Chengdu vs Hangzhou: which is better, month by month

Chengdu beats Hangzhou in 6 of 12 months — its lead peaks in June (64 vs 45) — while Hangzhou wins August and October; they are within 3 points in the other 4 months.

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 Hangzhou — all 12 months

MonthChengduHangzhouWinnerGap
January67Ccold, dry, poor air quality61Ccold, a little rain, poor air qualityChengdu6
February73Bcool, dry, poor air quality66Ccool, a little rain, poor air qualityChengdu7
March83Anice, dry, poor air quality74Bnice, rainy, poor air qualityChengdu9
April88Awarm, a little rain, poor air quality84Awarm, rainy, poor air qualityChengdu4
May77Bhot, a little rain, poor air quality70Bhot, soaked, poor air qualityChengdu7
June64Csweltering, rainy, poor air quality45Fsweltering, soaked, poor air qualityChengdu19
July46Fsweltering, soaked, poor air quality44Fsweltering, soaked, poor air qualityTie2
August45Fsweltering, soaked, poor air quality49Fsweltering, rainy, poor air qualityHangzhou4
September61Chot, rainy, poor air quality60Csweltering, rainy, poor air qualityTie1
October79Bnice, a little rain, poor air quality85Awarm, a little rain, poor air qualityHangzhou6
November78Bnice, dry, poor air quality79Bnice, a little rain, poor air qualityTie1
December69Ccool, dry, poor air quality67Ccool, a little rain, poor air qualityTie2

A month is a tie when the two are within 3 points. The widest gap is June (64 vs 45). 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
6 of 12

Hangzhou

🇨🇳 China · mild climate

Best month
October 85/100
Months won
2 of 12

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