Jingshan Park
Jingshan Park is an urban park in the Shichahai Subdistrict of Beijing, China, covering 0.23 km². Established in 1928, it is a major historical and cultural site protected at the national level. It is ranked 103rd among the country's most looked-up sights on English Wikipedia.
Planning a visit
The park is 3 km from Beijing and 25 km from Beijing Capital International Airport. It can be combined with visits to the Forbidden City, which is 0.9 km away, or other nearby sites such as Zhongnanhai at 1.6 km, Tiananmen at 1.8 km, Tiananmen Square at 2.1 km, and the National Museum of China at 2.3 km.
Entry to the park costs ¥2. The weather varies throughout the year. The warmest months are June and July, when daily highs reach 32 °C. These are also the months with the highest rainfall; July has about 173 mm of rain over 17 days and August has about 146 mm over 15 days. For those preferring drier weather, December and January have the lowest rainfall, with about 3 mm each.
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.
