China
Beijing in January
In January, Beijing averages a daytime high of 2 °C and a night-time low of -8 °C, with about 2 mm of rain over the month. It falls outside Beijing's most comfortable months, April, May, September and October.
- Average high
- 2 °C
- Average low
- -8 °C
- Rain in the month
- 2 mm
- Daylight on 15 Jan
- 9 h 40 min
- Comfortable month
- No
- Places to stay
- 114
When to go
How January compares with the rest of the year in Beijing
January is the coolest month in Beijing by average daytime high; across the year the highs run from 2 °C to 32 °C and the lows from -8 °C to 23 °C. By day, January is 2 °C cooler than December, and February is 4 °C warmer than January.
January brings 2 mm of rain, less than the monthly average of 39 mm (462 mm a year); it is the driest month.
On 15 January the sun is up for about 9 h 40 min, against 9 h 20 min at the shortest and 15 h at the longest point of the year (calculated from the latitude, sunrise to sunset).
| Month | High | Low | Rain | Comfortable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 2 °C | -8 °C | 2 mm | |
| February | 6 °C | -5 °C | 4 mm | |
| March | 13 °C | 1 °C | 6 mm | |
| April | 21 °C | 9 °C | 18 mm | Yes |
| May | 27 °C | 15 °C | 33 mm | Yes |
| June | 31 °C | 20 °C | 70 mm | |
| July | 32 °C | 23 °C | 137 mm | |
| August | 30 °C | 21 °C | 109 mm | |
| September | 26 °C | 16 °C | 48 mm | Yes |
| October | 19 °C | 8 °C | 24 mm | Yes |
| November | 10 °C | 0 °C | 8 mm | |
| December | 4 °C | -6 °C | 3 mm |
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
When to go
Is January a good time to visit Beijing?
Not by the measure used here: the average high of 2 °C is below 18 °C. The comfortable months in Beijing are April, May, September and October; the nearest are October, before, and April, after.
The measure is about weather for a city stay only; it says nothing about events, school holidays or prices.
Public holidays in China in January
Nationwide public holidays; shops and offices may close on these dates.
Where to stay
Where to stay in Beijing
This guide lists 114 places to stay in Beijing, hotels recorded in Wikidata. By straight-line distance from the centre: under 1 km, 7; 1–3 km, 17; 3–10 km, 62; 10 km or more, 28.
Sources: climate from CRU TS v4.10 (Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia; Open Database License), 1991–2020 averages; day length calculated from the latitude; public holidays from python-holidays (MIT); places to stay from each operator's own public pages and Wikidata. How this guide is made.