µg/m³Aug 2125 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan30Moderate
Feb34Moderate
Mar43Poor
Apr35Poor
May34Moderate
Jun34Moderate
Jul30Moderate
Aug24Moderate
Sep26Moderate
Oct33Moderate
Nov38Poor
Dec29Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Chengde?

Chengde sits at 41.0°N, 118.0°E, 318 m above sea level, in China. The nearest listed city is Beijing, 176 km away.

DalianDatongJinanSinŭijuUijuQingdao

Topography around Chengde

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Chengde.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Chengde has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 355 m around an average of 413 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 887 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,012 m.

The land around Chengde is covered by trees (42%), grassland (29%) and artificial surfaces (24%) within 3 km, trees (44%) and grassland (37%) within 16 km, and trees (66%) within 80 km.

3 km
355 m
16 km
887 m
80 km
2,012 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
April weather nearby: Beijing 176 km · Tianjin 212 km · Dalian 385 km · Datong 406 km · Jinan 484 km · Sinŭiju 552 km · Uiju 561 km · Qingdao 583 km

China travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type A / I
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 47% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$13,862
2025
Happiness
6.1 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Homicide rate
0.5
per 100k, 2020
Road deaths
17.4
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
Low
EF EPI 464
Religion
unaffiliated 52%folk religion 22%Buddhist 18%Christian 5%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Chengde (40.9519°, 117.9588°, elevation 318 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).