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Beijing in December: every year compared

In December, Beijing averages highs of 3.0 °C and lows of -6.3 °C, with 3 mm of precipitation. The warmest December was 1958 (-0.7 °C), the coldest 1956 (-12.0 °C).

Avg. highAvg. high 3.0 °C

Avg. lowAvg. low -6.3 °C

PrecipitationPrecipitation 3 mm

Rainy daysRainy days 1

Day by day through December

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

Normal high and low, day by dayNormal 1991–2020

Every December in Beijing, ranked

86 months of December since 1940. The last one, 2025, ranks 20 of 86 (+0.6 °C vs normal).

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2025 · -1.6 °C · +0.6 °C vs normal · rank 20 of 86

Warmest years

11958-0.7 °C
21996-0.7 °C
31998-0.9 °C
42003-0.9 °C
52021-0.9 °C

Coldest years

11956-12.0 °C
21954-11.2 °C
31952-9.2 °C
41944-7.0 °C
51957-6.9 °C

All 86 years in a table

Year	Mean temperature	Daytime highs	Night lows	Precipitation	Frost days	Snowfall	Rainy days
2025	-1.6 °C	4.2 °C	-5.9 °C	3 mm	31 days	2 cm	2 days
2024	-1.3 °C	5.1 °C	-6.0 °C	0 mm	31 days	0 cm	0 days
2023	-4.7 °C	0.6 °C	-9.1 °C	13 mm	31 days	9 cm	3 days
2022	-4.1 °C	2.0 °C	-8.9 °C	0 mm	31 days	0 cm	0 days
2021	-0.9 °C	5.7 °C	-5.6 °C	2 mm	31 days	1 cm	1 day
2020	-3.8 °C	2.3 °C	-8.2 °C	1 mm	31 days	0 cm	1 day
2019	-2.8 °C	3.0 °C	-7.2 °C	4 mm	31 days	3 cm	1 day
2018	-3.6 °C	2.2 °C	-8.3 °C	0 mm	31 days	0 cm	0 days
2017	-1.7 °C	4.2 °C	-6.1 °C	0 mm	31 days	0 cm	0 days
2016	-1.5 °C	4.2 °C	-5.7 °C	0 mm	31 days	0 cm	0 days
2015	-1.1 °C	3.9 °C	-4.6 °C	2 mm	31 days	1 cm	0 days
2014	-1.7 °C	4.0 °C	-5.9 °C	1 mm	31 days	1 cm	0 days
2013	-1.3 °C	5.3 °C	-6.0 °C	0 mm	31 days	0 cm	0 days
2012	-5.9 °C	-1.9 °C	-9.4 °C	11 mm	31 days	8 cm	3 days
2011	-2.8 °C	2.4 °C	-6.5 °C	0 mm	31 days	1 cm	0 days
2010	-2.4 °C	3.6 °C	-6.7 °C	0 mm	31 days	0 cm	0 days
2009	-3.6 °C	1.3 °C	-7.3 °C	0 mm	31 days	0 cm	0 days
2008	-2.3 °C	3.5 °C	-6.8 °C	1 mm	31 days	1 cm	0 days
2007	-1.0 °C	4.3 °C	-4.9 °C	3 mm	31 days	3 cm	2 days
2006	-2.3 °C	2.7 °C	-6.0 °C	3 mm	31 days	3 cm	1 day
2005	-3.3 °C	1.5 °C	-7.2 °C	1 mm	31 days	1 cm	0 days
2004	-2.3 °C	2.8 °C	-6.3 °C	10 mm	29 days	7 cm	4 days
