Year heatmap
One city, twelve months: how the weather rates, how crowded and expensive it gets, and what is on. Tap a month to see what each cell is based on.
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Beijing across the year
Best-looking months for Beijing: May, Sep, Nov. Rated avoid: Jul, Aug.
- JanMixedMediumMedium1 event
- FebMixedHighHigh1 event
- MarMixedMediumMedium1 event
- AprGoodMediumMedium1 event
- MayGreatHighHigh2 events
- JunMixedMediumMediumNone listed
- JulAvoidHighHighNone listed
- AugAvoidHighHighNone listed
- SepGreatMediumMedium1 event
- OctMixedHighHigh2 events
- NovGoodLowLowNone listed
- DecMixedLowLowNone listed
Green is good news, amber needs planning, red is a month to avoid. A dashed grey cell with a question mark means our data does not say: it is left unknown, never filled in. Crowd and price levels come from the country's month table, so they are the same for every city in it.
January in Beijing
Typical highs 2°C (36°F)36°F (2°C), lows −9°C (16°F)16°F (−9°C), rain on about 3 days.
- WeatherMixed
- Very cold and dry; Spring Festival some years. Typical highs around 2 °C, lows around -9 °C, rain on about 3 days.Based on: Voykit month rating for Beijing
- CrowdsMedium
- Medium crowd level: China overall. Cold and smoggy in the north, ice festival in Harbin; Spring Festival travel rush can start mid-month.Based on: China overall month table, not a city measurement
- PricesMedium
- Medium price level: China overall.Based on: China overall month table, not a city measurement
- Events1 event
- 1 listed: Spring Festival (Chinese New Year).Based on: Festival and holiday lists
What is on
- Spring Festival (Chinese New Year) (Date moves yearly; check this year's date)checkMany shops and restaurants close for several days; transport is packed for weeks around it; some fireworks restrictions apply in the centre.