Weather in Beijing in January 2025
- January is usually the coldest month of the year in Beijing;
Average weather
Average temperature in Beijing in January
Going from a maximum of +13°C during the day to a minimum of -16°C during the night, the temperature in January averages around +3°C.
The average maximum temperature goes up 31% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +4°C to +13°C.
Is Beijing warm or cold in January?
Beijing is typically cool in January.
Maximum temperatures go down compared to the previous month from +3°C to +2°C. The minimum temperature also goes down from -6°C to -9°C.
Pack a sweater and a jacket as there will be cooler temperatures.
January is the coldest month in Beijing, here is the comparison with other months:
Climate in Beijing in January
| December | January | February | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +3°C | +2°C | +6°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| -19°C | -21°C | -18°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +15°C | +17°C | +25°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 0 mm | 0 mm | 2 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 1 m/s | 1 m/s | 1 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 53% | 49% | 48% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1027 HPa | 1027 HPa | 1024 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 19 | 18 | 14 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 10 | 11 | 11 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 2 | 2 | 3 | ||||
January weather is still as good as in December. It’s getting colder in January. From +3°C in the day, the average maximum temperature lowers to +2°C. The rainfall amount in January stays the same as in the previous month with a 0 mm of total precipitation. It feels drier, as humidity decreases from 53% to 49%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during January, staying around 1 m/s. The days becoming less sunny, going from 19 sunny days in December to 18 in January.
Next month (February) brings a further decline in the weather.
Wind
The average wind speed is 2 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 January, going from 1 m/s to 3 m/s over the course of the month.
Snow
Here’s how January is compared with other months in the amount of snow, total mm:
How was the weather last January in Beijing?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Beijing in January 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.
FAQ
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Other cities in China
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.