Chengde weather in January

In January, Chengde sees average daytime highs of -2°C and overnight lows near -14°C, with 2 mm of precipitation across 0.8 wet days and about 9.4 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near -2°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 73% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 06 min at the start of January to 9 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Chengde's 1st-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Chengde's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-2°
12th warmest
Overnight low
-14°
1st coldest
Precipitation
2 mm
0.8 wet days
Daylight
9 h 24 min
7:37 AM – 4:58 PM
Cloud cover
25%
1st clearest
Wind
8 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
2.65 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Chengde is prefecture-level city in Hebei, China.

Air quality
High
PM2.5 32.6 µg/m³ · 2018
Density
11/km²
people per km²
Founded
1681

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

Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near -2°C through the month.

A typical January day in Chengde reaches about -2°C in the afternoon and slips back to -14°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -8°C and 2°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 1°C cooler than December and about 4°C cooler than February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1-2-13
2-3-13
3-3-13
4-3-13
5-3-13
6-3-14
7-3-14
8-3-14
9-3-14
10-3-14
11-3-14
12-3-14
13-3-14
14-3-14
15-3-14
16-3-14
17-3-14
18-3-14
19-2-14
20-2-14
21-2-14
22-2-14
23-2-14
24-2-13
25-2-13
26-2-13
27-2-13
28-2-13
29-1-13
30-1-13
31-1-13

How January really feels in Chengde

Once humidity and wind are folded in, January averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 31 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
31
31 feel bitter (≤ -10°C)

The story in January is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Chengde weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-2° / -14°20.819.40.0
Feb / -10°41.21.310.40.0
Mar / -3°1331.911.72.0
Apr17° / 274.80.813.15.9
May23° / 10°456.40.114.37.4
Jun27° / 15°10111.3014.96.3
Jul28° / 19°15213.8014.65.4
Aug27° / 18°11511.2013.66.2
Sep23° / 11°617.6012.37.3
Oct15° / 3550.410.95.5
Nov / -4°132.829.70.9
Dec-1° / -11°41.21.49.10.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 73% of the time in January, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 8% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 19%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18218
28218
38317
48218
58218
68218
78119
88119
98119
108119
118020
128020
138020
148020
158020
168020
178020
188020
198119
208119
218119
228119
238119
248119
258119
268317
278317
288317
298317
308317
318317

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Chengde gets around 2 mm of rain and snow over 0.8 wet days in January, the driest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 2% and peaks near 3% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
134
234
334
434
534
634
734
834
934
1034
1134
1233
1323
1423
1523
1622
1722
1822
1922
2022
2122
2222
2322
2422
2522
2622
2722
2822
2923
3023
3123

Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, January lands in the dry band about 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)
1100
2100
3100
4100
5100
6100
7100
8100
9100
10100
11100
12100
13100
14100
15100
16100
17100
18100
19100
20100
21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

Wind in January

Winds average 8 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
178calm
188calm
198calm
208calm
218calm
228calm
238calm
248calm
258calm
268calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm
318calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 06 min at the start of January to 9 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 42 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 7:38 AM to 7:27 AM, and sunset from 4:44 PM to 5:16 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.17:384:44
29.17:384:45
39.17:384:46
49.17:384:47
59.27:394:48
69.27:394:49
79.27:384:49
89.27:384:50
99.27:384:51
109.27:384:52
119.37:384:53
129.37:384:54
139.37:384:55
149.37:374:56
159.37:374:57
169.47:374:58
179.47:364:59
189.47:365:00
199.47:355:02
209.57:355:03
219.57:345:04
229.57:345:05
239.57:335:06
249.67:335:07
259.67:325:08
269.67:315:10
279.77:315:11
289.77:305:12
299.77:295:13
309.87:285:14
319.87:275:16

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 2.65 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.22 kWh/m² to a high of 6.12 kWh/m² in May across the year — January's 2.65 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.3Moderate
22.4Moderate
32.4Moderate
42.4Moderate
52.4Moderate
62.4Moderate
72.4Moderate
82.5Moderate
92.5Moderate
102.5Moderate
112.5Moderate
122.5Moderate
132.6Moderate
142.6Moderate
152.6Moderate
162.6Moderate
172.7Moderate
182.7Moderate
192.7Moderate
202.8Moderate
212.8Moderate
222.8Moderate
232.9Moderate
242.9Moderate
252.9Moderate
263.0Moderate
273.0Moderate
283.0Moderate
293.0Moderate
303.1Moderate
313.1Moderate
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Chengde

In seasonPeak

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

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

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

Is January a good time to visit Chengde?

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

0.0
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Chengde.

What to pack for Chengde in January

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

In January, Chengde sees daytime highs around -2°C and nights near -14°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat.

a warm layera heavy coat

UV index in Chengde in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 2. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Chengde peaks around July 24 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 20 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 highModerateLowJul 24UV 8Dec 20UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr5High
May7High
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep7Very high
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Chengde in January

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Chengde is worst in March — around 43 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 1.7× the cleanest month (August, 24 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Chengde's WHO annual average of 32.6 µg/m³.

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModeratePoorModerateMar 1742 µg/m³Aug 2125 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan30Moderate
Feb34Moderate
Mar43Poor
Apr35Poor
May34Moderate
Jun34Moderate
Jul30Moderate
Aug24Moderate
Sep26Moderate
Oct33Moderate
Nov38Poor
Dec29Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Chengde?

Chengde sits at 41.0°N, 118.0°E, 318 m above sea level, in China. The nearest listed city is Beijing, 176 km away.

DalianDatongJinanSinŭijuUijuQingdao

Topography around Chengde

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Chengde has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 355 m around an average of 413 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 887 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,012 m.

The land around Chengde is covered by trees (42%), grassland (29%) and artificial surfaces (24%) within 3 km, trees (44%) and grassland (37%) within 16 km, and trees (66%) within 80 km.

3 km
355 m
16 km
887 m
80 km
2,012 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
January weather nearby: Beijing 176 km · Tianjin 212 km · Dalian 385 km · Datong 406 km · Jinan 484 km · Sinŭiju 552 km · Uiju 561 km · Qingdao 583 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 Chengde (40.9519°, 117.9588°, elevation 318 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).