Hainan weather in January

In January, Hainan sees average daytime highs of -15°C and overnight lows near -26°C, with 4 mm of precipitation across 1.1 wet days and about 8.7 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about -15°C in the first days to -14°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 48% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 8 h 18 min at the start of January to 9 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Hainan's 3rd-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Hainan's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-15°
12th warmest
Overnight low
-26°
1st coldest
Precipitation
4 mm
1.1 wet days
Daylight
8 h 42 min
7:21 AM – 4:02 PM
Cloud cover
46%
3rd clearest
Wind
10 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
1.92 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10
Air quality
Elevated
PM2.5 25 µg/m³ · 2018

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

Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about -15°C in the first days to -14°C by the end.

A typical January day in Hainan reaches about -15°C in the afternoon and slips back to -26°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -21°C and -9°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 2°C cooler than December and about 6°C cooler than February.

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

How January really feels in Hainan

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.

Hainan 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-15° / -26°41.11.68.70.0
Feb-9° / -22°61.61.9100.0
Mar / -11°163.63.311.60.1
Apr12° / 335.61.213.33.2
May20° / 629.90.114.86.2
Jun25° / 15°10113.3015.66.1
Jul27° / 18°16214.7015.35.8
Aug25° / 16°14313.60146.2
Sep20° / 739.1012.46.4
Oct10° / -0°376.90.910.62.7
Nov-3° / -12°143.22.99.10.0
Dec-13° / -23°82.63.48.30.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 48% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 37%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16238
26238
36337
46337
56436
66436
76535
86634
96634
106634
116634
126634
136634
146634
156535
166535
176436
186337
196337
206238
216139
226139
236139
246040
255941
266040
276040
286040
295941
305941
316040

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Hainan gets around 4 mm of rain and snow over 1.1 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 4% and peaks near 7% on the wettest days, and about 2 days bring snow.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
178
268
368
467
557
656
746
845
945
1045
1145
1235
1335
1435
1535
1635
1735
1835
1935
2035
2135
2235
2335
2445
2546
2646
2746
2846
2946
3056
3156

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 10 km/h in January, the calmest month.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
210calm
310calm
410calm
510calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
209calm
2110calm
2210calm
2310calm
2410calm
2510calm
2610calm
2710calm
2810calm
2910calm
3010calm
3110calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 18 min at the start of January to 9 h 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 54 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 7:25 AM to 7:08 AM, and sunset from 3:45 PM to 4:23 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.37:253:45
28.47:253:46
38.47:253:47
48.47:253:48
58.47:253:49
68.47:253:50
78.47:253:51
88.57:243:52
98.57:243:53
108.57:243:54
118.57:233:56
128.67:233:57
138.67:233:58
148.67:223:59
158.67:224:00
168.77:214:02
178.77:214:03
188.77:204:04
198.87:194:06
208.87:184:07
218.87:184:08
228.97:174:10
238.97:164:11
249.07:154:12
259.07:144:14
269.07:134:15
279.17:124:17
289.17:114:18
299.27:104:20
309.27:094:21
319.27:084:23

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 1.92 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.53 kWh/m² to a high of 5.78 kWh/m² in May across the year — January's 1.92 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.6Dim
21.6Dim
31.6Dim
41.6Dim
51.7Dim
61.7Dim
71.7Dim
81.7Dim
91.8Dim
101.8Dim
111.8Dim
121.8Dim
131.8Dim
141.9Dim
151.9Dim
161.9Dim
171.9Dim
182.0Dim
192.0Dim
202.0Moderate
212.0Moderate
222.1Moderate
232.1Moderate
242.1Moderate
252.2Moderate
262.2Moderate
272.2Moderate
282.3Moderate
292.3Moderate
302.4Moderate
312.4Moderate
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Hainan

In seasonPeak

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

Hainan's rainy season runs June–September, 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 Hainan?

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

0.0
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Hainan.

What to pack for Hainan in January

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

In January, Hainan sees daytime highs around -15°C and nights near -26°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat.

a warm layera heavy coat

UV index in Hainan in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 1. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Hainan peaks around August 17 at about 7 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 6 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighHighModerateLowAug 17UV 7Dec 19UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May5High
Jun6High
Jul5Moderate
Aug7Very high
Sep5Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Hainan 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 Hainan is worst in March — around 37 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.3× the cleanest month (August, 16 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Hainan's WHO annual average of 25 µg/m³.

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateModerateMar 1636 µg/m³Aug 2016 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan31Moderate
Feb31Moderate
Mar37Poor
Apr30Moderate
May21Moderate
Jun19Moderate
Jul20Moderate
Aug16Moderate
Sep17Moderate
Oct22Moderate
Nov28Moderate
Dec27Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Hainan?

Hainan sits at 47.2°N, 127.0°E, 0 m above sea level, in China. The nearest listed city is Harbin, 167 km away.

RaychikhinskBlagoveshchenskChigiriBelogorskSvobodnyyBirobidzhanNamyang-nodongjagu

Topography around Hainan

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Hainan has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 73 m around an average of 214 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 91 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 538 m.

The land around Hainan is covered by cropland (87%) within 3 km, cropland (89%) within 16 km, and cropland (82%) within 80 km.

3 km
73 m
16 km
91 m
80 km
538 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
January weather nearby: Harbin 167 km · Raychikhinsk 336 km · Blagoveshchensk 341 km · Chigiri 347 km · Belogorsk 424 km · Svobodnyy 468 km · Birobidzhan 475 km · Namyang-nodongjagu 526 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 Hainan (47.2322°, 126.9809°, elevation 0 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).