Chengdu · Month comparison

November vs April

April ranks #2 overall vs November at #6. Best all-round month — 22C, panda cubs active, parks in full green, Qingming and pre-May Day push prices up.

November Chengdu Sichuan University ginkgo trees in gold autumn

November

#6 of 12 months

Best match

Cool, drier autumn — pandas at peak activity, ginkgo gold across Sichuan University, hotpot becomes the seasonal default again.

  • ↑Pandas extremely active in 16C cool — Research Base best month outside spring
  • ↑Sichuan University ginkgo trees in full gold — peak photography window
April Chengdu People's Park tea house with locals in spring

April

#2 of 12 months

Best match

Best all-round month — 22C, panda cubs active, parks in full green, Qingming and pre-May Day push prices up.

  • ↑Outdoor tea-house culture peak — People's Park and Heming Tea House packed with locals from sunrise
  • ↑Pandas in full active mode at Research Base — feeding 06:30-09:00 ideal
FactorNovemberApril
Weather score
6
8
Value score
6
4
Crowd score
6
5
Events score
5
6
Atmosphere
8
9
Avg high temp16°C22°C
Monthly rain18mm50mm
Daily sunshine3hrs4hrs

November trade-offs

  • ↓Sichuan Basin haze returns — sun barely 3 hrs/day
  • ↓Mt Emei summit accessible but cold and often clouded
  • ↓Drier but cool 16C/9C — light winter jacket needed

April trade-offs

  • ↓Qingming Festival (early April) brings 3-day domestic surge
  • ↓Hotel rates climbing toward May Day peak
  • ↓Plum-rain showers — 6-8 rainy days
See all 12 months for Chengdu →November in detail →April in detail →
Scores compare months within Chengdu. Climate data: Open Meteo ERA5 30-year normals (1991–2020). Methodology →