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Beijing in August: every year compared

In August, Beijing averages highs of 31.0 °C and lows of 21.4 °C, with 120 mm of precipitation. The warmest August was 1997 (27.7 °C), the coldest 1940 (22.3 °C).

Avg. highAvg. high 31.0 °C

Avg. lowAvg. low 21.4 °C

PrecipitationPrecipitation 120 mm

Rainy daysRainy days 11

Day by day through August

Normal high and low for each day of August in Beijing.

Normal high and low, day by dayNormal 1991–2020

Every August in Beijing, ranked

86 months of August since 1940. The last one, 2025, ranks 11 of 86 (+0.3 °C vs normal).

194019832025

2025 · 26.4 °C · +0.3 °C vs normal · rank 11 of 86

Warmest years

1199727.7 °C
2199127.4 °C
3200327.3 °C
4201827.3 °C
5200727.2 °C

Coldest years

1194022.3 °C
2195223.4 °C
3197623.5 °C
4195423.5 °C
5195623.6 °C

All 86 years in a table

Year	Mean temperature	Daytime highs	Night lows	Precipitation	Hot days (30 °C+)	Rainy days
2025	26.4 °C	30.6 °C	22.5 °C	223 mm	20 days	13 days
2024	26.6 °C	30.7 °C	22.9 °C	283 mm	19 days	18 days
2023	26.5 °C	30.7 °C	22.6 °C	88 mm	18 days	10 days
2022	25.6 °C	30.4 °C	21.0 °C	140 mm	20 days	9 days
2021	24.8 °C	29.4 °C	20.5 °C	85 mm	13 days	11 days
2020	26.4 °C	31.0 °C	22.0 °C	124 mm	19 days	8 days
2019	25.5 °C	30.6 °C	20.6 °C	110 mm	21 days	12 days
2018	27.3 °C	31.6 °C	23.2 °C	113 mm	24 days	10 days
2017	25.4 °C	30.2 °C	21.2 °C	186 mm	18 days	14 days
2016	26.4 °C	31.0 °C	21.7 °C	82 mm	22 days	6 days
2015	25.7 °C	31.0 °C	20.6 °C	100 mm	24 days	11 days
2014	26.2 °C	32.1 °C	20.7 °C	90 mm	24 days	10 days
2013	27.1 °C	32.5 °C	22.3 °C	114 mm	26 days	10 days
2012	26.1 °C	31.3 °C	21.1 °C	67 mm	22 days	5 days
2011	26.0 °C	30.7 °C	21.6 °C	89 mm	19 days	8 days
2010	26.0 °C	31.1 °C	21.3 °C	100 mm	23 days	9 days
2009	25.1 °C	30.1 °C	20.7 °C	128 mm	13 days	11 days
2008	26.4 °C	31.4 °C	21.9 °C	89 mm	21 days	11 days
2007	27.2 °C	32.5 °C	22.2 °C	58 mm	25 days	6 days
2006	26.2 °C	30.8 °C	22.0 °C	125 mm	22 days	11 days
2005	25.7 °C	30.5 °C	21.2 °C	104 mm	20 days	11 days
2004	25.4 °C	30.4 °C	20.7 °C	154 mm	18 days	9 days
2003	27.3 °C	32.8 °C	21.9 °C	43 mm	24 days	6 days
2002	26.3 °C	31.2 °C	21.8 °C	95 mm	22 days	10 days
2001	26.2 °C	31.4 °C	21.3 °C	80 mm	25 days	10 days
2000	26.0 °C	30.4 °C	21.7 °C	273 mm	16 days	17 days
1999	26.6 °C	31.9 °C	21.2 °C	84 mm	25 days	13 days
1998	25.7 °C	30.5 °C	20.8 °C	67 mm	21 days	9 days
1997	27.7 °C	33.0 °C	21.7 °C	83 mm	27 days	7 days
1996	23.9 °C	27.5 °C	20.1 °C	325 mm	8 days	19 days
1995	25.0 °C	29.1 °C	20.6 °C	217 mm	12 days	17 days
1994	26.4 °C	30.5 °C	22.5 °C	206 mm	19 days	14 days
1993	25.1 °C	30.1 °C	20.6 °C	99 mm	19 days	11 days
1992	24.8 °C	29.0 °C	20.9 °C	156 mm	9 days	15 days
1991	27.4 °C	32.6 °C	22.8 °C	25 mm	29 days	6 days
1990	25.2 °C	29.8 °C	21.4 °C	204 mm	19 days	14 days
1989	25.1 °C	29.9 °C	20.6 °C	82 mm	17 days	8 days
1988	24.7 °C	28.8 °C	21.3 °C	214 mm	7 days	16 days
1987	24.7 °C	29.3 °C	20.6 °C	275 mm	14 days	17 days
1986	24.4 °C	29.4 °C	20.0 °C	86 mm	14 days	12 days
1985	24.9 °C	29.4 °C	20.7 °C	293 mm	12 days	17 days
1984	25.7 °C	30.5 °C	21.4 °C	266 mm	15 days	15 days
