Chengdu weather in January

In January, Chengdu sees average daytime highs of 10°C and overnight lows near 4°C, with 3 mm of precipitation across 1 wet days and about 10.2 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 10°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 hours at the start of January to 10 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Chengdu's 2nd-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Chengdu's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 10°; 12th warmest
Overnight low: 4°; 1st coldest
Precipitation: 3 mm; 1 wet days
Daylight: 10 h 12 min; 8:06 AM – 6:20 PM
Cloud cover: 61%; 2nd clearest
Wind: 6 km/h; 6th windiest
Solar energy: 2.17 kWh/m²
Travel score: 2.5; 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.

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Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 10°C through the month.

A typical January day in Chengdu reaches about 10°C in the afternoon and slips back to 4°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 6°C and 13°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 1°C cooler than December and about 3°C cooler than February.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	10	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10
Avg low (°C)	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	10	4
2	9	4
3	9	4
4	9	4
5	9	4
6	9	3
7	9	3
8	9	3
9	9	3
10	9	3
11	9	3
12	9	3
13	9	3
14	9	3
15	9	3
16	9	3
17	9	3
18	9	3
19	9	3
20	9	4
21	10	4
22	10	4
23	10	4
24	10	4
25	10	4
26	10	4
27	10	4
28	10	4
29	10	4
30	10	4
31	10	4

How January really feels in Chengdu

Once humidity and wind are folded in, January 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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

January 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 January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	10° / 4°	3	1	10.2	2.5
Feb	12° / 6°	7	2	10.9	3.8
Mar	17° / 10°	19	5.5	11.8	5.8
Apr	23° / 15°	43	7.9	12.7	6.7
May	27° / 18°	66	9.7	13.5	6.1
Jun	29° / 21°	128	11.7	13.9	5.0
Jul	30° / 23°	292	19.8	13.8	3.6
Aug	30° / 23°	290	19.8	13.1	3.9
Sep	26° / 19°	134	12.8	12.2	5.9
Oct	21° / 15°	40	8.5	11.2	6.3
Nov	16° / 10°	16	4.3	10.4	5.5
Dec	11° / 5°	4	1.3	10.1	3.2

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 56%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	49	48	48	46	46	46	45	44	44	44	43	43	43	43	44	44	43	43	44	44	44	43	43	43	44	43	43	42	43	42	43
Cloudier (%)	51	52	52	54	54	54	55	56	56	56	57	57	57	57	56	56	57	57	56	56	56	57	57	57	56	57	57	58	57	58	57

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	49	51
2	48	52
3	48	52
4	46	54
5	46	54
6	46	54
7	45	55
8	44	56
9	44	56
10	44	56
11	43	57
12	43	57
13	43	57
14	43	57
15	44	56
16	44	56
17	43	57
18	43	57
19	44	56
20	44	56
21	44	56
22	43	57
23	43	57
24	43	57
25	44	56
26	43	57
27	43	57
28	42	58
29	43	57
30	42	58
31	43	57

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Chengdu gets around 3 mm of rain and snow over 1 wet days in January, the driest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 3% and peaks near 4% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4

	Rain chance (%)
1	3
2	3
3	3
4	3
5	3
6	3
7	3
8	3
9	3
10	3
11	3
12	3
13	3
14	3
15	3
16	3
17	3
18	3
19	3
20	3
21	3
22	3
23	3
24	3
25	3
26	3
27	3
28	3
29	4
30	4
31	4

Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

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

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Dry (%)	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

Wind in January

Winds average 6 km/h in January.

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

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	6	calm
2	6	calm
3	6	calm
4	6	calm
5	6	calm
6	6	calm
7	6	calm
8	6	calm
9	6	calm
10	6	calm
11	6	calm
12	6	calm
13	6	calm
14	6	calm
15	6	calm
16	6	calm
17	6	calm
18	6	calm
19	6	calm
20	6	calm
21	6	calm
22	6	calm
23	6	calm
24	6	calm
25	6	calm
26	6	calm
27	6	calm
28	6	calm
29	6	calm
30	6	calm
31	6	calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

