Weather in Beijing in December 2024
Average weather
Average temperature in Beijing in December
Going from a maximum of +13°C during the day to a minimum of -17°C during the night, the temperature in December averages around +1°C.
The average maximum temperature goes down 3% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +4°C to +3°C.
Is Beijing warm or cold in December?
Beijing is typically cool in December.
Maximum temperatures go down compared to the previous month from +10°C to +3°C. The minimum temperature also goes down from -1°C to -6°C.
Pack a sweater and a jacket as there will be cooler temperatures.
December is one of the coolest months in Beijing, here is the comparison with other months:
Climate in Beijing in December
| November | December | January | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +10°C | +3°C | +2°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| -11°C | -19°C | -21°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +23°C | +15°C | +17°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 9 mm | 0 mm | 0 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 1 m/s | 1 m/s | 1 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 57% | 53% | 49% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1023 HPa | 1027 HPa | 1027 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 16 | 19 | 18 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 10 | 10 | 11 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 3 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 1 | 2 | 2 | ||||
December weather is still as good as in November. It’s getting colder in December. From +10°C in the day, the average maximum temperature lowers to +3°C. As December arrives, the amount of rainfall goes down. On average, the rainfall volume decreases from 9 mm to 0 mm. It feels drier, as humidity decreases from 57% to 53%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during December, staying around 1 m/s. The good news is there are likely to be more sunny days in December, from 16 to 19.
January brings much the same weather, it remains good.
Wind
The average wind speed is 1 m/s getting up to 4 m/s which is a light breeze; barely moving the tree leaves.
The average wind speed in Beijing is gradually increasing during December, going from 1 m/s to 1 m/s over the course of the month.
Snow
December is one of the snowiest months in Beijing.
Here’s how December is compared with other months in the amount of snow, total mm:
How was the weather last December in Beijing?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Beijing in December has not changed much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1985 (+17°C) and the highest in 2019 (+22°C). The driest year was 1997 with only 345 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 1979 with 820 mm.
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Monthly weather in Beijing
Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Beijing, based on historical hourly weather data from January 1, 1979, to December 31, 2023.
For past dates, we show actual recorded data at the location at that time. Forecasts are based on recorded weather during that day of the year, averaged over the total years for which we have records (unless stated otherwise). The daily temperature is the highest recorded temperature in the shadow during that day.