2003	-0.9 °C	4.7 °C	-4.7 °C	0 mm	31 days	1 cm	0 days
2002	-2.7 °C	1.0 °C	-6.1 °C	10 mm	31 days	9 cm	5 days
2001	-3.3 °C	1.3 °C	-7.2 °C	4 mm	31 days	3 cm	1 day
2000	-1.3 °C	3.9 °C	-5.6 °C	1 mm	31 days	1 cm	0 days
1999	-1.2 °C	4.4 °C	-5.6 °C	3 mm	31 days	2 cm	1 day
1998	-0.9 °C	5.6 °C	-5.7 °C	2 mm	31 days	1 cm	1 day
1997	-2.0 °C	3.3 °C	-6.2 °C	11 mm	31 days	5 cm	2 days
1996	-0.7 °C	5.2 °C	-5.3 °C	6 mm	31 days	4 cm	1 day
1995	-1.7 °C	3.9 °C	-5.8 °C	2 mm	31 days	2 cm	1 day
1994	-3.0 °C	1.6 °C	-6.6 °C	12 mm	31 days	9 cm	2 days
1993	-1.1 °C	3.3 °C	-4.9 °C	3 mm	31 days	3 cm	1 day
1992	-1.3 °C	3.1 °C	-4.7 °C	1 mm	31 days	1 cm	0 days
1991	-3.4 °C	0.8 °C	-7.1 °C	9 mm	31 days	8 cm	3 days
1990	-1.7 °C	3.2 °C	-5.7 °C	0 mm	31 days	1 cm	0 days
1989	-1.6 °C	3.5 °C	-5.8 °C	0 mm	31 days	0 cm	0 days
1988	-1.7 °C	3.2 °C	-5.6 °C	0 mm	31 days	0 cm	0 days
1987	-1.6 °C	3.9 °C	-5.9 °C	2 mm	31 days	2 cm	1 day
1986	-3.0 °C	1.3 °C	-6.9 °C	6 mm	30 days	5 cm	2 days
1985	-3.9 °C	1.0 °C	-7.9 °C	3 mm	31 days	3 cm	2 days
1984	-4.2 °C	0.3 °C	-7.8 °C	4 mm	31 days	3 cm	1 day
1983	-1.4 °C	5.1 °C	-6.5 °C	0 mm	31 days	0 cm	0 days
1982	-2.1 °C	3.2 °C	-6.5 °C	0 mm	31 days	0 cm	0 days
1981	-5.2 °C	1.0 °C	-10.3 °C	19 mm	31 days	13 cm	2 days
1980	-3.8 °C	1.3 °C	-7.9 °C	3 mm	31 days	2 cm	2 days
1979	-2.6 °C	4.0 °C	-7.9 °C	7 mm	31 days	1 cm	2 days
1978	-2.8 °C	2.6 °C	-7.0 °C	6 mm	31 days	4 cm	1 day
1977	-1.3 °C	3.6 °C	-5.1 °C	12 mm	30 days	3 cm	3 days
1976	-2.6 °C	2.3 °C	-6.4 °C	2 mm	31 days	1 cm	1 day
1975	-2.8 °C	2.3 °C	-6.5 °C	5 mm	31 days	3 cm	3 days
1974	-5.1 °C	-0.1 °C	-9.2 °C	17 mm	31 days	8 cm	5 days
1973	-2.2 °C	4.0 °C	-6.6 °C	0 mm	31 days	0 cm	0 days
1972	-2.2 °C	3.0 °C	-6.3 °C	2 mm	31 days	1 cm	0 days
1971	-3.5 °C	1.6 °C	-7.5 °C	4 mm	31 days	3 cm	2 days
1970	-2.8 °C	2.7 °C	-6.9 °C	1 mm	31 days	0 cm	0 days
1969	-3.4 °C	1.8 °C	-7.5 °C	0 mm	31 days	0 cm	0 days
1968	-2.4 °C	2.3 °C	-6.4 °C	15 mm	30 days	10 cm	4 days
1967	-4.7 °C	0.3 °C	-8.8 °C	0 mm	31 days	0 cm	0 days
1966	-4.9 °C	0.1 °C	-8.4 °C	6 mm	31 days	3 cm	1 day
1965	-4.0 °C	2.7 °C	-8.3 °C	0 mm	31 days	0 cm	0 days
1964	-2.2 °C	3.3 °C	-6.0 °C	3 mm	31 days	2 cm	1 day
1963	-2.8 °C	3.0 °C	-7.0 °C	0 mm	31 days	0 cm	0 days
