Zhangjiajie weather in January

In January, Zhangjiajie sees average daytime highs of 7°C and overnight lows near 1°C, with 71 mm of precipitation across 10.5 wet days and about 10.3 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 7°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 12 min at the start of January to 10 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Zhangjiajie's 6th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Zhangjiajie's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12th warmest
Overnight low
1st coldest
Precipitation
71 mm
10.5 wet days
Daylight
10 h 18 min
7:38 AM – 5:57 PM
Cloud cover
71%
6th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
2.19 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.7
out of 10

Zhangjiajie is prefecture-level city in Hunan, China.

Air quality
High
PM2.5 29 µg/m³ · 2018
Density
46/km²
people per km²

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 7°C through the month.

A typical January day in Zhangjiajie reaches about 7°C in the afternoon and slips back to 1°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 1°C and 12°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 2°C cooler than December and about 2°C cooler than February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
172
272
372
472
571
671
771
871
971
1061
1161
1261
1361
1461
1561
1661
1761
1861
1961
2061
2161
2261
2371
2471
2571
2671
2771
2871
2971
3071
3171

How January really feels in Zhangjiajie

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
wind chill below the day's low

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

Zhangjiajie weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 7110.54.510.30.7
Feb / 9611.32.5111.7
Mar14° / 15015.80.911.83.3
Apr20° / 12°22016.2012.75.0
May24° / 17°24716.5013.45.6
Jun27° / 20°29318.2013.85.0
Jul30° / 23°31719.9013.73.9
Aug29° / 22°16516.90134.4
Sep25° / 19°11111.3012.26.3
Oct20° / 14°11511.5011.36.0
Nov15° / 9210.40.210.54.2
Dec / 468.31.610.21.9

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 10% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 70%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13862
23763
33664
43565
53466
63466
73268
83268
93169
103169
113070
122971
132971
142872
152872
162872
172674
182674
192674
202773
212773
222773
232872
242872
252872
262872
272971
282971
292971
303070
313070

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Zhangjiajie gets around 71 mm of rain and snow over 10.5 wet days in January. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 33% and peaks near 36% on the wettest days, and about 5 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
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23110
33111
43211
53312
63312
73413
83514
93514
103515
113615
123616
133616
143616
153617
163617
173517
183517
193517
203416
213416
223316
233315
243215
253214
263114
273113
283113
293112
303012
313111

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 6 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
176calm
186calm
196calm
206calm
216calm
226calm
236calm
246calm
256calm
266calm
276calm
286calm
296calm
306calm
316calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 12 min at the start of January to 10 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 24 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 7:36 AM to 7:33 AM, and sunset from 5:46 PM to 6:09 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.27:365:46
210.27:365:47
310.27:375:48
410.27:375:48
510.27:375:49
610.27:375:50
710.27:375:50
810.27:385:51
910.27:385:52
1010.27:385:53
1110.37:385:53
1210.37:385:54
1310.37:385:55
1410.37:385:56
1510.37:385:56
1610.37:385:57
1710.37:375:58
1810.47:375:59
1910.47:376:00
2010.47:376:00
2110.47:376:01
2210.47:376:02
2310.47:366:03
2410.57:366:04
2510.57:366:04
2610.57:356:05
2710.57:356:06
2810.57:356:07
2910.67:346:08
3010.67:346:09
3110.67:336:09

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 2.19 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.16 kWh/m² to a high of 4.73 kWh/m² in August across the year — January's 2.19 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.1Moderate
22.1Moderate
32.1Moderate
42.1Moderate
52.1Moderate
62.1Moderate
72.1Moderate
82.1Moderate
92.1Moderate
102.1Moderate
112.1Moderate
122.1Moderate
132.1Moderate
142.1Moderate
152.2Moderate
162.2Moderate
172.2Moderate
182.2Moderate
192.2Moderate
202.2Moderate
212.3Moderate
222.3Moderate
232.3Moderate
242.3Moderate
252.3Moderate
262.4Moderate
272.4Moderate
282.4Moderate
292.4Moderate
302.4Moderate
312.4Moderate
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Zhangjiajie

In seasonPeak

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

Zhangjiajie's rainy season runs March–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 Zhangjiajie?

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

0.7
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Zhangjiajie.

What to pack for Zhangjiajie in January

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

In January, Zhangjiajie sees daytime highs around 7°C and nights near 1°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: a heavy coat and rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Zhangjiajie in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 3 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Zhangjiajie peaks around July 13 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 10 at about 3 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJul 13UV 11Jan 10UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb6High
Mar7High
Apr7High
May10Very high
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug9Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct7High
Nov4Moderate
Dec4Moderate

Air quality in Zhangjiajie 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 Zhangjiajie is worst in March — around 39 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.5× the cleanest month (July, 15 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Zhangjiajie's WHO annual average of 29 µg/m³.

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModerateMar 1438 µg/m³Jul 2116 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan39Poor
Feb37Poor
Mar39Poor
Apr34Moderate
May31Moderate
Jun21Moderate
Jul15Moderate
Aug17Moderate
Sep22Moderate
Oct26Moderate
Nov31Moderate
Dec37Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Zhangjiajie?

Zhangjiajie sits at 29.1°N, 110.5°E, 174 m above sea level, in China. The nearest listed city is Fenghuang, 158 km away.

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Topography around Zhangjiajie

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Zhangjiajie has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 380 m around an average of 228 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,365 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,831 m.

The land around Zhangjiajie is covered by trees (42%) and artificial surfaces (37%) within 3 km, trees (80%) within 16 km, and trees (94%) within 80 km.

3 km
380 m
16 km
1,365 m
80 km
1,831 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Fenghuang 158 km · Chongqing 383 km · Wuhan 399 km · Guilin 428 km · Guiyang 466 km · Yangshuo 484 km · Xi'an 589 km · Songyang 639 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 Zhangjiajie (29.1294°, 110.4783°, elevation 174 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).