What climate type does Chongqing belong to?

Chongqing has a warm and humid climate with four distinct seasons, hot and rainy summer and cold and dry winter. Because it is located in the mountainous area, the climate difference between inside and outside the city is obvious, and the temperature and humidity in the urban plain area are higher than those in the mountainous area. In most parts of Chongqing, the average annual temperature is about 16℃, with abundant precipitation, and the annual precipitation is about 1500-2000mm. Therefore, it belongs to subtropical humid climate.

Climate type refers to the characteristics and changing rules of meteorological elements such as annual precipitation and annual average temperature in a certain area, which is usually used to divide the climate characteristics of geographical areas. Common climate types are: tropical rain forest climate, savanna climate, tropical desert climate, subtropical humid climate, Mediterranean climate, temperate maritime climate, temperate continental climate, cold zone ice and snow climate and so on.