climigo

Sichuan

When to go?

The best months are March–April, October.

Very varied climate The climate changes a lot from one part to another: look at the cities below for the details.

Climate zones

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Mean maximum and minimum temperature and mean monthly precipitation of the season (the mean of its three months), ERA5-Land 1996–2025, at about 9 km resolution: colours are in levels (the same as the city scale) and smaller details are not real.

What is the climate like?

Area mean indicative, over the whole territory

Temperature and rain

January 6°−7° snow likely
February 8°−5°
March 11°−1°
April 15°3°
May 18°7°
June 21°11°
July 22°12°
August 22°12°
September 19°9°
October 15°5°
November 10°−2°
December 6°−7° snow likely

Monthly min and max temperature (°C)

−10°−5°0°5°10°15°20°25°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec−7.4 · 5.5 °CJanuary: −7.4 · 5.5 °C−5.0 · 7.8 °CFebruary: −5.0 · 7.8 °C−1.3 · 11.3 °CMarch: −1.3 · 11.3 °C3.0 · 15.1 °CApril: 3.0 · 15.1 °C7.2 · 18.4 °CMay: 7.2 · 18.4 °C10.6 · 20.5 °CJune: 10.6 · 20.5 °C12.1 · 22.0 °CJuly: 12.1 · 22.0 °C11.8 · 21.8 °CAugust: 11.8 · 21.8 °C9.4 · 18.9 °CSeptember: 9.4 · 18.9 °C4.5 · 14.5 °COctober: 4.5 · 14.5 °C−1.6 · 10.0 °CNovember: −1.6 · 10.0 °C−6.5 · 6.1 °CDecember: −6.5 · 6.1 °C

Monthly min and max temperature (°C)

Jan −7.4 – 5.5 °C
Feb −5.0 – 7.8 °C
Mar −1.3 – 11.3 °C
Apr 3.0 – 15.1 °C
May 7.2 – 18.4 °C
Jun 10.6 – 20.5 °C
Jul 12.1 – 22.0 °C
Aug 11.8 – 21.8 °C
Sep 9.4 – 18.9 °C
Oct 4.5 – 14.5 °C
Nov −1.6 – 10.0 °C
Dec −6.5 – 6.1 °C

How much it rains

January 14 mm4 d
February 16 mm5 d
March 32 mm8 d
April 59 mm11 d
May 97 mm15 d
June 138 mm17 d
July 182 mm19 d
August 159 mm18 d
September 125 mm16 d
October 62 mm12 d
November 25 mm6 d
December 14 mm4 d

Rain days and how much water

0102030 dJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec14 mm · 4 rain days · 4 mm a dayJanuary: 14 mm · 4 rain days · 4 mm a day16 mm · 5 rain days · 3 mm a dayFebruary: 16 mm · 5 rain days · 3 mm a day32 mm · 8 rain days · 4 mm a dayMarch: 32 mm · 8 rain days · 4 mm a day59 mm · 11 rain days · 5 mm a dayApril: 59 mm · 11 rain days · 5 mm a day97 mm · 15 rain days · 6 mm a dayMay: 97 mm · 15 rain days · 6 mm a day138 mm · 17 rain days · 8 mm a dayJune: 138 mm · 17 rain days · 8 mm a day182 mm · 19 rain days · 10 mm a dayJuly: 182 mm · 19 rain days · 10 mm a day159 mm · 18 rain days · 9 mm a dayAugust: 159 mm · 18 rain days · 9 mm a day125 mm · 16 rain days · 8 mm a daySeptember: 125 mm · 16 rain days · 8 mm a day62 mm · 12 rain days · 5 mm a dayOctober: 62 mm · 12 rain days · 5 mm a day25 mm · 6 rain days · 4 mm a dayNovember: 25 mm · 6 rain days · 4 mm a day14 mm · 4 rain days · 4 mm a dayDecember: 14 mm · 4 rain days · 4 mm a day

Rain days and how much water

Jan 14 mm4 d
Feb 16 mm5 d
Mar 32 mm8 d
Apr 59 mm11 d
May 97 mm15 d
Jun 138 mm17 d
Jul 182 mm19 d
Aug 159 mm18 d
Sep 125 mm16 d
Oct 62 mm12 d
Nov 25 mm6 d
Dec 14 mm4 d

Bars: length = rain days, thickness = mm on a rain day, area = the month's rain. 3 mm a day7 mm a day15 mm a day

Colour = the month's rain: 103060100160250400mm

Daylight hours

January 10 h 23
February 11 h 07
March 11 h 58
April 12 h 54
May 13 h 41
June 14 h 06
July 13 h 56
August 13 h 16
September 12 h 22
October 11 h 27
November 10 h 38
December 10 h 11

Mean daylight hours over the whole territory.

Snow on the ground

January 10 cm
February 11 cm
March 11 cm
April 7 cm
May 2 cm
June –
July –
August –
September –
October 2 cm
November 4 cm
December 7 cm

Mean snow depth on the ground (cm)

01325 cmJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec10 cmJanuary: 10 cm11 cmFebruary: 11 cm11 cmMarch: 11 cm7 cmApril: 7 cm2 cmMay: 2 cm0 cmJune: 0 cm0 cmJuly: 0 cm0 cmAugust: 0 cm0 cmSeptember: 0 cm2 cmOctober: 2 cm4 cmNovember: 4 cm7 cmDecember: 7 cm

Mean snow depth on the ground (cm)

Jan 10 cm
Feb 11 cm
Mar 11 cm
Apr 7 cm
May 2 cm
Jun 0 cm
Jul 0 cm
Aug 0 cm
Sep 0 cm
Oct 2 cm
Nov 4 cm
Dec 7 cm

Spatial mean over the whole area, weighted by area (cosine of the latitude), not by population: indicative only, since the climate varies a lot within an area (coasts, plains, mountains). Look at the cities for the weather you will find.

Tourist areas

Cities