Weather in Kunming in January 2026
Average weather
Average temperature in Kunming in January
The expected average maximum temperature in January is +16°C with a maximum of +24°C and a minimum of 0°C.
The average maximum temperature goes up 54% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +11°C to +24°C.
Is Kunming warm or cold in January?
Kunming is typically mild in January.
Maximum temperatures go up compared to the previous month from +15°C to +16°C. The minimum temperature also goes down from +6°C to +5°C.
Pack a light jacket as it will be warm in the day and cool in the evenings.
January is one of the coolest months in Kunming, here is the comparison with other months:
Climate in Kunming in January
| December | January | February | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +15°C | +16°C | +18°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| -6°C | -4°C | -1°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +23°C | +24°C | +26°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 21 mm | 29 mm | 29 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 2 m/s | 3 m/s | 3 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 73% | 66% | 58% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1017 HPa | 1015 HPa | 1013 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 11 | 14 | 14 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 10 | 7 | 4 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 9 | 9 | 10 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
January weather is still as good as in December. It’s getting warmer as January arrives. The average maximum temperature goes up from +15°C to +16°C during the day. Prepare for more rain. Average rainfall goes from 21 mm to 29 mm. It feels drier, as humidity decreases from 73% to 66%. Winds are stronger in comparison to December, going up from 2 m/s to 3 m/s on average. The good news is there are likely to be more sunny days in January, from 11 to 14.
February brings much the same weather, it remains good.
Wind
The average wind speed is 4 m/s getting up to 8 m/s which is a medium breeze. You can feel it, especially getting out of the water.
The average wind speed in Kunming is gradually increasing during January, going from 2 m/s to 7 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
How was the weather last January in Kunming?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Kunming in January has not changed much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1992 (+21°C) and the highest in 2010 (+23°C). The driest year was 2011 with only 957 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 1986 with 1807 mm.
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Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Kunming, 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.
