China
Chengdu in December
🧥 WinterCool and mostly dry. Watch for hazy air.
🎒 Pack: warm jacket for evenings · N95 mask for hazy days
Why December scores 6.9What goes into the score
How it works- Weather comfort7.6
- !Cool (11°C highs / 5°C lows)
- ✓Comfortable humidity (dew point 2.5°C)
- ✓Mostly dry (~7 mm rain)
- Air quality1.5
- !Unhealthy (PM2.5 ~100 µg/m³)
- Seasonal hazards10.0
- ·No notable seasonal hazards
- Safety baseline7.5
- ·Increased caution
| Dec | May | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 6.9 Good | 7.8 Very good |
| Season | 🧥 Winter | 🌷 Spring |
| High / low | 11° / 5° | 27° / 18° |
| Rain | 7 mm | 77 mm |
| Humidity | dew pt 3° | dew pt 15° |
| PM2.5 | 100 µg/m³ | 46 µg/m³ |
Typical-month data: NASA POWER (MERRA-2 reanalysis) 2015–2024 (modelled, not a forecast). Temperatures: Chengdu weather-station normals. Rainfall: Chengdu weather-station normals (national met service).
Holidays & crowdsDecember 2026
No long holidaysNo long public-holiday weekends this month. School holidays aren't counted, so check those if you want to avoid family crowds.
No national public holidays in China this month.
National holidays only; regional holidays and school breaks aren't included. Source: holidays (open-source public-holiday calendar).
Explore ChengduEvents, sights, food & souvenirs
Check event dates locallyThe capital of Sichuan in southwest China, famous for giant pandas, fiery Sichuan cuisine and a relaxed teahouse culture.
No major events on our calendar for December.
Coming up later
Chinese New Year and temple fairsDate variesLunar calendar — late January to mid-February, date moves each year
Temple fairs with lanterns, performances and snacks over the holiday.
Why go: Travel across China is extremely busy; book transport early.
Where: Wuhou Shrine and other temples
Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding
A large park where you can see giant pandas and red pandas.
💡 Go at opening time; pandas are most active in the cool morning.
People's Park
A city park with traditional teahouses, dancing and a matchmaking corner.
Wenshu Monastery
A working Buddhist monastery with a vegetarian restaurant and tea garden.
Kuanzhai Xiangzi (Wide and Narrow Alleys)
Restored Qing-era lanes with shops, snacks and teahouses.
Wuhou Shrine and Jinli Street
A temple honouring Three Kingdoms figures, next to a busy old-style street.
Leshan Giant Buddha
A huge Buddha carved into a cliff, a day trip from the city.
Hotpot
A bubbling pot of chilli and Sichuan pepper broth for cooking meat and vegetables.
Mapo tofu
Tofu in a spicy, numbing sauce with minced meat.
Dan dan noodles
Noodles with chilli oil, Sichuan pepper and minced pork.
Kung pao chicken
Diced chicken with peanuts and dried chillies.
Zhong dumplings
Pork dumplings in a sweet and spicy chilli sauce.
Shu embroidery
Sichuan's traditional silk embroidery, one of China's four great embroidery styles.
💡 Specialist shops and museum shops
Sichuan pepper
The numbing spice central to Sichuan cooking.
💡 Markets and food shops
Panda souvenirs
Panda-themed gifts of all kinds.
💡 Panda base shop and shopping streets
Sichuan tea
Teas from the province, such as Mengding Mountain tea.
💡 Tea shops