Climate averages 1991–2020
Changzhi (Shanxi, 36.18°N 113.11°E), China weather
in January.
A cold, very dry month: the coolest and the 2nd driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
January is a cold month in Changzhi (Shanxi, 36.18°N 113.11°E), China: daytime highs average 2.5°C and nights cool to about -8.3°C. By daytime temperature it is the coolest month of the year.
Expect about 6.1 mm of rain on roughly 2 days, which makes January a very dry month (the 2nd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 10 h 00 min on an average January day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Jincheng (80 km away). In January its highs average 4.2°C, 1.7°C warmer than Changzhi (Shanxi, 36.18°N 113.11°E), China, with 8.3 mm of rain.
Among the 884 cities listed in China, Changzhi (Shanxi, 36.18°N 113.11°E), China ranks joint 641st of 884 for the warmest January highs and joint 202nd of 884 for the driest January (rainfall, lowest first). The mean January high of those 884 cities is 5.9°C; Changzhi (Shanxi, 36.18°N 113.11°E), China is 3.4°C cooler than that mean.
From January to February, average highs rise by 3.3°C to 5.7°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 6.1 mm to 11 mm.
The annual picture
January in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Changzhi (Shanxi, 36.18°N 113.11°E), China climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January, selected | 2.5°C-8.3°C | -8.3°C | 6.1 | 1.7 | 10.010 h |
| February | 5.7°C-5.6°C | -5.6°C | 11 | 2.9 | 10.811 h |
| March | 11.5°C-1.5°C | -1.5°C | 17 | 3.7 | 11.912 h |
| April | 18.1°C4.8°C | 4.8°C | 35 | 5.7 | 13.113 h |
| May | 23.3°C10.5°C | 10.5°C | 44 | 6.5 | 14.114 h |
| June | 26.9°C15.2°C | 15.2°C | 65 | 10.3 | 14.615 h |
| July | 27.6°C18.1°C | 18.1°C | 134 | 14.7 | 14.414 h |
| August | 26.0°C16.9°C | 16.9°C | 113 | 12.8 | 13.514 h |
| September | 22.1°C12.1°C | 12.1°C | 66 | 7.9 | 12.412 h |
| October | 16.8°C5.9°C | 5.9°C | 36 | 5.9 | 11.311 h |
| November | 9.5°C-1.4°C | -1.4°C | 19 | 4.1 | 10.310 h |
| December | 3.5°C-6.7°C | -6.7°C | 6.0 | 1.9 | 9.710 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
January in nearby cities
- Jincheng in JanuaryChina · 80 kmHigh 4.2°C · Low -5.7°C · 8.3 mm rain
- Hecun in JanuaryChina · 98 kmHigh 5.1°C · Low -5.5°C · 5.5 mm rain
- Linshui in JanuaryChina · 102 kmHigh 5.3°C · Low -5.3°C · 4.1 mm rain
- Jiaozuo in JanuaryChina · 106 kmHigh 6.8°C · Low -4.1°C · 7.9 mm rain
- Anyang in JanuaryChina · 115 kmHigh 5.7°C · Low -4.8°C · 5.3 mm rain
- Hebi in JanuaryChina · 118 kmHigh 5.7°C · Low -4.4°C · 5.8 mm rain
- Xinxiang in JanuaryChina · 127 kmHigh 6.4°C · Low -3.9°C · 6.1 mm rain
- Xinzhi in JanuaryChina · 130 kmHigh 5.1°C · Low -4.7°C · 7.1 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Changzhi) is explained once on the Changzhi (Shanxi, 36.18°N 113.11°E), China year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.