Month by month
Public holidays fill trains and sights, above all the Spring Festival in January or February and National Day week in early October. Book trains as soon as sales open, about 15 days ahead.
- JanuaryGo with a plan: ColdTypically 2°C by day, -10°C at night, rain on about 0 days a month
- FebruaryGo with a plan: ColdTypically 6°C by day, -7°C at night, rain on about 1 days a month
- MarchGo with a plan: MildTypically 15°C by day, -1°C at night, rain on about 2 days a month
- AprilBestTypically 22°C by day, 6°C at night, rain on about 4 days a month
- MayBestTypically 29°C by day, 13°C at night, rain on about 7 days a month
- JuneGo with a plan: RainyTypically 33°C by day, 19°C at night, rain on about 10 days a month
- JulyGo with a plan: HotTypically 32°C by day, 22°C at night, rain on about 17 days a month
- AugustGo with a plan: HotTypically 30°C by day, 20°C at night, rain on about 15 days a month
- SeptemberBestTypically 27°C by day, 15°C at night, rain on about 8 days a month
- OctoberBestTypically 19°C by day, 6°C at night, rain on about 5 days a month
- NovemberGo with a plan: MildTypically 10°C by day, -2°C at night, rain on about 2 days a month
- DecemberGo with a plan: ColdTypically 3°C by day, -8°C at night, rain on about 1 days a month
Typical weather is for Beijing: averages of NASA POWER daily data, 2016 to 2025, on a grid of about 50 km. Mountains and coasts can differ.
Plan the days
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