Weather in Chongqing in December 2025
Average weather
Average temperature in Chongqing in December
Going from a maximum of +21°C during the day to a minimum of +3°C during the night, the temperature in December averages around +14°C.
The average maximum temperature goes up 0% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +11°C to +11°C.
Is Chongqing warm or cold in December?
Chongqing is typically mild in December.
Maximum temperatures go down compared to the previous month from +18°C to +12°C. The minimum temperature also goes down from +12°C to +7°C.
Pack a light jacket as it will be warm in the day and cool in the evenings.
December is one of the coolest months in Chongqing, here is the comparison with other months:
Climate in Chongqing in December
| November | December | January | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +18°C | +12°C | +11°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| +2°C | -2°C | -2°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +29°C | +21°C | +19°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 64 mm | 32 mm | 27 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 1 m/s | 1 m/s | 1 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 82% | 81% | 80% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1020 HPa | 1024 HPa | 1022 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 4 | 3 | 3 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 10 | 15 | 15 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 16 | 13 | 13 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
December weather is still as ok as in November. It’s getting colder in December. From +18°C in the day, the average maximum temperature lowers to +12°C. As December arrives, the amount of rainfall goes down. On average, the rainfall volume decreases from 64 mm to 32 mm. It feels drier, as humidity decreases from 82% to 81%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during December, staying around 1 m/s. The days becoming less sunny, going from 4 sunny days in November to 3 in December.
January brings much the same weather, it remains ok.
Wind
The average wind speed is 2 m/s getting up to 4 m/s which is a light breeze; barely moving the tree leaves.
The average wind speed in Chongqing is gradually decreasing during December, going from 2 m/s to 1 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
How was the weather last December in Chongqing?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Chongqing in December has not changed much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1982 (+21°C) and the highest in 2024 (+24°C). The driest year was 2006 with only 689 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 1998 with 1476 mm.
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Monthly weather in Chongqing
Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Chongqing, 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.
