Tianjin in Fall

In fall (September, October and November), Tianjin sees average daytime highs around 19°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 107 mm of precipitation over about 14 wet days across the season. It is the 3rd-warmest season and the 2nd-wettest season.

Over the season highs ease from about 29°C in early September to 7°C by late November. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 56% of the time across fall, and the air most often feels dry.

Fall is Tianjin's 2nd-best season to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Tianjin's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
19°C
3rd-warmest season
Avg overnight low
10°C
Precipitation
107 mm
14 wet days
Avg wind
10 km/h
Travel score
5.9
2nd-best season
Months
Sep · Oct · Nov

Temperature in Tianjin in Fall

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Over the season highs ease from about 29°C in early September to 7°C by late November.

A typical fall day in Tianjin reaches about 19°C and drops to 10°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is September, the coolest November.

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How fall really feels in Tianjin

Once humidity and wind are folded in, fall brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 20 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
20
wind chill below the day's low

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

Tianjin weather by month

How the three fall months (September, October and November) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -7°30.919.60.0
Feb / -4°61.4110.50.7
Mar13° / 102.40.511.74.5
Apr21° / 10°294.50.1137.5
May27° / 16°395.6014.17.0
Jun31° / 21°868.3014.74.8
Jul32° / 23°17513.3014.53.9
Aug30° / 22°13511.9013.54.6
Sep27° / 17°556.4012.37.1
Oct20° / 10°384.90117.3
Nov11° / 142.60.89.93.2
Dec / -5°41.10.99.30.0

Cloud cover in Fall

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 56% of the time across fall.

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Chance of precipitation in Fall

Any precipitationSnow

Tianjin gets around 107 mm of rain and snow over 14 wet days across fall. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

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Humidity in Fall

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

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Wind in Fall

Winds average 10 km/h across fall.

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Sunrise & sunset in Fall

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 54 min in early September to 9 h 30 min by late November. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

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Solar energy in Fall

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across fall, about 3.6 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in fall

Hazard calendar for Tianjin

In seasonPeak

In fall, Tianjin overlaps its pacific typhoon season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Tianjin sits in the Pacific typhoon belt; the season peaks July–October.

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

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

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

Is fall a good time to visit Tianjin?

Our two travel scores rate fall for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.

5.9
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
3.7
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

fall is a reasonable time to visit Tianjin for sightseeing.

What to pack for Tianjin in Fall

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

In fall, Tianjin sees daytime highs around 19°C and nights near 10°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 14 days see rain.

a warm layerlight clothessun protection

Sea temperature near Tianjin in Fall

The nearest coast averages about 18°C across fall — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 49 km away) is warmest in August at about 26°C and coldest in February near 2°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jun 9 to Oct 4 — about 3.9 months when the water holds above 20°C.

0°10°20°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan3Bracing
Feb2Bracing
Mar4Bracing
Apr10Bracing
May16Cool
Jun21Refreshing
Jul25Warm
Aug26Warm
Sep23Refreshing
Oct18Cool
Nov12Bracing
Dec7Bracing

UV index in Tianjin in Fall

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across fall averages 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 Tianjin peaks around July 23 at about 7 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 2 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighHighVery highModerateLowJul 23UV 7Dec 22UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr6High
May7Very high
Jun7High
Jul8Very high
Aug7Very high
Sep7High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec2Low

Air quality in Tianjin in Fall

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Tianjin is worst in January — around 88 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 2.3× the cleanest month (July, 38 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Tianjin's WHO annual average of 60.2 µg/m³.

0306090JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorUnhealthyJan 988 µg/m³Jul 1538 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan88Unhealthy
Feb78Unhealthy
Mar70Unhealthy
Apr50Poor
May43Poor
Jun40Poor
Jul38Poor
Aug40Poor
Sep48Poor
Oct64Unhealthy
Nov76Unhealthy
Dec88Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Tianjin?

Tianjin sits at 39.1°N, 117.2°E, 11 m above sea level, in China. The nearest listed city is Beijing, 108 km away.

DatongDalianQingdaoZhengzhouSinŭiju

Topography around Tianjin

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tianjin has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 31 m around an average of 5 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 54 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 63 m.

The land around Tianjin is covered by artificial surfaces (86%) within 3 km, artificial surfaces (59%) and cropland (26%) within 16 km, and cropland (58%) within 80 km.

3 km
31 m
16 km
54 m
80 km
63 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
Fall weather nearby: Beijing 108 km · Chengde 212 km · Jinan 276 km · Datong 349 km · Dalian 383 km · Qingdao 443 km · Zhengzhou 580 km · Sinŭiju 627 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 Tianjin (39.1422°, 117.1767°, elevation 11 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.