The weather in Beijing is of the continental type, with cold and dry winters, due to the Siberian air masses that move southward across the Mongolian Plateau. The summers are hot owing to warm and humid monsoon winds from the southeast bringing Beijing most of its annual precipitation. January is the coldest month and July is the warmest. Winter usually begins towards the end of October. The summer months, June to August, are wet and hot with about 40% of the annual precipitation.

Weather Tips During Beijing Olympic

It will probably be very hot during the Olympics. Bring yourself some hot weather clothing, but remember you might spend a lot of time at indoors’ games. So take a sweatshirt or pullover to keep from the chilly air conditioning.