Weather in Zhanjiang in January 2026
- January is usually the coldest month of the year in Zhanjiang;
Average weather
Average temperature in Zhanjiang in January
The temperature in January is +19°C on average, with a range between a maximum of +27°C during the day and a minimum of +7°C at night.
The average maximum temperature goes up 10% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +19°C to +21°C.
Is Zhanjiang warm or cold in January?
Zhanjiang is typically mild in January.
Maximum temperatures go down compared to the previous month from +22°C to +20°C. The minimum temperature also goes down from +14°C to +13°C.
Pack a light jacket as it will be warm in the day and cool in the evenings.
January is the coldest month in Zhanjiang, here is the comparison with other months:
Climate in Zhanjiang in January
| December | January | February | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +22°C | +20°C | +21°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| +3°C | +3°C | +4°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +30°C | +31°C | +34°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 25 mm | 27 mm | 37 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 2 m/s | 2 m/s | 2 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 72% | 78% | 82% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1019 HPa | 1018 HPa | 1016 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 8 | 4 | 2 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 15 | 16 | 13 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 8 | 10 | 13 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
January typically has worse weather conditions compared to December. It’s getting colder in January. From +22°C in the day, the average maximum temperature lowers to +20°C. Prepare for more rain. Average rainfall goes from 25 mm to 27 mm. Humidity rises from 72% to 78%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during January, staying around 2 m/s. The days becoming less sunny, going from 8 sunny days in December to 4 in January.
February brings much the same weather, it remains ok.
Wind
The average wind speed is 3 m/s getting up to 5 m/s which is a light breeze; barely moving the tree leaves.
The average wind speed in Zhanjiang is gradually increasing during January, going from 1 m/s to 3 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
How was the weather last January in Zhanjiang?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Zhanjiang in January has not changed much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1984 (+26°C) and the highest in 2019 (+28°C). The driest year was 2007 with only 1288 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 1985 with 2386 mm.
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Other cities in China
Monthly weather in Zhanjiang
Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Zhanjiang, 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.