1962	-1.1 °C	5.6 °C	-5.7 °C	0 mm	31 days	0 cm	0 days
1961	-2.4 °C	2.5 °C	-6.2 °C	10 mm	31 days	7 cm	3 days
1960	-3.5 °C	1.7 °C	-7.4 °C	1 mm	31 days	1 cm	0 days
1959	-1.9 °C	2.9 °C	-5.3 °C	4 mm	31 days	3 cm	1 day
1958	-0.7 °C	5.1 °C	-5.2 °C	12 mm	31 days	6 cm	4 days
1957	-6.9 °C	-0.1 °C	-12.9 °C	0 mm	31 days	0 cm	0 days
1956	-12.0 °C	-4.3 °C	-19.0 °C	1 mm	31 days	0 cm	0 days
1955	-1.6 °C	3.4 °C	-5.2 °C	5 mm	31 days	2 cm	2 days
1954	-11.2 °C	-5.0 °C	-16.6 °C	13 mm	31 days	9 cm	5 days
1953	-2.8 °C	2.5 °C	-6.3 °C	4 mm	31 days	3 cm	1 day
1952	-9.2 °C	-2.2 °C	-14.8 °C	0 mm	31 days	0 cm	0 days
1951	-1.4 °C	4.3 °C	-4.9 °C	8 mm	31 days	5 cm	3 days
1950	-3.3 °C	3.2 °C	-7.5 °C	3 mm	31 days	2 cm	1 day
1949	-4.2 °C	1.4 °C	-8.3 °C	10 mm	30 days	3 cm	3 days
1948	-1.0 °C	4.6 °C	-4.7 °C	4 mm	31 days	2 cm	2 days
1947	-6.8 °C	-1.3 °C	-11.2 °C	8 mm	31 days	6 cm	3 days
1946	-4.9 °C	0.7 °C	-8.9 °C	2 mm	31 days	2 cm	1 day
1945	-2.7 °C	3.6 °C	-6.6 °C	0 mm	31 days	0 cm	0 days
1944	-7.0 °C	-0.8 °C	-11.6 °C	0 mm	31 days	0 cm	0 days
1943	-3.3 °C	2.6 °C	-7.3 °C	6 mm	31 days	4 cm	2 days
1942	-3.6 °C	2.3 °C	-7.5 °C	3 mm	31 days	2 cm	1 day
1941	-3.7 °C	2.7 °C	-7.9 °C	6 mm	31 days	4 cm	3 days
1940	-3.1 °C	3.0 °C	-7.5 °C	4 mm	31 days	3 cm	1 day

December records

Hottest day

14.9 °C

December 3, 1989 estimate

Nearby station: 19.5 °C on December 3, 1989 measured

Coldest night

-26.2 °C

December 29, 1954 estimate

Nearby station: -18.3 °C on December 27, 1966 measured

Wettest day

12 mm

December 18, 1981 estimate

The weather on your birthday in Beijing

Any day since 1940: high, low, rain, snow, and how warm it was compared with the same date in every other year.

Questions & answers

How warm is Beijing in December?

Highs average 3.0 °C and lows -6.3 °C. A typical December brings 0 hot days (30 °C or more) and 31 frost days.

Does it rain a lot in Beijing in December?

About 3 mm falls in December, over some 1 days with at least 1 mm. The wettest December was 1981 (19 mm), the driest 1944 (0 mm).

What was the warmest December in Beijing?

1958, with a mean temperature of -0.7 °C. The coldest was 1956 (-12.0 °C). The last one, 2025, ranks 20 of 86.