Beijing, China climate
Average temperatures, precipitation and all-time records for Beijing, China, with every day graded against ~45 years of local climate history (1981–2026). Its warmest month is July, averaging a high of 32°C, and its coldest is January, with an average low of -11°C.
Beijing, previously romanized as Peking, is the capital city of China. With more than 22 million residents, it is the world's most populous national capital city, as well as China's second-largest city by urban area, after Shanghai. via Wikipedia
How today compares
Latest recorded day: 2026-07-21. Each reading placed on Beijing, China's own ±7-day seasonal distribution.
Notable weather in Beijing
On 21 July 2012, Beijing's heaviest rain in six decades triggered sudden flooding that killed at least 79 people and stranded thousands. Read more →
Beijing average temperatures by month
Typical daily high and low, and average precipitation, for each month in Beijing, China, based on 1981–2026 records. The wettest month is July (5 mm on an average day).
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Avg precip |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 1°C | -11°C | 0 mm |
| February | 5°C | -7°C | 0 mm |
| March | 13°C | -2°C | 0 mm |
| April | 22°C | 5°C | 0 mm |
| May | 28°C | 12°C | 3 mm |
| June | 32°C | 18°C | 3 mm |
| July | 32°C | 21°C | 5 mm |
| August | 30°C | 20°C | 5 mm |
| September | 26°C | 14°C | 3 mm |
| October | 19°C | 6°C | 0 mm |
| November | 10°C | -2°C | 0 mm |
| December | 3°C | -8°C | 0 mm |
Each bar spans the 10th-percentile daily low to the 90th-percentile daily high (the range most days fall within), coloured cold → hot on a shared -23°C to 46°C scale, so the whole year's rhythm reads at a glance.
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Record extremes
- Hottest day on record: 44°C on 1999-07-24
- Coldest day on record: -22°C on 2021-01-07
Percentiles compare each day to Beijing, China's own history, so grades are relative to this location: a “Near Record” day here isn't the same temperature as elsewhere. How the grades work →