It is well known that the Winter Solstice is the day with the shortest daylight in a year. After the Winter Solstice, the daylight gradually becomes longer. Then, will the temperature rise after the Winter Solstice? Is the Winter Solstice cold? Let's find out together! In the time of the Yellow Emperor, the Winter Solstice was considered as the beginning of the new year (the first day of the lunar month), so the eleventh month of the lunar calendar was also called "Winter Month". What are the folk customs during the Winter Month? Let's explore it together on Huayi Divination Website.

Will the temperature rise after the Winter Solstice? Is the Winter Solstice cold?

The temperature will continue to drop after the Winter Solstice, rather than warm up;
Although the Winter Solstice has the lowest solar altitude and the shortest daylight, the amount of heat absorbed by the ground is less than the heat lost. However, the accumulated heat from the ground continues to be released, and the near-surface air temperature has not yet reached its lowest point, so this is not the coldest time of the year.
After the Winter Solstice, although the days gradually become longer and the nights shorter, in the short term, the days are still shorter than the nights. The ground absorbs less heat than it loses each day, so the temperature does not show an immediate trend of rising. People start counting "nine" from the Winter Solstice, with each nine days forming a "nine". By the time of the "third nine", the accumulated heat in the ground is the least, and the weather is the coldest, which is why it is said "the coldest is in the third nine." Astronomically, the Winter Solstice marks the beginning of winter. For most regions in China, this is obviously late. During the Winter Solstice period, the average temperature on the Sichuan-Western Plateau is generally below 0°C, and the Sichuan Basin is only around 6°C to 8°C. However, in the low-altitude river valleys of southwest Sichuan, even in the coldest January, the average temperature remains above 10°C, truly indicating that autumn ends and spring begins, with no winter throughout the year.

Winter Solstice Proverbs