Weather in Beijing

• All Year
• Summer
• Autumn
• Winter
• Spring

Yearly weather

Calculations are based on the last 8 years of historical weather data.

Temperatures

• Beijing experiences a wide range of temperatures throughout the year, with uncomfortable cold in December, January and February with temperatures below 5.0C.

• Comfortable temperatures are observed from April to October, with only June, July and August experiencing temperatures above 30.0C.

• The hottest months are June, July, and August, while the coldest are December, January and February.

Conditions

• In Beijing, the total sun hours exhibit a noticeable increase from winter to late spring, peaking in June at 10.5 hours, before declining in the summer months of July and August.

• Conversely, precipitation levels reach their highest in July with 6.96mm, indicating that this period sees both a drop in sunlight and significant rainfall, contrasting with the drier months of January through April.

Astronomy

• In Beijing, the earliest sunrise occurs in June at 04:46, while the latest happens in January at 07:32, highlighting a significant variation of nearly 2 hours and 46 minutes throughout the year. Conversely, the shortest day length is in December at 9 hours and 23 minutes, contrasting starkly with the longest day in June, which extends to 14 hours and 57 minutes.

• Notably, sunset times also exhibit extreme variation, with the earliest sunset in December at 16:51 and the latest in June at 19:44, a difference of over 2 hours and 50 minutes. This pattern indicates a pronounced seasonal shift in daylight hours, typical for mid-latitude cities like Beijing.