When is the best month to travel to Chongqing?

The best months to travel to Chongqing are from March to May and October to November.

Spring and autumn are suitable for visiting and the temperature is pleasant. Starting from June, Chongqing starts to get hot, and the intense heat comes from July to August. After October, the weather starts to get cooler, and Chongqing in the golden autumn is worth a visit. After late November, the weather in Chongqing begins to be cold and obscure, and the effect of taking photos is greatly reduced at this time.

The temperature is unstable in early spring, the summer is hot and often droughty, the autumn is cool and rainy, and the winter is warm with less snow and more clouds and fog. Chongqing is one of the cities with the shortest sunshine hours in China. The rainy season is concentrated in summer and autumn, and it rains especially at night. There is a saying of "night rain in Bashan". It is foggy from late autumn to early spring. Therefore, relatively speaking, the temperature in spring and autumn is more suitable, so you can enjoy visiting.

Chongqing’s geographical environment

Chongqing is located in southwest China and the upper reaches of the Yangtze River, straddling the transition zone between the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau and the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River plains. It borders Hubei and Hunan to the east, Guizhou to the south, Sichuan to the west, and Shaanxi to the north. The area under its jurisdiction is 470 kilometers long from east to west, 450 kilometers wide from north to south, and covers an area of ??82,400 square kilometers.

Chongqing has Daba Mountain in the north, Wushan Mountain in the east, Wuling Mountain in the southeast, and Dalou Mountain in the south. The altitude of the main urban area of ??Chongqing is mostly between 168-400 meters. The highest peak in the city is Yintiao Ridge, the main peak of Jieliang Mountain on the eastern edge of Wuxi County, with an altitude of 2,796.8 meters. The lowest point is the water surface of the Yangtze River in Wushan County, with an altitude of 73.1 meters. Chongqing has an altitude difference of 2,723.7 meters. The territory has high mountains, deep valleys, and crisscross ravines. Mountains account for 76% of the area, hills account for 22%, and flat valleys account for only 2%.

The above content comes from: Baidu Encyclopedia—Chongqing