Tianjin weather in January

In January, Tianjin sees average daytime highs of 2°C and overnight lows near -7°C, with 3 mm of precipitation across 0.9 wet days and about 9.6 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 67% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 18 min at the start of January to 9 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Tianjin's 2nd-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tianjin's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12th warmest
Overnight low
-7°
1st coldest
Precipitation
3 mm
0.9 wet days
Daylight
9 h 30 min
7:35 AM – 5:07 PM
Cloud cover
31%
2nd clearest
Wind
10 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
2.74 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10
Air quality
Severe
PM2.5 60.2 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

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

A typical January day in Tianjin reaches about 2°C in the afternoon and slips back to -7°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -3°C and 6°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 2°C cooler than December and about 4°C cooler than February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12-6
22-7
32-7
42-7
52-7
62-7
72-7
82-7
92-7
102-7
112-7
122-7
132-7
142-7
152-7
162-7
172-7
182-7
192-7
202-7
212-7
222-7
232-7
242-7
252-7
263-7
273-6
283-6
293-6
303-6
313-6

How January really feels in Tianjin

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.

Tianjin 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 / -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 January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 67% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 9% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 24%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17822
27822
37822
47822
57822
67822
77723
87723
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117525
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Tianjin gets around 3 mm of rain and snow over 0.9 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 3% and peaks near 4% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
134
234
344
444
544
644
734
834
934
1034
1134
1233
1333
1433
1533
1633
1733
1833
1933
2033
2133
2233
2333
2433
2533
2633
2733
2833
2933
3033
3133

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
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5100
6100
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22100
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24100
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31100

Wind in January

Winds average 10 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 10 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
610calm
710calm
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910calm
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1110calm
1210calm
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3110calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 18 min at the start of January to 9 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 36 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 7:36 AM to 7:26 AM, and sunset from 4:53 PM to 5:23 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.37:364:53
29.37:364:54
39.37:364:55
49.37:364:56
59.37:364:56
69.47:364:57
79.47:364:58
89.47:364:59
99.47:365:00
109.47:365:01
119.47:365:02
129.57:365:03
139.57:355:04
149.57:355:05
159.57:355:06
169.57:355:07
179.67:345:08
189.67:345:09
199.67:345:10
209.67:335:11
219.77:335:12
229.77:325:13
239.77:325:14
249.77:315:15
259.87:305:16
269.87:305:17
279.87:295:18
289.87:295:20
299.97:285:21
309.97:275:22
319.97:265:23

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 2.74 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.31 kWh/m² to a high of 6.18 kWh/m² in May across the year — January's 2.74 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.4Moderate
22.4Moderate
32.5Moderate
42.5Moderate
52.5Moderate
62.5Moderate
72.5Moderate
82.5Moderate
92.5Moderate
102.6Moderate
112.6Moderate
122.6Moderate
132.6Moderate
142.7Moderate
152.7Moderate
162.7Moderate
172.8Moderate
182.8Moderate
192.8Moderate
202.8Moderate
212.9Moderate
222.9Moderate
232.9Moderate
243.0Moderate
253.0Moderate
263.0Moderate
273.0Moderate
283.1Moderate
293.1Moderate
303.1Moderate
313.2Moderate
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Tianjin

In seasonPeak

In January, Tianjin sits inside 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 January a good time to visit Tianjin?

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

0.0
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Tianjin.

What to pack for Tianjin in January

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

In January, Tianjin sees daytime highs around 2°C and nights near -7°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat.

a warm layera heavy coat

Sea temperature near Tianjin in January

The nearest coast averages about 3°C in January — 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 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 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 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 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
January 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. Tropical-cyclone seasons are the published climatological basin seasons (NOAA National Hurricane Center / regional warning centres). Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).