Weather in Chengdu in January 2025
- January is usually the coldest month of the year in Chengdu;
Average weather
Average temperature in Chengdu in January
The temperature in January is +54°F on average, with a range between a maximum of +64°F during the day and a minimum of +28°F at night.
The average maximum temperature goes up 45% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +46°F to +63°F.
Is Chengdu warm or cold in January?
Chengdu is typically chill in January.
Maximum temperatures go down compared to the previous month from +52°F to +50°F. The minimum temperature also goes down from +41°F to +37°F.
Pack a jumper and a jacket as there will be cooler temperatures.
January is the coldest month in Chengdu, here is the comparison with other months:
Climate in Chengdu in January
| December | January | February | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +52°F | +50°F | +54°F | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| +25°F | +27°F | +28°F | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +66°F | +64°F | +77°F | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 7 mm | 9 mm | 16 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 1 m/s | 1 m/s | 1 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 78% | 78% | 76% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1024 HPa | 1023 HPa | 1020 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 6 | 6 | 3 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 19 | 17 | 14 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 6 | 8 | 11 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
January weather is still as ok as in December. It’s getting colder in January. From +52°F in the day, the average maximum temperature lowers to +50°F. Prepare for more rain. Average rainfall goes from 7 mm to 9 mm. Humidity levels don’t change as the month goes on, averaging around 78%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during January, staying around 1 m/s. The amount of sunny days stay about the same, averaging 6 sunny days during the month.
February brings much the same weather, it remains ok.
Wind
The average wind speed is 1 m/s getting up to 4 m/s which is a light breeze; barely moving the tree leaves.
The average wind speed in Chengdu is gradually increasing during January, going from 1 m/s to 1 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
How was the weather last January in Chengdu?
Climate Change Over the Years
The climate in Chengdu in January has not changed that much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1984 (+67°F) and the highest in 2020 (+73°F). The driest year was 2006 with only 736 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 1990 with 1678 mm.
FAQ
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Other cities in China
Monthly weather in Chengdu
Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Chengdu, based on historical hourly weather data from January 1, 1979, to December 31, 2022.
For past dates, we show actual recorded data at the location at that time. Forecasts are based on recorded weather during that day of the year, averaged over the total years for which we have records (unless stated otherwise). The daily temperature is the highest recorded temperature in the shadow during that day.