Location
The city of Chongqing is situated at 105°17'and 28°10'. It is a part of the Chongqing municipality which sits
within the Sichuan Basin in the central area of China surrounded by Shaanxi, Sichuan, Hubei, Hunan, and
Guizhou provinces. Topographically, Chongqing lies at the point where the heights of the Qinghai-Tibet
Plateau give way to the plains of the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze.
Climate
Chongqing is located in the transition area between the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau and the Middle-lower Yangtze Plain. It
is part of the humid sub-tropical monsoon climate belt. The annual average temperature is 18C (64F) to 20C (68F)
with a low temperature of 4C (39F) in winter and a high temperature of 40C (104F) in summer. Chongqing weather is
famous for the hot summers and the city is known as one of 'the three furnace cities'. The other two are Nanjing and
Wuhan. Bring light clothing such as T-shirts, shorts and sandals if you come in summer. Also, remember to bring your
umbrella, sunglasses, and suntan lotion to avoid the heat of the 'burning furnace'. Chongqing is also a fog city that has
about 100 foggy days a year usually in spring and summer. Chongqing receives abundant rainfall, averaging about
1000 to 1400 millimeters (39 to 55 inches) annually. It has plenty of evening rain all year round.
Details on Temperature in the following chart:
