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Chengdu vs Sintra
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Chengdu and Sintra have nearly identical year-round temperatures; Chengdu is the wetter, with 5 in more rain a year, and Sintra the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Chengdu and Sintra, in everyday terms.
Summers
Summers are nearly the same
Chengdu: Warm
Sintra: Warm
Winters
Sintra has milder winters
Chengdu: Chilly
Sintra: Cool
Rain & snow
Chengdu is wetter
Chengdu: Moderate rainfall
Sintra: Moderate rainfall
Sky
Sintra is far sunnier
Chengdu: Often grey
Sintra: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Chengdu and Sintra run remarkably close all year.
Precipitation
Chengdu is the wetter — about 5 in more across the year.
Clear skies
Sintra has the clearer skies — the higher line.
Exact monthly numbers
Tap a metric to open its full table. Desktop shows all twelve months; on a phone each metric splits into Jan–Jun and Jul–Dec.
Avg high (°F) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chengdu | 49 | 54 | 61 | 72 | 80 | 83 | 86 | 85 | 79 | 69 | 61 | 51 |
| Sintra | 58 | 60 | 65 | 68 | 73 | 79 | 83 | 84 | 80 | 72 | 64 | 59 |
| Difference | +9 | +6 | +4 | -4 | -7 | -4 | -3 | -1 | +1 | +3 | +2 | +7 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chengdu | 49 | 54 | 61 | 72 | 80 | 83 |
| Sintra | 58 | 60 | 65 | 68 | 73 | 79 |
| Difference | +9 | +6 | +4 | -4 | -7 | -4 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chengdu | 86 | 85 | 79 | 69 | 61 | 51 |
| Sintra | 83 | 84 | 80 | 72 | 64 | 59 |
| Difference | -3 | -1 | +1 | +3 | +2 | +7 |
Avg low (°F) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chengdu | 38 | 43 | 48 | 57 | 64 | 70 | 73 | 71 | 66 | 59 | 50 | 41 |
| Sintra | 47 | 48 | 51 | 53 | 57 | 61 | 64 | 65 | 63 | 59 | 53 | 48 |
| Difference | +9 | +5 | +3 | -4 | -7 | -8 | -9 | -6 | -3 | — | +2 | +7 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chengdu | 38 | 43 | 48 | 57 | 64 | 70 |
| Sintra | 47 | 48 | 51 | 53 | 57 | 61 |
| Difference | +9 | +5 | +3 | -4 | -7 | -8 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chengdu | 73 | 71 | 66 | 59 | 50 | 41 |
| Sintra | 64 | 65 | 63 | 59 | 53 | 48 |
| Difference | -9 | -6 | -3 | — | +2 | +7 |
Precipitation (in) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chengdu | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 1.7 | 2.4 | 4.5 | 7 | 8.3 | 3.7 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 0.2 |
| Sintra | 3.4 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 1.2 | 3.6 | 4.4 | 3.8 |
| Difference | +3.1 | +2 | +1.8 | +0.5 | -0.2 | -4.1 | -6.9 | -8.1 | -2.5 | +2.2 | +3.8 | +3.6 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chengdu | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 1.7 | 2.4 | 4.5 |
| Sintra | 3.4 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 0.4 |
| Difference | +3.1 | +2 | +1.8 | +0.5 | -0.2 | -4.1 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chengdu | 7 | 8.3 | 3.7 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 0.2 |
| Sintra | 0.2 | 0.2 | 1.2 | 3.6 | 4.4 | 3.8 |
| Difference | -6.9 | -8.1 | -2.5 | +2.2 | +3.8 | +3.6 |
Cloud cover (%) Chengdu runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chengdu | 78 | 82 | 84 | 82 | 84 | 85 | 81 | 77 | 85 | 87 | 78 | 77 |
| Sintra | 60 | 58 | 58 | 58 | 53 | 48 | 43 | 41 | 48 | 57 | 60 | 62 |
| Difference | -18 | -25 | -25 | -24 | -31 | -37 | -38 | -36 | -37 | -30 | -19 | -15 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chengdu | 78 | 82 | 84 | 82 | 84 | 85 |
| Sintra | 60 | 58 | 58 | 58 | 53 | 48 |
| Difference | -18 | -25 | -25 | -24 | -31 | -37 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chengdu | 81 | 77 | 85 | 87 | 78 | 77 |
| Sintra | 43 | 41 | 48 | 57 | 60 | 62 |
| Difference | -38 | -36 | -37 | -30 | -19 | -15 |
Relative humidity (%) Sintra runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chengdu | 75 | 73 | 68 | 65 | 64 | 68 | 75 | 79 | 80 | 80 | 77 | 76 |
| Sintra | 83 | 81 | 79 | 78 | 77 | 77 | 78 | 78 | 79 | 81 | 82 | 84 |
| Difference | +8 | +8 | +11 | +13 | +13 | +9 | +2 | -1 | -2 | +1 | +5 | +8 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chengdu | 75 | 73 | 68 | 65 | 64 | 68 |
| Sintra | 83 | 81 | 79 | 78 | 77 | 77 |
| Difference | +8 | +8 | +11 | +13 | +13 | +9 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chengdu | 75 | 79 | 80 | 80 | 77 | 76 |
| Sintra | 78 | 78 | 79 | 81 | 82 | 84 |
| Difference | +2 | -1 | -2 | +1 | +5 | +8 |
How both climates are changing
Both cities are warming. Each city has its own warming trend; see its trends page for the year-by-year detail. Chengdu trends → · Sintra trends →
Methodology & sources
Chengdu
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 13 years of daily observations at Chengdu, a weather station, about 5 km from the city centre. The underlying daily records come from NOAA's global station network.
Cloud, humidity, wind & sunshine — modelled estimates from NASA POWER, NASA's satellite-and-reanalysis climatology. This is the standard global source for atmospheric variables, which are not measured at most weather stations.
Sintra
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 30 years of daily observations at Lisboa/gago Coutinho, a weather station, about 22 km from the city centre. The underlying daily records come from NOAA's global station network.
Cloud, humidity, wind & sunshine — modelled estimates from NASA POWER, NASA's satellite-and-reanalysis climatology. This is the standard global source for atmospheric variables, which are not measured at most weather stations.
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