Travel Tools

Weather & Air Quality

City forecasts, air quality and official weather warnings in one place.

China spans tropical Hainan to subarctic Harbin, so 'what is the weather like in China' has no single answer — and the answer decides what you pack, whether you need pollution masks, and which activities make sense. This tool puts city forecasts, air quality readings, and official weather warnings in one view: choose your destination to see temperature and conditions, check the AQI before planning outdoor days, and watch for official warnings during typhoon season (roughly June to October in the south) or northern winter cold snaps. Air quality deserves special attention if you have asthma or are sensitive: on high-AQI days, move sightseeing indoors and wear a proper mask outside. Check twice — once when packing, once the night before each travel day — because mountain cities like Zhangjiajie and desert-edge Dunhuang swing much further within a day than the headline forecast suggests.

Beijing

Choose your destination, then open the latest information at the source. Weather readings and air-quality values are shown on the provider pages.

Air quality

View station readings and update times on the World Air Quality Index project.

Open city air quality

Official weather warnings

Choose your province or city on the warning page before travelling.

Open official warnings
Alternative: China Meteorological Administration

Links open in a new tab and need an internet connection. Check the city, station, observation time and AQI scale on the source page.