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

Days grow by about 30 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 8:05 AM to 8:02 AM, and sunset from 6:08 PM to 6:32 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	10.0	10.1	10.1	10.1	10.1	10.1	10.1	10.1	10.1	10.1	10.1	10.2	10.2	10.2	10.2	10.2	10.2	10.3	10.3	10.3	10.3	10.3	10.3	10.4	10.4	10.4	10.4	10.4	10.5	10.5	10.5
Sunrise (AM)	8:05	8:06	8:06	8:06	8:06	8:06	8:07	8:07	8:07	8:07	8:07	8:07	8:07	8:07	8:07	8:06	8:06	8:06	8:06	8:06	8:06	8:05	8:05	8:05	8:04	8:04	8:04	8:03	8:03	8:02	8:02
Sunset (PM)	6:08	6:09	6:10	6:10	6:11	6:12	6:12	6:13	6:14	6:15	6:16	6:16	6:17	6:18	6:19	6:20	6:20	6:21	6:22	6:23	6:24	6:25	6:25	6:26	6:27	6:28	6:29	6:30	6:31	6:31	6:32

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	10.0	8:05	6:08
2	10.1	8:06	6:09
3	10.1	8:06	6:10
4	10.1	8:06	6:10
5	10.1	8:06	6:11
6	10.1	8:06	6:12
7	10.1	8:07	6:12
8	10.1	8:07	6:13
9	10.1	8:07	6:14
10	10.1	8:07	6:15
11	10.1	8:07	6:16
12	10.2	8:07	6:16
13	10.2	8:07	6:17
14	10.2	8:07	6:18
15	10.2	8:07	6:19
16	10.2	8:06	6:20
17	10.2	8:06	6:20
18	10.3	8:06	6:21
19	10.3	8:06	6:22
20	10.3	8:06	6:23
21	10.3	8:06	6:24
22	10.3	8:05	6:25
23	10.3	8:05	6:25
24	10.4	8:05	6:26
25	10.4	8:04	6:27
26	10.4	8:04	6:28
27	10.4	8:04	6:29
28	10.4	8:03	6:30
29	10.5	8:03	6:31
30	10.5	8:02	6:31
31	10.5	8:02	6:32

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 2.17 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 — January's 2.17 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	2.1	2.1	2.1	2.1	2.1	2.1	2.1	2.1	2.1	2.1	2.1	2.1	2.1	2.1	2.1	2.2	2.2	2.2	2.2	2.2	2.2	2.3	2.3	2.3	2.3	2.3	2.3	2.3	2.4	2.4	2.4
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	2.1	Moderate
2	2.1	Moderate
3	2.1	Moderate
4	2.1	Moderate
5	2.1	Moderate
6	2.1	Moderate
7	2.1	Moderate
8	2.1	Moderate
9	2.1	Moderate
10	2.1	Moderate
11	2.1	Moderate
12	2.1	Moderate
13	2.1	Moderate
14	2.1	Moderate
15	2.1	Moderate
16	2.2	Moderate
17	2.2	Moderate
18	2.2	Moderate
19	2.2	Moderate
20	2.2	Moderate
21	2.2	Moderate
22	2.3	Moderate
23	2.3	Moderate
24	2.3	Moderate
25	2.3	Moderate
26	2.3	Moderate
27	2.3	Moderate
28	2.3	Moderate
29	2.4	Moderate
30	2.4	Moderate
31	2.4	Moderate

Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Chengdu

In seasonPeak

None of Chengdu's seasonal hazards are active in January. 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 January a good time to visit Chengdu?

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

2.5

Sightseeing

12th-best month of the year

0.0

Beach & pool

12th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Chengdu.

What to pack for Chengdu in January

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

In January, Chengdu sees daytime highs around 10°C and nights near 4°C. Pack a warm layer.

a warm layer

UV index in Chengdu in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 2. 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.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	2	5	7	7	9	9	10	9	8	5	4	3
Level	Moderate	Moderate	High	High	Very high	Very high	Very high	Very high	Very high	High	Moderate	Moderate

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	2	Moderate
Feb	5	Moderate
Mar	7	High
Apr	7	High
May	9	Very high
Jun	9	Very high
Jul	10	Very high
Aug	9	Very high
Sep	8	Very high
Oct	5	High
Nov	4	Moderate
Dec	3	Moderate

Air quality in Chengdu in January

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where January 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.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	60	58	57	50	47	39	38	38	44	49	54	57
Level	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Unhealthy

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	60	Unhealthy
Feb	58	Unhealthy
Mar	57	Unhealthy
Apr	50	Poor
May	47	Poor
Jun	39	Poor
Jul	38	Poor
Aug	38	Poor
Sep	44	Poor
Oct	49	Poor
Nov	54	Poor
Dec	57	Unhealthy

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.

