Weather in Shenzhen in January 2025
- January is usually the coldest month of the year in Shenzhen;
Average weather
Average temperature in Shenzhen in January
The expected average maximum temperature in January is +68°F with a maximum of +79°F and a minimum of +46°F.
The average maximum temperature goes up 17% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +64°F to +70°F.
Is Shenzhen warm or cold in January?
Shenzhen is typically mild in January.
Maximum temperatures go down compared to the previous month from +70°F to +66°F. The minimum temperature also goes down from +57°F to +55°F.
Pack a light jacket as it will be warm in the day and cool in the evenings.
January is the coldest month in Shenzhen, here is the comparison with other months:
Climate in Shenzhen in January
| December | January | February | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +70°F | +66°F | +68°F | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| +37°F | +36°F | +39°F | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +86°F | +82°F | +84°F | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 28 mm | 31 mm | 54 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 2 m/s | 2 m/s | 2 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 68% | 72% | 78% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1019 HPa | 1019 HPa | 1017 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 11 | 7 | 4 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 13 | 14 | 11 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 7 | 9 | 13 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
January weather is still as good as in December. It’s getting colder in January. From +70°F in the day, the average maximum temperature lowers to +66°F. Prepare for more rain. Average rainfall goes from 28 mm to 31 mm. Humidity rises from 68% to 72%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during January, staying around 2 m/s. The days becoming less sunny, going from 11 sunny days in December to 7 in January.
Next month (February) brings a further decline in the weather.
Wind
The average wind speed is 2 m/s getting up to 3 m/s which is a light breeze; barely moving the tree leaves.
The average wind speed in Shenzhen is gradually increasing during January, going from 2 m/s to 3 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
How was the weather last January in Shenzhen?
Climate Change Over the Years
The climate in Shenzhen in January has not changed that much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1983 (+77°F) and the highest in 2021 (+82°F). The driest year was 2011 with only 1162 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 2023 with 2932 mm.
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Monthly weather in Shenzhen
Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Shenzhen, based on historical hourly weather data from January 1, 1979, to December 31, 2023.
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.