January is the coldest month in Beijing. If you are planning your Beijing tours in January, it is better for you to check the historical climate data for the whole January weather and the activities and festivals in Beijing.
The weather in January in Beijing
So Beijing could be very cold and windy in January, and very dry also. The exciting point is that all the city is warmed by a 24-hour heating system. In your hotel room or any indoor places, it is all right to wear a sweater. But once you would like to go out for sightseeing and walk on the streets, you are basically required to wear wamrmly, down jacket, glove and hat.
If you don’t want to carry heavy warm clothes all the way from your home country, you may purchase them here in Beijing. Major department stores and free markets sell various kinds of winter clothers.
Before packing your wear for your Beijing trip, please check below the official data for the historical climate for January in Beijing.
Historical Climate Data for Ianuary in Beijing
The time span for the date below: Jan 1, 1951 - Dec 31, 2008
The time span for the date below: Jan 1, 1951 - Dec 31, 2008
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| Date | Average High | Average Low | Precipitaion | Extreme High | Extreme Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 01 | 2℃ | -8℃ | 0mm | 13℃(1976) | -17℃(1966) |
| Jan 02 | 2℃ | -8℃ | 0mm | 10℃(1976) | -16℃(1977) |
| Jan 03 | 1℃ | -8℃ | 0mm | 9℃(1963) | -15℃(1969) |
| Jan 04 | 1℃ | -9℃ | 0mm | 14℃(2002) | -17℃(1971) |
| Jan 05 | 1℃ | -9℃ | 0mm | 10℃(1995) | -17℃(1970) |
| Jan 06 | 2℃ | -9℃ | 0mm | 11℃(1995) | -16℃(1955) |
| Jan 07 | 1℃ | -8℃ | 0mm | 10℃(1995) | -15℃(1955) |
| Jan 08 | 2℃ | -9℃ | 0mm | 10℃(1995) | -17℃(1968) |
| Jan 09 | 1℃ | -9℃ | 0mm | 9℃(1984) | -18℃(1951) |
| Jan 10 | 2℃ | -9℃ | 0mm | 12℃(2002) | -20℃(1951) |
| Jan 11 | 1℃ | -9℃ | 0mm | 10℃(2002) | -20℃(1951) |
| Jan 12 | 1℃ | -9℃ | 0mm | 13℃(1975) | -20℃(1951) |
| Jan 13 | 1℃ | -9℃ | 0mm | 8℃(2003) | -23℃(1951) |
| Jan 14 | 1℃ | -9℃ | 0mm | 7℃(1986) | -21℃(1951) |
| Jan 15 | 1℃ | -10℃ | 0mm | 11℃(1971) | -19℃(1951) |
| Jan 16 | 1℃ | -10℃ | 0mm | 11℃(1986) | -18℃(1967) |
| Jan 17 | 1℃ | -9℃ | 0mm | 9℃(2007) | -19℃(1953) |
| Jan 18 | 1℃ | -9℃ | 0mm | 10℃(1969) | -17℃(1958) |
| Jan 19 | 2℃ | -9℃ | 0mm | 9℃(1952) | -16℃(1977) |
| Jan 20 | 2℃ | -8℃ | 0mm | 9℃(1961) | -16℃(1966) |
| Jan 21 | 2℃ | -9℃ | 0mm | 10℃(1955) | -15℃(1951) |
| Jan 22 | 2℃ | -8℃ | 0mm | 10℃(1959) | -16℃(1951) |
| Jan 23 | 2℃ | -9℃ | 0mm | 11℃(1979) | -14℃(1976) |
| Jan 24 | 2℃ | -8℃ | 0mm | 11℃(1979) | -17℃(1960) |
| Jan 25 | 2℃ | -9℃ | 0mm | 12℃(1979) | -16℃(1966) |
| Jan 26 | 3℃ | -8℃ | 0mm | 11℃(1992) | -15℃(1976) |
| Jan 27 | 2℃ | -8℃ | 0mm | 10℃(1952) | -18℃(1972) |
| Jan 28 | 2℃ | -8℃ | 0mm | 11℃(1987) | -16℃(1960) |
| Jan 29 | 2℃ | -8℃ | 0mm | 10℃(1983) | -15℃(1960) |
| Jan 30 | 2℃ | -9℃ | 0mm | 13℃(1993) | -18℃(1973) |
| Jan 31 | 2℃ | -9℃ | 0mm | 11℃(1951) | -15℃(1973) |
Activities and Holidays in January in Beijing
January 01 is the new year’s day. Here in China, we don’t pay much attention to the first day of the new year while we are mainly focused on Chinese new year according to the lunar calendar. But January 01 is also on the list of China’ official holdays. People have one day off on January 01. To prolong the new year holiday, one weekend will be borrowed to be added up to the new year holiday, so people can have a connected three days off for January 01 new year holiday. If you visit Beijing on the new year’s day, you are required to book your hotel and train or flights well in advance due to the peak tourist period caused by the three day holiday for the new year.
Chinese new year or Spring Festival normally falls between mid-January and mid-Febuary. For example, 2011′s Chinese new year’s day is on Febuary 14 and 2012′s Chinese new year day falls on January 24. If you happen or want to visit Beijing during Chinese new year or Spring Festival, please book your hotel and tickets well in advance. Train tickets are hard to get during the spring festival. Avoid booking train tickets if possible while booking flights is highly recommended.
Plentiful activities will be held in Beijing during the Spring Festival, fireworks, temple fairs, flying skites…
The cold weather keeps many people away some arraction sites are that are still relatively crowd-free. If you’re planning to do any skiing in Beijing, January and the winter are the high season. So hotels and other accommodations in Beijing ski resorts are not cheap.
Though theJanuary weather is definitely a deterrent for travelers, there are a couple of great reasons to visit Beijing in January – the low cost and the thin crowds.
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