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

artificial surfaces 88%

16 km

124 m

artificial surfaces 55%

80 km

3,717 m

trees 53%

treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater

← December Chengdu year-round climate February →Best places to visit in January

January 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

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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	10	4
2	9	4
3	9	4
4	9	4
5	9	4
6	9	3
7	9	3
8	9	3
9	9	3
10	9	3
11	9	3
12	9	3
13	9	3
14	9	3
15	9	3
16	9	3
17	9	3
18	9	3
19	9	3
20	9	4
21	10	4
22	10	4
23	10	4
24	10	4
25	10	4
26	10	4
27	10	4
28	10	4
29	10	4
30	10	4
31	10	4

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	49	51
2	48	52
3	48	52
4	46	54
5	46	54
6	46	54
7	45	55
8	44	56
9	44	56
10	44	56
11	43	57
12	43	57
13	43	57
14	43	57
15	44	56
16	44	56
17	43	57
18	43	57
19	44	56
20	44	56
21	44	56
22	43	57
23	43	57
24	43	57
25	44	56
26	43	57
27	43	57
28	42	58
29	43	57
30	42	58
31	43	57

	Rain chance (%)
1	3
2	3
3	3
4	3
5	3
6	3
7	3
8	3
9	3
10	3
11	3
12	3
13	3
14	3
15	3
16	3
17	3
18	3
19	3
20	3
21	3
22	3
23	3
24	3
25	3
26	3
27	3
28	3
29	4
30	4
31	4

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	10	4
2	9	4
3	9	4
4	9	4
5	9	4
6	9	3
7	9	3
8	9	3
9	9	3
10	9	3
11	9	3
12	9	3
13	9	3
14	9	3
15	9	3
16	9	3
17	9	3
18	9	3
19	9	3
20	9	4
21	10	4
22	10	4
23	10	4
24	10	4
25	10	4
26	10	4
27	10	4
28	10	4
29	10	4
30	10	4
31	10	4

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	49	51
2	48	52
3	48	52
4	46	54
5	46	54
6	46	54
7	45	55
8	44	56
9	44	56
10	44	56
11	43	57
12	43	57
13	43	57
14	43	57
15	44	56
16	44	56
17	43	57
18	43	57
19	44	56
20	44	56
21	44	56
22	43	57
23	43	57
24	43	57
25	44	56
26	43	57
27	43	57
28	42	58
29	43	57
30	42	58
31	43	57

	Rain chance (%)
1	3
2	3
3	3
4	3
5	3
6	3
7	3
8	3
9	3
10	3
11	3
12	3
13	3
14	3
15	3
16	3
17	3
18	3
19	3
20	3
21	3
22	3
23	3
24	3
25	3
26	3
27	3
28	3
29	4
30	4
31	4

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	10	4
2	9	4
3	9	4
4	9	4
5	9	4
6	9	3
7	9	3
8	9	3
9	9	3
10	9	3
11	9	3
12	9	3
13	9	3
14	9	3
15	9	3
16	9	3
17	9	3
18	9	3
19	9	3
20	9	4
21	10	4
22	10	4
23	10	4
24	10	4
25	10	4
26	10	4
27	10	4
28	10	4
29	10	4
30	10	4
31	10	4

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	49	51
2	48	52
3	48	52
4	46	54
5	46	54
6	46	54
7	45	55
8	44	56
9	44	56
10	44	56
11	43	57
12	43	57
13	43	57
14	43	57
15	44	56
16	44	56
17	43	57
18	43	57
19	44	56
20	44	56
21	44	56
22	43	57
23	43	57
24	43	57
25	44	56
26	43	57
27	43	57
28	42	58
29	43	57
30	42	58
31	43	57

	Rain chance (%)
1	3
2	3
3	3
4	3
5	3
6	3
7	3
8	3
9	3
10	3
11	3
12	3
13	3
14	3
15	3
16	3
17	3
18	3
19	3
20	3
21	3
22	3
23	3
24	3
25	3
26	3
27	3
28	3
29	4
30	4
31	4

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100