Chengdu
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About
Chengdu is the capital city of the Chinese province of Sichuan. With a population of 20,937,757 at the 2020 census, it is the fourth most populous city in China, and it is the only city with a population of over 20 million apart from provincial-level municipalities. It is traditionally the hub of Western China.
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The next week in Chengdu
7-day forecast from Open-Meteo. UV badges flag days when sun protection matters (3 and above is moderate; 8 and above is risk territory for unprotected fair skin within 30 minutes).
Today
Overcast
29° / 18°
UV High
Sun
Rain
31° / 21°
5.6 mm
UV Very high
Mon
Rain
31° / 21°
2.7 mm
UV Moderate
Tue
Overcast
32° / 22°
UV Very high
Wed
Overcast
34° / 23°
UV Very high
Thu
Drizzle
32° / 24°
2.7 mm
UV High
In May 16
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Air quality
No monitoring station within 25 km.
Weather
38° / 9°
Typical high / low
3 mm rainfall this month
Daylight
13.7h
06:09 – 19:50local
Year-round climate
Monthly highs, lows, and rainfall (long-term averages, NASA POWER).
Airports near Chengdu
2 commercial airports within 100 km. Closest is Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport (CTU) at 16 km.
Getting around Chengdu
Public-transit operators within 8 km of the city center. Click through to each operator’s site for routes, fares, and tickets.
Local transit operators
Operators and modes aggregated by TransitLand from individual transit-agency GTFS feeds. Route classifications (subway / tram / rail / bus / etc) come from each feed’s GTFS route_type codes.
Sister cities
Sources
This page blends public reference data, climate/elevation services, and personal notes. Travel requirements can change, so visa and entry details should be checked again before booking.
- Wikipedia →
Summary, canonical article, and some image fallbacks.
- Wikidata →
Population, area, image, coordinates, and linked identifiers where available.
- NASA POWER →
Monthly temperature and rainfall climatology.
- Open-Meteo historical weather →
1991-2020 temperature and precipitation cross-check for compact climate fields.
- Open-Elevation →
Coordinate-based elevation backfill.
- tz database →
Coordinate-based IANA timezone lookup.
- Site credits →
Global source notes, map tiles, flags, licenses, and attribution policy.