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Regional slice of China with its own temperature profile. Best months here: May · Sep · Apr.

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0–30 °C
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China
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Asia/Harbin
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12-month climate · Beijing

How the year moves in Beijing

Ten years of ERA5, aggregated over Beijing itself rather than over China as a whole — the same series the month-by-month scores below are built from.

Temperature°C
Temperature · 12-month climatologyBeijing, China. Average daytime high by month in °C. Lowest in January (0.4), highest in June (30.1). Monthly means: 0.4, 3.9, 12.5, 19.6, 25.5, 30.1, 29.9, 28.7, 25.2, 17.0, 8.8, 1.4.
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MonthAverage daytime high (°C)
January0.4
February3.9
March12.5
April19.6
May25.5
June30.1
July29.9
August28.7
September25.2
October17.0
November8.8
December1.4
Rainfallmm
Rainfall · 12-month climatologyBeijing, China. Rainfall by month in mm. Lowest in January (2), highest in July (229). Monthly means: 2, 8, 13, 23, 32, 62, 229, 162, 57, 39, 17, 3.
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MonthRainfall (mm)
January2
February8
March13
April23
May32
June62
July229
August162
September57
October39
November17
December3
Sunshinehr / day
Sunshine · 12-month climatologyBeijing, China. Sunshine hours by month in hr / day. Lowest in July (5.2), highest in March (8.2). Monthly means: 7.0, 7.7, 8.2, 7.8, 7.9, 7.3, 5.2, 5.4, 6.7, 6.3, 6.1, 6.4.
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MonthSunshine hours (hr / day)
January7.0
February7.7
March8.2
April7.8
May7.9
June7.3
July5.2
August5.4
September6.7
October6.3
November6.1
December6.4
What’s open · year round

Things to do in Beijing

  • At its best
    The Great Wall

    At its best March–May, September–November

    Source: chinadiscovery.com

Opening seasons are checked by hand against the operators and parks themselves, not derived from the climate figures on this page. Last reviewed 2026-08-28. Dates move — confirm before you book.

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UK

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