Best: Feb, May, Sep · Great: Apr, Oct · Feb for Chinese New Year
The year swings from a cold January to a hot, humid July, with rainfall concentrated around July — usually the least comfortable stretch of the year. In May, expect highs around 26°C with rain on roughly 7 days of the month.
Chinese New Year (February) — Lunar New Year (date shifts, usually late Jan–Feb) brings lantern displays, temple fairs, and citywide celebration.
The Great Wall and the Forbidden City are the headline sights, alongside Tiananmen Square and the hutong neighborhoods.
Try Peking duck, Beijing's signature dish, alongside baijiu — China's traditional grain spirit, or jasmine tea if you'd rather skip the alcohol.
Daylight, sunrise, and sunset are calculated exactly from this region's latitude. Temperature and rainfall are modeled from its general climate type, not measured station data. Month summaries are generated from those modeled figures.
Expect cold days around 2°/-8°C, with mostly dry conditions (~2 rainy days).
Expect cool days around 5°/-6°C, with mostly dry conditions (~3 rainy days).
Expect cool days around 12°/-1°C, with occasional rain (~4 rainy days).
Expect mild days around 20°/6°C, with occasional rain (~5 rainy days).
Expect warm days around 26°/12°C, with occasional rain (~7 rainy days).
Expect warm days around 30°/18°C, with occasional rain (~8 rainy days).
Expect hot days around 31°/22°C, with frequent rain (~14 rainy days).
Expect warm days around 30°/21°C, with frequent rain (~13 rainy days).
Expect warm days around 26°/14°C, with occasional rain (~7 rainy days).
Expect mild days around 19°/6°C, with occasional rain (~5 rainy days).
Expect cool days around 9°/-2°C, with mostly dry conditions (~3 rainy days).
Expect cold days around 3°/-7°C, with mostly dry conditions (~2 rainy days).