Historical weather data, all-time temperature records, and monthly climate averages for Zigong, Sichuan, China. Explore typical weather conditions by week for trip planning, and see how today compares to the historical record.
April 4th in Zigong leans wet — there's a 62% chance of rain on this date, well above what you'd expect for a random spring day. Temperatures typically sit in the mid-to-upper 60s, though the date has seen everything from a sharp 35° freeze back in 1969 to an 85° scorcher in 2018.
Zigong is a city of extremes, baking to 106° in August 2022 — one of the hottest readings on record anywhere in Sichuan — and dropping to a bitter 21° in December 1975. A single July storm in 2003 dumped nearly five inches of rain in one day, a reminder of just how intense the summer monsoon can get here.
Zigong runs warm and wet through most of the year, with peak heat in late July when average highs hit 89° and the heaviest rains arriving in early August. Winter is mild by Chinese standards — January highs average 52° — but spring and autumn offer the sweet spot, with comfortable temperatures in the 60s and 70s before the summer humidity sets in.