Weather in Chengdu in December 2024
Average weather
Average temperature in Chengdu in December
The expected average maximum temperature in December is +12°C with a maximum of +18°C and a minimum of -1°C.
The average maximum temperature goes down 11% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +13°C to +11°C.
Is Chengdu warm or cold in December?
Chengdu is typically cool in December.
Maximum temperatures go down compared to the previous month from +16°C to +11°C. The minimum temperature also goes down from +10°C to +5°C.
Pack a sweater and a jacket as there will be cooler temperatures.
December is one of the coolest months in Chengdu, here is the comparison with other months:
Climate in Chengdu in December
| November | December | January | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +16°C | +11°C | +10°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| -4°C | -4°C | -3°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +25°C | +19°C | +18°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 19 mm | 7 mm | 9 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 1 m/s | 1 m/s | 1 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 79% | 78% | 78% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1021 HPa | 1024 HPa | 1023 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 5 | 6 | 6 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 15 | 19 | 17 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 10 | 6 | 8 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
December typically has worse weather conditions compared to November. It’s getting colder in December. From +16°C in the day, the average maximum temperature lowers to +11°C. As December arrives, the amount of rainfall goes down. On average, the rainfall volume decreases from 19 mm to 7 mm. It feels drier, as humidity decreases from 79% to 78%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during December, staying around 1 m/s. The good news is there are likely to be more sunny days in December, from 5 to 6.
January brings much the same weather, it remains ok.
Wind
The average wind speed is 1 m/s getting up to 3 m/s which is a light breeze; barely moving the tree leaves.
The average wind speed in Chengdu is gradually increasing during December, going from 1 m/s to 1 m/s over the course of the month.
How was the weather last December in Chengdu?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Chengdu in December has not changed much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1984 (+20°C) and the highest in 2020 (+23°C). The driest year was 2006 with only 736 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 1990 with 1678 mm.
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Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Chengdu, based on historical hourly weather data from January 1, 1979, to December 31, 2023.
For past dates, we show actual recorded data at the location at that time. Forecasts are based on recorded weather during that day of the year, averaged over the total years for which we have records (unless stated otherwise). The daily temperature is the highest recorded temperature in the shadow during that day.