Annual mean 13°C · wettest around July · prevailing wind W
Warmest
30.3 °C
Coldest
-0.5 °C
Wettest
25%
Windiest
4.1 m/s
Prevailing
W
3.3 m/s average
When this place is good five ratings · thirty-six ten-day sections · click a cell to read it
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The average temperature in Beijing over the whole year is 13°C. June is the hottest month, with highs of about 30°C; January is the coldest, with lows of about -8°C. The rainy (wet) season in Beijing runs from June to August, peaking in July with a 27% chance of rain on a given day. The dry season is September to May; January is the driest month, at 2%. Winds in Beijing are highest in April, averaging 3.3 m/s (12 km/h), and lightest in September, at 2.2 m/s (8 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the W. The clearest skies in Beijing come in October, when the sky is typically 42% covered; July is the cloudiest month, at 53%.
Month by month Beijing climate by month: average temperatures year round · click a month to read it
Month
High
Low
Feels like
Chance of rain
Cloud
Wind
Being outside
Sun
Walking
January
-0°C
-8°C
-6°C
2%
48%
2.9 m/s
0
0
1
February
4°C
-5°C
-2°C
5%
51%
2.9 m/s
0
0
7
March
12°C
2°C
6°C
5%
44%
3.1 m/s
10
0
49
April
20°C
9°C
14°C
8%
49%
3.3 m/s
52
3
79
May
25°C
15°C
22°C
11%
52%
3.2 m/s
71
32
52
June
30°C
21°C
29°C
15%
53%
2.7 m/s
36
62
13
July
30°C
23°C
32°C
27%
53%
2.3 m/s
13
46
3
August
29°C
22°C
31°C
23%
53%
2.3 m/s
22
53
6
September
25°C
17°C
24°C
14%
45%
2.2 m/s
64
48
35
October
17°C
8°C
14°C
10%
42%
2.2 m/s
47
2
80
November
9°C
1°C
4°C
6%
45%
2.7 m/s
4
0
37
December
1°C
-6°C
-5°C
2%
44%
2.9 m/s
0
0
2
High and low are the warmest and coolest of four readings a day — midnight, 6am, noon and 6pm — so a true overnight low can sit a degree or two under them. Chance of rain, cloud and wind are the day’s average; feels-like and the three ratings (each out of 100: Good from 55, Ideal from 80) are read at midday.
Seasons, and the year in short Beijing weather by season
Year round, Beijing has days of about -0°C at their warmest in January, its coolest month, and 30°C in June, its warmest; the coolest hours of the day run from -8°C to 23°C through the year, and the average temperature over the year is 13°C around the clock. Rain is most likely around July and least likely around January. Every figure here is a decade of observations blended into one representative year, so it reads as what this date is usually like, not a forecast for one particular day.
Beijing weather in winterDecember to February
High 2°CLow -6°CRain 3%
Winter in Beijing has typical daily highs of about 2°C and lows of about -6°C, with a 3% chance of rain on a given day.
Beijing weather in springMarch to May
High 19°CLow 9°CRain 8%
Spring in Beijing has typical daily highs of about 19°C and lows of about 9°C, with a 8% chance of rain on a given day.
Beijing weather in summerJune to August
High 30°CLow 22°CRain 22%
Summer in Beijing has typical daily highs of about 30°C and lows of about 22°C, with a 22% chance of rain on a given day.
Beijing weather in autumnSeptember to November
High 17°CLow 8°CRain 10%
Autumn in Beijing has typical daily highs of about 17°C and lows of about 8°C, with a 10% chance of rain on a given day.
When is the rainy season in Beijing?
The rainy (wet) season in Beijing runs from June to August, peaking in July with a 27% chance of rain on a given day. The dry season is September to May; January is the driest month, at 2%.
What time of year is Beijing windiest?
Winds in Beijing are highest in April, averaging 3.3 m/s (12 km/h), and lightest in September, at 2.2 m/s (8 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the W.
What is the average temperature in Beijing year round?
The average temperature in Beijing over the whole year is 13°C. June is the hottest month, with highs of about 30°C; January is the coldest, with lows of about -8°C.