When to go & weather

Weather

Chéngdū and the east have a subtropical, humid monsoon climate with temperatures ranging from 3°C to 8°C in winter (Dec-Feb) and 25°C to 29°C in summer (Jun-Aug). The Qinghai-Tibet plateau in the west experiences intense sunlight and low temperatures most of the year with temperatures dropping to –9°C in winter and reaching highs of only 17°C in summer.