Chongqing vs Guangzhou: which is better, month by month

Chongqing beats Guangzhou in 6 of 12 months — its lead peaks in May (65 vs 48) — while Guangzhou wins January, February, July, November and December; they are within 3 points in August.

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.

Chongqing vs Guangzhou — all 12 months

MonthChongqingGuangzhouWinnerGap
January67Ccool, a little rain, poor air quality80Anice, a little rain, poor air qualityGuangzhou13
February73Bcool, a little rain, poor air quality82Anice, a little rain, poor air qualityGuangzhou9
March81Anice, rainy, poor air quality76Bwarm, rainy, poor air qualityChongqing5
April77Bwarm, rainy, poor air quality63Chot, soaked, muggy airChongqing14
May65Chot, soaked, poor air quality48Fsweltering, soaked, poor air qualityChongqing17
June55Dsweltering, soaked, poor air quality38Fsweltering, soaked, muggy airChongqing17
July42Fsweltering, soaked, poor air quality52Dsweltering, soaked, muggy airGuangzhou10
August44Fsweltering, rainy, poor air quality41Fsweltering, soaked, poor air qualityTie3
September60Csweltering, rainy, muggy air50Dsweltering, soaked, poor air qualityChongqing10
October75Bwarm, rainy, poor air quality70Bhot, rainy, poor air qualityChongqing5
November78Bnice, a little rain, 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 December (69 vs 88). Tap a month for that month's temperature, rain, humidity and air quality side by side.

Chongqing

🇨🇳 China · mild climate

Best month
March 81/100
Months won
6 of 12

Guangzhou

🇨🇳 China · mild climate

Best month
December 88/100
Months won
5 of 12

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