Weather in Guiyang in January 2026
- January is usually the coldest month of the year in Guiyang;
- January is usually the wettest month of the year in Guiyang;
Average weather
Average temperature in Guiyang in January
The expected average maximum temperature in January is +9°C with a maximum of +22°C and a minimum of -2°C.
The average maximum temperature goes up 54% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +5°C to +18°C.
Is Guiyang warm or cold in January?
Guiyang is typically cool in January.
Maximum temperatures go down compared to the previous month from +10°C to +8°C. The minimum temperature also goes down from +3°C to +2°C.
Pack a sweater and a jacket as there will be cooler temperatures.
January is the coldest month in Guiyang, here is the comparison with other months:
Climate in Guiyang in January
| December | January | February | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +10°C | +8°C | +10°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| -9°C | -7°C | -5°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +23°C | +22°C | +30°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 48 mm | 53 mm | 61 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 2 m/s | 2 m/s | 2 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 83% | 85% | 84% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1023 HPa | 1022 HPa | 1019 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 3 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 11 | 9 | 7 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 14 | 12 | 14 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 3 | 9 | 6 | ||||
January typically has worse weather conditions compared to December. It’s getting colder in January. From +10°C in the day, the average maximum temperature lowers to +8°C. Prepare for more rain. Average rainfall goes from 48 mm to 53 mm. Humidity rises from 83% to 85%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during January, staying around 2 m/s. The days becoming less sunny, going from 3 sunny days in December to 1 in January.
But maybe it is worth considering traveling in February as the weather gets better.
Wind
The average wind speed is 3 m/s getting up to 6 m/s which is a medium breeze. You can feel it, especially getting out of the water.
The average wind speed in Guiyang is gradually increasing during January, going from 2 m/s to 3 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
Snow
January is one of the snowiest months in Guiyang.
Here’s how January is compared with other months in the amount of snow, total mm:
How was the weather last January in Guiyang?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Guiyang in January has not changed much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1984 (+17°C) and the highest in 2023 (+20°C). The driest year was 2011 with only 935 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 1997 with 1958 mm.
FAQ
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Other cities in China
Monthly weather in Guiyang
Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Guiyang, 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.
