Chengdu weather in February

In February, Chengdu sees average daytime highs of 12°C and overnight lows near 6°C, with 7 mm of rain across 2 wet days and about 10.9 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 11°C in the first days to 14°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 17% of the time in February, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 30 min at the start of February to 11 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Chengdu's 4th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Chengdu's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12°
10th warmest
Overnight low
3rd coldest
Rainfall
7 mm
2 wet days
Daylight
10 h 54 min
7:52 AM – 6:45 PM
Cloud cover
66%
4th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
2.61 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.8
out of 10

Chengdu is capital of Sichuan Province, China.

Air quality
Very high
PM2.5 49.3 µg/m³ · 2018
Density
944/km²
people per km²
Founded
~310 BCE

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

Temperature in February

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 11°C in the first days to 14°C by the end.

A typical February day in Chengdu reaches about 12°C in the afternoon and slips back to 6°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 8°C and 17°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs about 3°C warmer than January and about 5°C cooler than March.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1114
2114
3115
4115
5115
6115
7115
8125
9125
10125
11125
12125
13126
14126
15126
16126
17136
18136
19136
20136
21136
22137
23137
24147
25147
26147
27147
28147

How February really feels in Chengdu

Once humidity and wind are folded in, February averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 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
0
wind chill below the day's low

February sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Chengdu weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 10th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan10° / 3110.22.5
Feb12° / 7210.93.8
Mar17° / 10°195.511.85.8
Apr23° / 15°437.912.76.7
May27° / 18°669.713.56.1
Jun29° / 21°12811.713.95.0
Jul30° / 23°29219.813.83.6
Aug30° / 23°29019.813.13.9
Sep26° / 19°13412.812.25.9
Oct21° / 15°408.511.26.3
Nov16° / 10°164.310.45.5
Dec11° / 41.310.13.2

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 17% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 63%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202528
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14357
24357
34357
44357
54456
64258
74357
84357
94258
104258
114060
124060
133862
143763
153664
163565
173466
183367
193268
203268
213169
223070
233070
243169
253268
263268
273268
283268

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Chengdu gets around 7 mm of rain over 2 wet days in February. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 8% and peaks near 11% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%151015202528
Rain chance (%)
14
24
34
44
54
64
74
85
95
105
116
126
137
148
158
169
179
189
1910
2010
2110
2210
2310
2411
2511
2611
2711
2811

Humidity in February

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

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

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Dry (%)
1100
2100
3100
4100
5100
6100
7100
8100
9100
10100
11100
12100
13100
14100
15100
16100
17100
18100
19100
20100
21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100

Wind in February

Winds average 7 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
207calm
217calm
227calm
237calm
247calm
257calm
267calm
277calm
287calm

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 30 min at the start of February to 11 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 48 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 8:01 AM to 7:39 AM, and sunset from 6:33 PM to 6:55 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202528
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.58:016:33
210.68:016:34
310.68:006:35
410.68:006:36
510.67:596:37
610.77:586:38
710.77:586:38
810.77:576:39
910.77:566:40
1010.87:566:41
1110.87:556:42
1210.87:546:43
1310.87:536:43
1410.97:526:44
1510.97:526:45
1610.97:516:46
1710.97:506:47
1811.07:496:48
1911.07:486:48
2011.07:476:49
2111.17:466:50
2211.17:456:51
2311.17:446:51
2411.27:436:52
2511.27:426:53
2611.27:416:54
2711.27:406:55
2811.37:396:55

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 2.61 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.98 kWh/m² to a high of 4.59 kWh/m² in May across the year — February's 2.61 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.4Moderate
22.4Moderate
32.4Moderate
42.4Moderate
52.5Moderate
62.5Moderate
72.5Moderate
82.5Moderate
92.5Moderate
102.5Moderate
112.5Moderate
122.6Moderate
132.6Moderate
142.6Moderate
152.6Moderate
162.6Moderate
172.7Moderate
182.7Moderate
192.7Moderate
202.7Moderate
212.8Moderate
222.8Moderate
232.8Moderate
242.8Moderate
252.9Moderate
262.9Moderate
272.9Moderate
283.0Moderate
Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Chengdu

In seasonPeak

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

Chengdu's rainy season runs July–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

Is February a good time to visit Chengdu?

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

3.8
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

February is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Chengdu.

What to pack for Chengdu in February

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

In February, Chengdu sees daytime highs around 12°C and nights near 6°C. Worth packing: a warm layer.

a warm layer

UV index in Chengdu in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February 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 Chengdu peaks around July 16 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 11 at about 2 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 10 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highHighModerateJul 16UV 10Jan 11UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb5Moderate
Mar7High
Apr7High
May9Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct5High
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Chengdu in February

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Chengdu is worst in January — around 60 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Chengdu's WHO annual average of 49.3 µg/m³.

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorUnhealthyJan 1859 µg/m³Aug 1038 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan60Unhealthy
Feb58Unhealthy
Mar57Unhealthy
Apr50Poor
May47Poor
Jun39Poor
Jul38Poor
Aug38Poor
Sep44Poor
Oct49Poor
Nov54Poor
Dec57Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Chengdu?

Chengdu sits at 30.7°N, 104.1°E, 499 m above sea level, in China. The nearest listed city is Leshan, 126 km away.

GuiyangShangri-LaLijiangXi'anFenghuangKunming

Topography around Chengdu

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Chengdu has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 42 m around an average of 501 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 124 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,717 m.

The land around Chengdu is covered by artificial surfaces (88%) within 3 km, artificial surfaces (55%) within 16 km, and trees (53%) and cropland (33%) within 80 km.

3 km
42 m
16 km
124 m
80 km
3,717 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
February weather nearby: Leshan 126 km · Chongqing 269 km · Guiyang 523 km · Shangri-La 528 km · Lijiang 565 km · Xi'an 606 km · Fenghuang 616 km · Kunming 640 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 Chengdu (30.6667°, 104.0667°, elevation 499 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).