Forbidden City
Beijing, China UNESCO World Heritage Site
The Forbidden City in Beijing, China, is a palace, building complex, museum, and Chinese AAAAA-rated tourist attraction that is part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Inception of the complex was in the year 1420, and it opened to the public in the year 1923. It ranks as the 4th most looked-up sight in the country on English Wikipedia and recorded 19.3 million visitors in the year 2019.
Planning a visit
For weather conditions, January brings daily highs of 2 °C and lows of -9 °C with 3 mm of rain on about 0 days. February sees highs of 6 °C and lows of -6 °C with 5 mm of rain on about 2 days. March averages highs of 13 °C and lows of -1 °C with 10 mm of rain on about 2 days. April has highs of 22 °C and lows of 7 °C with 26 mm of rain on about 4 days. May reaches highs of 28 °C and lows of 14 °C with 38 mm of rain on about 7 days. June brings highs of 32 °C and lows of 20 °C with 78 mm of rain on about 10 days. July is the wettest month, with highs of 32 °C, lows of 22 °C, and 173 mm of rain on about 17 days. August features highs of 30 °C and lows of 21 °C with 146 mm of rain on about 15 days. September cools to highs of 26 °C and lows of 15 °C with 51 mm of rain on about 9 days. October has highs of 20 °C and lows of 7 °C with 24 mm of rain on about 4 days. November drops to highs of 10 °C and lows of -2 °C with 10 mm of rain on about 3 days. December records highs of 3 °C and lows of -7 °C with 3 mm of rain on about 1 day.
The nearest airport is Beijing Capital International Airport, located 25 km away, and the site is 2 km from the capital of Beijing. Nearby sights include Jingshan Park at 0.9 km, Tiananmen at 0.9 km, Zhongnanhai at 1.0 km, Tiananmen Square at 1.3 km, and the National Museum of China at 1.4 km. Opening hours are Monday through Sunday from 08:30 to 17:00, with reduced hours from October 16 to April 15 of 08:30 to 16:30.
Weather by month
The warmest month is June, with an average high of 32 °C. The wettest is July, with about 173 mm of rain.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high, °C | 2 | 6 | 13 | 22 | 28 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 26 | 20 | 10 | 3 |
| Average low, °C | -9 | -6 | -1 | 7 | 14 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 15 | 7 | -2 | -7 |
| Rainfall, mm | 3 | 5 | 10 | 26 | 38 | 78 | 173 | 146 | 51 | 24 | 10 | 3 |
| Rainy days | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
Temperatures and rainfall: 1981–2010 averages for this spot (4 km grid), from CHELSA. Rainy days: 2015–2024, NASA POWER.
