When to go · Beijing
Beijing in February
Mixed month. Cold; Spring Festival closures some years.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Mixed
- Temperature
- 5° / -6°
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 4
- Crowds
- High
- China overall
- Prices
- High
- China overall
Verdict
Cold; Spring Festival closures some years.
Weather in February
- BeijingHighs around 5 °C, lows around -6 °C, rain on about 4 days
- North China, China · Beijing, Tianjin, Xi'an, Datong, Pingyaocool
Continental: dry winters down to −10 °C, hot humid summers with thunderstorms. Dust and smog peak in late winter and spring; September–October is the clear season.
Dec–Feb season
Very cold and dry; clearer air on good days, but heating-season pollution on bad ones; Spring Festival brings closures.
Festivals and holidays
Dates as our data lists them. Moving holidays (lunar and Islamic calendars, Easter) shift every year: check the date for your year before you build a trip on it.
Spring Festival (Chinese New Year) check
Date moves yearly; check this year's date · Whole city
Many shops and restaurants close for several days; transport is packed for weeks around it; some fireworks restrictions apply in the centre.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · China overall
- High
- Prices · China overall
- High
China overall: Spring Festival in most years: closures and sold-out transport for a week or more.
High-price month: see what to book ahead.
What to pack
- A warm coat, hat and gloves for mornings and evenings
- Layers: a fleece or light jacket