Beijing month by month
Plan your visit to Beijing by month. Compare weather, crowds, events, and prices across all twelve months with historical climate data.
- January
- High
- 2°C
- Low
- -7°C
- Rain
- 2 mm
January is the coldest month in Beijing, and you need to be ready for it. Daytime highs sit around 2°C (36°F), nights regularly drop to -7°C (20°F), and a dry Siberian wind can…
- February
- High
- 6°C
- Low
- -5°C
- Rain
- 5 mm
February in Beijing is defined by one thing above all else. Spring Festival, or Chunjie, typically falls in late January or February, and it reshapes the entire city for roughly 2…
- March
- High
- 15°C
- Low
- 2°C
- Rain
- 12 mm
March in Beijing means sand. The Gobi Desert sends dust storms rolling across the North China Plain, and on the worst days the sky turns a yellowish-brown that coats everything in…
- April
- High
- 22°C
- Low
- 9°C
- Rain
- 18 mm
April is probably the month Beijing has been waiting for since November. Five months of sub-zero nights end, and the city's parks fill with people again. Daytime temperatures…
- May
- High
- 27°C
- Low
- 14°C
- Rain
- 40 mm
May is probably the best month of the year to be in Beijing, but the first 5 days belong to somebody else. Labor Day Golden Week (May 1-5) is a national holiday that draws roughly…
- June
- High
- 33°C
- Low
- 21°C
- Rain
- 69 mm
June in Beijing is hot. Average highs reach 33°C (91°F), and by mid-afternoon the stone courtyards of the Forbidden City hold heat like a bread oven. Humidity sits near 48%, which…
- July
- High
- 32°C
- Low
- 23°C
- Rain
- 260 mm
July in Beijing is wet. That is the single most important thing to know. The city receives around 260mm of rain across roughly 16 days, more than any other month and about 6 times…
- August
- High
- 30°C
- Low
- 22°C
- Rain
- 174 mm
August in Beijing is hot, wet, and packed with domestic tourists. That is the honest version. Average highs reach 30°C (85°F), and 78% humidity makes those numbers feel…
- September
- High
- 27°C
- Low
- 17°C
- Rain
- 63 mm
September is, by most measures, the single best month to visit Beijing. The suffocating summer heat breaks. July's 260mm of monsoon rain drops to a manageable 63mm, and the city…
- October
- High
- 18°C
- Low
- 8°C
- Rain
- 40 mm
The first thing to know about October in Beijing is Golden Week. China's National Day holiday runs October 1 through 7, and in recent years roughly 800 million domestic trips have…
- November
- High
- 11°C
- Low
- 1°C
- Rain
- 16 mm
November in Beijing is defined by one thing above all else. On the 15th of the month, the city's centralized heating system kicks on, and with it comes a noticeable shift in air…
- December
- High
- 3°C
- Low
- -5°C
- Rain
- 4 mm
December in Beijing is genuinely, bone-deep cold. Expect daytime highs around 2.7°C (37°F) with overnight lows dropping to -5.5°C (22°F), and a dry wind off the Mongolian plateau…