1983	25.6 °C	30.4 °C	21.1 °C	160 mm	21 days	13 days
1982	25.9 °C	30.4 °C	21.7 °C	118 mm	18 days	12 days
1981	25.1 °C	30.4 °C	20.2 °C	155 mm	19 days	10 days
1980	24.8 °C	29.5 °C	20.5 °C	137 mm	16 days	11 days
1979	23.8 °C	28.2 °C	19.1 °C	320 mm	11 days	15 days
1978	24.5 °C	29.1 °C	20.4 °C	354 mm	15 days	18 days
1977	24.4 °C	29.1 °C	19.8 °C	208 mm	9 days	11 days
1976	23.5 °C	28.1 °C	19.3 °C	193 mm	10 days	16 days
1975	25.8 °C	30.4 °C	21.3 °C	158 mm	20 days	12 days
1974	25.0 °C	29.7 °C	20.6 °C	97 mm	16 days	14 days
1973	24.6 °C	28.3 °C	21.2 °C	311 mm	10 days	23 days
1972	24.2 °C	28.9 °C	19.7 °C	155 mm	11 days	12 days
1971	24.6 °C	29.1 °C	20.1 °C	140 mm	13 days	12 days
1970	24.3 °C	28.0 °C	20.3 °C	250 mm	9 days	20 days
1969	24.2 °C	28.7 °C	20.1 °C	238 mm	11 days	13 days
1968	24.5 °C	29.6 °C	19.4 °C	72 mm	14 days	5 days
1967	25.4 °C	29.1 °C	21.9 °C	352 mm	10 days	18 days
1966	25.0 °C	29.3 °C	21.1 °C	246 mm	9 days	19 days
1965	24.1 °C	28.9 °C	19.5 °C	120 mm	9 days	10 days
1964	24.7 °C	28.6 °C	21.3 °C	312 mm	9 days	18 days
1963	25.7 °C	29.7 °C	22.0 °C	312 mm	14 days	18 days
1962	25.6 °C	30.7 °C	20.7 °C	88 mm	19 days	12 days
1961	25.3 °C	29.4 °C	21.4 °C	200 mm	12 days	13 days
1960	25.1 °C	30.0 °C	20.7 °C	136 mm	15 days	10 days
1959	24.8 °C	29.0 °C	20.9 °C	373 mm	12 days	18 days
1958	24.0 °C	28.6 °C	19.2 °C	145 mm	8 days	12 days
1957	24.6 °C	29.1 °C	20.5 °C	418 mm	17 days	18 days
1956	23.6 °C	27.7 °C	19.9 °C	212 mm	5 days	17 days
1955	24.8 °C	28.6 °C	21.4 °C	308 mm	12 days	20 days
1954	23.5 °C	26.8 °C	20.4 °C	414 mm	3 days	19 days
1953	24.0 °C	27.0 °C	21.4 °C	167 mm	5 days	22 days
1952	23.4 °C	27.8 °C	19.1 °C	113 mm	1 day	8 days
1951	24.2 °C	28.4 °C	20.3 °C	303 mm	7 days	19 days
1950	24.1 °C	27.7 °C	21.0 °C	183 mm	10 days	17 days
1949	24.2 °C	27.6 °C	21.4 °C	581 mm	6 days	20 days
1948	25.1 °C	28.8 °C	21.8 °C	174 mm	9 days	20 days
1947	24.2 °C	28.1 °C	20.6 °C	162 mm	6 days	17 days
1946	24.4 °C	28.0 °C	21.5 °C	762 mm	3 days	21 days
1945	26.5 °C	30.9 °C	23.0 °C	272 mm	18 days	22 days
1944	24.7 °C	29.3 °C	20.2 °C	126 mm	8 days	14 days
1943	25.6 °C	29.7 °C	22.0 °C	220 mm	18 days	16 days
1942	24.7 °C	28.7 °C	21.0 °C	230 mm	15 days	16 days
1941	24.4 °C	29.1 °C	19.8 °C	156 mm	11 days	12 days
1940	22.3 °C	25.5 °C	19.6 °C	217 mm	2 days	18 days

August records

Hottest day

40.0 °C

August 5, 1984 estimate

Nearby station: 38.3 °C on August 8, 1951 measured

Coldest night

10.9 °C

August 31, 1972 estimate

Nearby station: 11.4 °C on August 31, 1972 measured

Wettest day

229 mm

August 4, 1946 estimate

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Questions & answers

How warm is Beijing in August?

Highs average 31.0 °C and lows 21.4 °C. A typical August brings 21 hot days (30 °C or more) and 0 frost days.

Does it rain a lot in Beijing in August?

About 120 mm falls in August, over some 11 days with at least 1 mm. The wettest August was 1946 (762 mm), the driest 1991 (25 mm).

What was the warmest August in Beijing?

1997, with a mean temperature of 27.7 °C. The coldest was 1940 (22.3 °C). The last one, 2025, ranks 11 of 86.