Beijing weather in October

In October, Beijing sees average daytime highs of 20°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 33 mm of rain across 4.3 wet days and about 10.9 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 23°C in the first days to 16°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 60% of the time in October, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 36 min at the start of October to 10 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Beijing's 5th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Beijing's year-round climate.

Daytime high
20°
7th warmest
Overnight low
6th coldest
Rainfall
33 mm
4.3 wet days
Daylight
10 h 54 min
6:32 AM – 5:27 PM
Cloud cover
36%
5th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
3.56 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.4
out of 10

Beijing is capital city of China.

Air quality
Very high
PM2.5 50.6 µg/m³ · 2018
Density
1,155/km²
people per km²
Founded
1403

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in October

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 23°C in the first days to 16°C by the end.

A typical October day in Beijing reaches about 20°C in the afternoon and slips back to 8°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 15°C and 24°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 7°C cooler than September and about 10°C warmer than November.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12412
22412
32312
42311
52311
62311
72211
82210
92210
102210
11219
12219
13219
14219
15208
16208
17208
18208
19197
20197
21197
22187
23186
24186
25186
26175
27175
28175
29164
30164
31164

How October really feels in Beijing

Once humidity and wind are folded in, October averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

October sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Beijing weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 7th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -8°30.80.99.50.0
Feb / -5°51.31.110.40.8
Mar13° / 92.30.611.74.7
Apr22° / 193.90.1137.8
May29° / 15°355014.26.4
Jun32° / 20°747.8014.84.0
Jul32° / 23°16012.8014.53.5
Aug31° / 22°11910.5013.64.4
Sep27° / 16°577.1012.36.9
Oct20° / 334.3010.97.4
Nov10° / -1°142.10.99.83.1
Dec / -6°311.19.20.0

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 60% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 10% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 30%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16733
26733
36733
46634
56634
66634
76634
86733
96733
106733
116733
126733
136733
146733
156832
166832
176931
187030
197030
207228
217228
227327
237327
247426
257525
267525
277624
287624
297624
307624
317624

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Beijing gets around 33 mm of rain over 4.3 wet days in October. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 14% and peaks near 19% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
119
219
319
418
518
618
717
817
916
1016
1115
1215
1315
1415
1514
1614
1714
1813
1913
2012
2112
2212
2311
2411
2511
2610
2710
2810
2910
309
319

Humidity in October

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of October feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, October lands in the dry band about 93% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
175196
277185
379174
481154
583143
684133
787112
888102
98992
109181
119271
129361
139451
149541
159541
169730
179730
189820
199820
209910
219910
229910
239910
249910
2510000
2610000
2710000
2810000
2910000
3010000
3110000

Wind in October

Winds average 7 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
207calm
217calm
227calm
237calm
247calm
257calm
267calm
277calm
287calm
297calm
307calm
317calm

Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 36 min at the start of October to 10 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 78 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 6:16 AM to 6:49 AM, and sunset from 5:51 PM to 5:07 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.66:165:51
211.56:175:49
311.56:185:48
411.56:195:46
511.46:205:44
611.46:215:43
711.36:225:41
811.36:235:40
911.26:245:38
1011.26:255:36
1111.16:265:35
1211.16:275:33
1311.16:285:32
1411.06:295:30
1511.06:315:29
1610.96:325:27
1710.96:335:26
1810.86:345:24
1910.86:355:23
2010.86:365:22
2110.76:375:20
2210.76:385:19
2310.66:395:17
2410.66:415:16
2510.66:425:15
2610.56:435:13
2710.56:445:12
2810.46:455:11
2910.46:465:10
3010.46:475:09
3110.36:495:07

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 3.56 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.26 kWh/m² to a high of 6.12 kWh/m² in May across the year — October's 3.56 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.1Bright
24.0Bright
34.0Bright
44.0Moderate
53.9Moderate
63.9Moderate
73.9Moderate
83.8Moderate
93.8Moderate
103.7Moderate
113.7Moderate
123.7Moderate
133.6Moderate
143.6Moderate
153.6Moderate
163.5Moderate
173.5Moderate
183.5Moderate
193.4Moderate
203.4Moderate
213.4Moderate
223.4Moderate
233.3Moderate
243.3Moderate
253.3Moderate
263.2Moderate
273.2Moderate
283.2Moderate
293.1Moderate
303.1Moderate
313.1Moderate
Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Beijing

In seasonPeak

None of Beijing's seasonal hazards are active in October. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Beijing's rainy season runs June–August, when most of the year's rain falls.

Beijing sees seasonal dust haze (April–June), heaviest in May.

Rainy season
Dust
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is October a good time to visit Beijing?

Our two travel scores rate October for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

7.4
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
3.8
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

October is one of the better times to visit Beijing for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Beijing in October

From October's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In October, Beijing sees daytime highs around 20°C and nights near 8°C. Little to plan around — just the basics. About 4 days see rain.

UV index in Beijing in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks around 4 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Beijing peaks around June 11 at about 7 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 21 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJun 11UV 7Dec 21UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar3Moderate
Apr6High
May7High
Jun7Very high
Jul6High
Aug5High
Sep6High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Beijing in October

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where October falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Beijing is worst in January — around 69 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 2.0× the cleanest month (June, 34 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Beijing's WHO annual average of 50.6 µg/m³.

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorUnhealthyJan 1168 µg/m³Jun 1734 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan69Unhealthy
Feb63Unhealthy
Mar57Unhealthy
Apr41Poor
May35Poor
Jun34Moderate
Jul35Moderate
Aug37Poor
Sep46Poor
Oct57Unhealthy
Nov67Unhealthy
Dec67Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Beijing?

Beijing sits at 39.9°N, 116.4°E, 49 m above sea level, in China. The nearest listed city is Tianjin, 108 km away.

JinanDalianQingdaoZhengzhouSongyang

Topography around Beijing

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Beijing.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Beijing has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 51 m around an average of 48 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 107 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,093 m.

The land around Beijing is covered by artificial surfaces (82%) within 3 km, artificial surfaces (70%) and trees (21%) within 16 km, and cropland (35%), trees (34%) and artificial surfaces (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
51 m
16 km
107 m
80 km
2,093 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
October weather nearby: Tianjin 108 km · Chengde 176 km · Datong 265 km · Jinan 364 km · Dalian 461 km · Qingdao 552 km · Zhengzhou 622 km · Songyang 675 km

China travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type A / I
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 47% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$13,862
2025
Happiness
6.1 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Homicide rate
0.5
per 100k, 2020
Road deaths
17.4
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
Low
EF EPI 464
Religion
unaffiliated 52%folk religion 22%Buddhist 18%Christian 5%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Beijing (39.9075°, 116.3972°, elevation 49 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).