Chengdu vs Guangzhou: which is better, month by month

Chengdu beats Guangzhou in 7 of 12 months — its lead peaks in May (77 vs 48) — while Guangzhou wins January, February, July, November and December.

Each place is scored under the lens that suits its type. Comfort is SeasonMap's 0–100 estimate from ERA5 climate normals, not a forecast.

Chengdu vs Guangzhou — all 12 months

MonthChengduGuangzhouWinnerGap
January67Ccold, dry, poor air quality80Anice, a little rain, poor air qualityGuangzhou13
February73Bcool, dry, poor air quality82Anice, a little rain, poor air qualityGuangzhou9
March83Anice, dry, poor air quality76Bwarm, rainy, poor air qualityChengdu7
April88Awarm, a little rain, poor air quality63Chot, soaked, muggy airChengdu25
May77Bhot, a little rain, poor air quality48Fsweltering, soaked, poor air qualityChengdu29
June64Csweltering, rainy, poor air quality38Fsweltering, soaked, muggy airChengdu26
July46Fsweltering, soaked, poor air quality52Dsweltering, soaked, muggy airGuangzhou6
August45Fsweltering, soaked, poor air quality41Fsweltering, soaked, poor air qualityChengdu4
September61Chot, rainy, poor air quality50Dsweltering, soaked, poor air qualityChengdu11
October79Bnice, a little rain, poor air quality70Bhot, rainy, poor air qualityChengdu9
November78Bnice, dry, poor air quality86Awarm, a little rain, poor air qualityGuangzhou8
December69Ccool, dry, poor air quality88Anice, dry, poor air qualityGuangzhou19

A month is a tie when the two are within 3 points. The widest gap is May (77 vs 48). Tap a month for that month's temperature, rain, humidity and air quality side by side.

Chengdu

🇨🇳 China · mild climate

Best month
April 88/100
Months won
7 of 12

Guangzhou

🇨🇳 China · mild climate

Best month
December 88/100
Months won
5 of 12

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