Chengde Weather & Temperature - Best Time to Visit Chengde

As a prefecture-level city in the northeastern Hebei Province, Chengde faces Beijing and Tianjin to the south, borders Qinhuangdao and Tangshan to the southeast, Zhangjiakou to the west, Liaoning to the northeast and Inner Mongolia to the north. For the city’s northwest is Inner Mongolian Plateau at 1,200-2,000 m above seal level, the central area is the shallow mountains with criss-cross rivers and the southern region is Yanshan Mountains, the elevation of Chengde decreases from northwest to southeast.

Affected by latitude and complicated terrain, Chengde belongs to mixed Cold Temperate Zone, Semi-arid and Subhumid Continental Monsoon Climates. Major tourist area in Chengde, such as Chengde Mountain Resort experiences a Temperate Continental Monsoon Climate with mountain climate features, including four distinct seasons (warm spring, mild summer, cool autumn and cold winter) and large temperature difference between day and night. The average temperature of Chengde is about 9℃, and the hottest month is July with maximum temperature within 30℃ and the coldest time is January when temperature drops to -10℃. Moreover, Chengde owns an annual rainfall between 402.3 mm to 882.6 mm in different regions, most happen in summer.

When is the Best Time to Visit Chengde?

You can travel to Chengde in all seasons, as natural sights vary in season but cultural spots are always suitable for tour. In view of travel convenience and best natural scenery, April to October is the best time to visit Chengde. Because temperature starts to rise from February, it’s still a little cold in the following March until April turns to be warmer. And, temperature will fall to unfriendly chilly after October and with wide temperature difference from day to night. So it’s quite appropriate to visit major tourist attractions between the two nodes, such as Chengde Mountain Resort.

For a hiking trip to Jinshanling Great Wall of Chengde, April and May in spring and September and October in autumn are the best travel season, for it’s neither too hot nor too cold, and seasonal sights are the best then.

May to October, July and August in summer particularly, are the perfect times to visit Bashang Grassland, when wild flowers carpet the gently rolling mountains; weather is very pleasant and wild animals go out frequently. If you’re a shutterbug like colorful nature, early September to early October is the golden time to capture the layered dyed forests in Mulan Paddock.