Average temperatures for January at cities throughout China are listed below in degrees Fahrenheit and Celsius.
You can jump to a separate table for each section of the country: North China, Northeast China, East China, South Central China, Southwest China and Northwest China.
The tables give the maximum and minimum monthly temperatures based on long-term historical weather data.
North China
Average January temperatures
High °F |
Low °F |
Place |
Province or Region |
High °C |
Low °C |
35 |
15 |
Beijing |
Beijing |
2 |
-9 |
-4 |
-24 |
Hailar |
Inner Mongolia |
-20 |
-31 |
22 |
0 |
Hohhot |
Inner Mongolia |
-5 |
-18 |
38 |
19 |
Shijiazhuang |
Hebei |
4 |
-8 |
35 |
10 |
Taiyuan |
Shanxi |
2 |
-12 |
35 |
18 |
Tianjin |
Tianjin |
2 |
-8 |
Northeast China
Average daily temperatures in January
High °F |
Low °F |
Place |
Province or Region |
High °C |
Low °C |
14 |
-5 |
Changchun |
Jilin |
-10 |
-21 |
30 |
18 |
Dalian |
Liaoning |
-1 |
-8 |
9 |
-12 |
Harbin |
Heilongjiang |
-13 |
-25 |
9 |
-12 |
Qiqihar |
Heilongjiang |
-13 |
-25 |
23 |
2 |
Shenyang |
Liaoning |
-5 |
-17 |
East China
January temperatures: daily averages
High °F |
Low °F |
Place |
Province or Region |
High °C |
Low °C |
59 |
46 |
Fuzhou |
Fujian |
15 |
8 |
55 |
41 | Ganzhou |
Jiangxi |
13 |
5 |
46 |
34 |
Hangzhou |
Zhejiang |
8 |
1 |
44 |
30 |
Hefei |
Anhui |
7 |
-1 |
38 |
24 |
Jinan |
Shandong |
4 |
-5 |
48 |
36 |
Nanchang |
Jiangxi |
9 |
2 |
45 |
29 |
Nanjing |
Jiangsu |
7 |
-2 |
48 |
34 |
Ningbo |
Zhejiang |
9 |
1 |
37 |
25 |
Qingdao |
Shandong |
3 |
-4 |
46 |
33 |
Shanghai |
Shanghai |
8 |
1 |
64 |
55 |
Taipei |
Taiwan |
18 |
13 |
62 |
49 |
Xiamen |
Fujian |
17 |
10 |
South Central China
Average January temperatures
High °F |
Low °F |
Place |
Province or Region |
High °C |
Low °C |
48 |
35 |
Changsha |
Hunan |
9 |
2 |
65 |
50 |
Guangzhou |
Guangdong |
18 |
10 |
53 |
41 |
Guilin |
Guangxi |
12 |
5 |
69 |
58 |
Haikou |
Hainan Island |
21 |
15 |
65 |
56 |
Hong Kong |
Hong Kong |
19 |
14 |
64 |
53 |
Macau |
Macau |
18 |
12 |
63 |
49 |
Nanning |
Guangxi |
17 |
10 |
63 |
50 |
Shantou |
Guangdong |
17 |
10 |
47 |
31 |
Wuhan |
Hubei |
8 |
-1 |
42 |
24 |
Zhengzhou |
Henan |
6 |
-5 |
Southwest China
Average January temperatures
High °F |
Low °F |
Place |
Province or Region |
High °C |
Low °C |
49 |
36 |
Chengdu |
Sichuan |
10 |
2 |
49 |
42 | Chongqing | Chongqing |
10 |
6 |
49 |
37 |
Guiyang |
Guizhou |
9 |
3 |
59 |
35 |
Kunming |
Yunnan |
15 |
2 |
Northwest China
Temperature averages for January
High °F |
Low °F |
Place |
Province or Region |
High °C |
Low °C |
14 |
-7 |
Altay |
Xinjiang |
-10 |
-22 |
28 |
5 |
Jiuquan |
Gansu |
-2 |
-15 |
32 |
13 |
Kashi |
Xinjiang |
0 |
-11 |
35 |
12 |
Lanzhou |
Gansu |
2 |
-11 |
31 |
8 |
Ruoqiang |
Xinjiang |
-1 |
-14 |
17 |
0 |
Urumqi |
Xinjiang |
-8 |
-18 |
41 |
24 |
Xi'an |
Shaanxi |
5 |
-4 |
34 |
7 |
Xining |
Quinghai |
1 |
-14 |
30 |
6 | Yinchuan |
Ningxia |
-1 |
-14 |