Annual mean 12°C · wettest around May · prevailing wind SW
Warmest
28.2 °C
Coldest
-2.4 °C
Wettest
53%
Windiest
5.5 m/s
Prevailing
SW
4.4 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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bars actual · line feels-like, °Cchance of rain, %wind speed, m/ssky covered, %
The average temperature in Pekin over the whole year is 12°C. July is the hottest month, with highs of about 28°C; January is the coldest, with lows of about -5°C. Pekin has no sharply defined rainy season: the chance of rain on a given day runs from 44% in January, the driest month, to 52% in May, the wettest. Winds in Pekin are highest in March, averaging 4.3 m/s (15 km/h), and lightest in July, at 2.3 m/s (8 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the SW. The clearest skies in Pekin come in June, when the sky is typically 27% covered; January is the cloudiest month, at 58%.
Month by month Pekin 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
-1°C
-5°C
-7°C
44%
58%
3.9 m/s
0
0
3
February
2°C
-3°C
-3°C
44%
46%
4.0 m/s
2
0
13
March
9°C
2°C
3°C
50%
49%
4.3 m/s
7
0
28
April
14°C
7°C
9°C
51%
44%
4.2 m/s
26
2
53
May
21°C
14°C
19°C
52%
42%
3.5 m/s
58
20
57
June
27°C
19°C
27°C
48%
27%
3.0 m/s
52
52
24
July
28°C
21°C
29°C
50%
30%
2.3 m/s
32
61
8
August
27°C
19°C
28°C
49%
30%
2.3 m/s
45
58
16
September
25°C
15°C
24°C
47%
28%
2.5 m/s
60
43
38
October
17°C
9°C
14°C
49%
40%
3.2 m/s
40
8
59
November
9°C
3°C
3°C
46%
41%
3.6 m/s
10
0
32
December
3°C
-1°C
-3°C
45%
51%
3.7 m/s
0
0
11
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 Pekin weather by season
Year round, Pekin has days of about -1°C at their warmest in January, its coolest month, and 28°C in July, its warmest; the coolest hours of the day run from -5°C to 21°C through the year, and the average temperature over the year is 12°C around the clock. Rain is most likely around May 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.
Pekin weather in winterDecember to February
High 1°CLow -3°CRain 44%
Winter in Pekin has typical daily highs of about 1°C and lows of about -3°C, with a 44% chance of rain on a given day.
Pekin weather in springMarch to May
High 15°CLow 8°CRain 51%
Spring in Pekin has typical daily highs of about 15°C and lows of about 8°C, with a 51% chance of rain on a given day.
Pekin weather in summerJune to August
High 27°CLow 20°CRain 49%
Summer in Pekin has typical daily highs of about 27°C and lows of about 20°C, with a 49% chance of rain on a given day.
Pekin weather in autumnSeptember to November
High 17°CLow 9°CRain 47%
Autumn in Pekin has typical daily highs of about 17°C and lows of about 9°C, with a 47% chance of rain on a given day.
When is the rainy season in Pekin?
Pekin has no sharply defined rainy season: the chance of rain on a given day runs from 44% in January, the driest month, to 52% in May, the wettest.
What time of year is Pekin windiest?
Winds in Pekin are highest in March, averaging 4.3 m/s (15 km/h), and lightest in July, at 2.3 m/s (8 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the SW.
What is the average temperature in Pekin year round?
The average temperature in Pekin over the whole year is 12°C. July is the hottest month, with highs of about 28°C; January is the coldest, with lows of about -5°C.