Thermograph

How unusual is the weather? Graded against ~45 years of local climate history.

Beijing, China weather records

Record high and low temperatures for Beijing, China, by month, by season, and all-time, with the dates they occurred, across 1981–2026 of daily climate history. Its hottest day on record reached 44°C on 1999-07-24; its coldest fell to -22°C on 2021-01-07.

Records by month

The warmest (▲) and coldest (▼) both the daytime high and the overnight low have ever been in each calendar month, so each column shows its record high and its record low. Tap a month for its full averages and typical range.

MonthDaytime highOvernight low
January
11°C2023-01-31
-14°C2016-01-23
-1°C2002-01-15
-22°C2021-01-07
February
23°C2021-02-21
-9°C2001-02-05
3°C2021-02-21
-19°C1981-02-26
March
30°C2002-03-31
-4°C2007-03-05
11°C2018-03-28
-18°C2007-03-06
April
37°C2005-04-30
7°C1997-04-01
17°C1998-04-22
-4°C1991-04-01
May
42°C2001-05-19
10°C2015-05-10
22°C2000-05-25
3°C1991-05-01
June
43°C2022-06-25
17°C1997-06-03
25°C2023-06-24
8°C1987-06-05
July
44°C1999-07-24
20°C1995-07-18
26°C2003-07-27
14°C1991-07-01
August
39°C1984-08-05
18°C1996-08-24
26°C2018-08-02
10°C2022-08-27
September
38°C1999-09-10
13°C2008-09-24
22°C1999-09-09
3°C1985-09-24
October
33°C2006-10-02
4°C1995-10-31
19°C2019-10-01
-6°C2016-10-31
November
25°C2023-11-02
-6°C2015-11-24
11°C2022-11-11
-15°C2015-11-26
December
17°C1989-12-03
-10°C2023-12-20
1°C2018-12-02
-20°C2023-12-20

Records by season

The warmest (▲) and coldest (▼) both the daytime high and the overnight low have reached in each meteorological season (Northern Hemisphere, each a three-month span).

SeasonDaytime highOvernight low
Winter (Dec–Feb)
23°C2021-02-21
-14°C2016-01-23
3°C2021-02-21
-22°C2021-01-07
Spring (Mar–May)
42°C2001-05-19
-4°C2007-03-05
22°C2000-05-25
-18°C2007-03-06
Summer (Jun–Aug)
44°C1999-07-24
17°C1997-06-03
26°C2018-08-02
8°C1987-06-05
Autumn (Sep–Nov)
38°C1999-09-10
-6°C2015-11-24
22°C1999-09-09
-15°C2015-11-26

All-time records

The most extreme value Beijing has recorded for each metric across its entire history.

High

Highest 44°C 1999-07-24
Lowest -14°C 2016-01-23

Low

Highest 26°C 2018-08-02
Lowest -22°C 2021-01-07

Feels-like

Highest 64°C 2024-07-23
Lowest -38°C 2021-01-06

Humidity

Highest 25.2 g/m³ 2018-07-16
Lowest 0.4 g/m³ 2018-12-27

Wind

Highest 62 km/h 2013-03-09
Lowest 6 km/h 1985-07-04

Precip

Wettest 152 mm 2016-07-20
Driest 118-day dry spell 1983-10-26

For rainfall, the “driest” figure is the longest run of consecutive days without measurable rain, dated to when that dry spell began.

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