Abstract: Temperature plays an important role in vegetable and fruit storage. In this study, the Cucumis melo var.reticulatus Chuanmicuiyu planted in Chengdu plain were stored at different temperatures by comparing the quality of muskmelon during storage. The results showed that cold storage（5, 8, 12 ℃） significantly reduced breathing rate,decay rate, and decay index of muskmelon, delayed the increase of malondialdehyde content and the loss of hardness, and maintained a higher brightness（L*value）. Besides, there was no serious cold injury of the muskmelon observed during storage. Among the three low temperatures, 5 ℃ was the best one, which demonstrated storing at this temperature could effectively extends the storage time of Cucumis melo var. reticulatus, and maintained its good appearance even after 28 days storage.