Weather in Changchun in January 2026
- January is usually the coldest month of the year in Changchun;
Average weather
Average temperature in Changchun in January
Going from a maximum of +4°C during the day to a minimum of -28°C during the night, the temperature in January averages around -8°C.
The average maximum temperature goes up 16% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from -9°C to -4°C.
Is Changchun warm or cold in January?
Changchun is typically cold in January.
Maximum temperatures go down compared to the previous month from -7°C to -10°C. The minimum temperature also goes down from -17°C to -21°C.
Wear your winter warms as it will be cold. To save space, layer, and don’t forget gloves and a scarf.
January is the coldest month in Changchun, here is the comparison with other months:
Climate in Changchun in January
| December | January | February | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| -7°C | -10°C | -4°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| -34°C | -40°C | -36°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +12°C | +4°C | +14°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 0 mm | 0 mm | 0 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 3 m/s | 2 m/s | 3 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 69% | 69% | 62% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1025 HPa | 1026 HPa | 1023 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 14 | 14 | 10 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 13 | 14 | 14 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 5 | 4 | 4 | ||||
January weather is still as good as in December. It’s getting colder in January. From -7°C in the day, the average maximum temperature lowers to -10°C. The rainfall amount in January stays the same as in the previous month with a 0 mm of total precipitation. Humidity levels don’t change as the month goes on, averaging around 69%. Winds are calmer in comparison to December, going down from 3 m/s to 2 m/s on average. The amount of sunny days stay about the same, averaging 14 sunny days during the month.
February brings much the same weather, it remains good.
Wind
The average wind speed is 3 m/s getting up to 7 m/s which is a medium breeze. You can feel it, especially getting out of the water.
The average wind speed in Changchun is gradually decreasing during January, going from 3 m/s to 1 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
Snow
Here’s how January is compared with other months in the amount of snow, total mm:
How was the weather last January in Changchun?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Changchun in January has not changed much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1980 (+10°C) and the highest in 2019 (+13°C). The driest year was 2000 with only 404 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 1985 with 943 mm.
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Other cities in China
Monthly weather in Changchun
Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Changchun, 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.
