Beijing, China Weather and Climate
Temperatures, precipitation, sunshine
Jan | Feb | March | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
Daytime temperature | 2 ° C | 4 ° C | 11 ° C | 20 ° C | 26 ° C | 30 ° C | 31 ° C | 30 ° C | 26 ° C | 19 ° C | 10 ° C | 3 ° C |
Night temperature | -9 ° C | -7 ° C | -1 ° C | 7 ° C | 13 ° C | 18 ° C | 22 ° C | 20 ° C | 14 ° C | 7 ° C | -0 ° C | -7 ° C |
Precipitation in mm | 3 | 6 | 9 | 26 | 29 | 71 | 176 | 182 | 49 | 19 | 6 | 2 |
Rainy days | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
Hours of sunshine | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
Sunrise | 7:35 | 7:10 | 6:25 | 5:40 | 5:00 | 4:45 | 5:00 | 5:25 | 5:55 | 6:25 | 7:00 | 7:30 |
Sunset | 17:15 | 17:50 | 18:20 | 18:50 | 19:20 | 19:45 | 19:45 | 19:15 | 18:25 | 17:35 | 17:00 | 16:50 |
Temperatures
The annual average temperature is 11.8 ° C. For comparison: Munich reaches an average of 8.6 ° C, in Berlin it is 9.6 ° C. The warmest month is July (25.9 ° C), coldest month of January with mean values of -4.3 ° C.
Precipitation
The annual precipitation is 578 mm on 46 days with precipitation. For comparison: In Munich, 967 mm, in Berlin 570 mm, precipitation is measured annually. The months of July and August are considered the rainy season, as more than 175 mm of precipitation can be expected per month. Overall, around 358 mm of precipitation can be expected in the rainy season. During the months of February, March and November snowfall is possible.
Sunshine
As our climate table shows, May is the sunniest month with an average of 9.3 hours of sunshine per day. On average over the year, the sun shines 7.5 hours per day. For comparison: In Munich and Berlin, the sun shines an average of 4.7 hours per day throughout the year.
Cities nearby
The following larger towns are nearby and have a similar climate: Beijing Shi, Langfang, Sanhe and Gaobeidian.
Beijing weather in March, April and May
Average daily temperatures between 11 ° C and 26 ° C can be expected over the next three months. In Beijing it gets warmest in May, but March is noticeably cooler.
You can expect around 2 days of rainfall in March, around 3 days in April and around 4 days in May.
In the period from March to May, the sun shines on average between 8 and 9 hours a day. The sunniest weather in Beijing is in May, but with a little less sun you will have to get by in March.