Harbin, China climate

Dwa Monsoon-influenced hot-summer humid continental

Harbin has a strongly seasonal cold-temperate climate (Monsoon-influenced hot-summer humid continental, Köppen Dwa). The hottest month is July with an average daily high near 83°F, while the coldest is January averaging around −9°F at night. Precipitation totals about 22 inches a year and is strongly seasonal — July alone averages 5.9 inches while February barely receives 0.15 inches.

☀️ Summers

Warm

Highs near 83°F in July.

About 6 days a year above 90 °F

❄️ Winters

Bitterly cold

Lows near −9°F in January.

About 157 freezing nights a year

🌧️ Rain

Fairly dry

About 22 in of rain a year.

Wettest in July

⛅ Sky & trend

Partly cloudy

A roughly even mix of sun and cloud.

+1.5 °F vs 50 years ago

Temperature & precipitation

Daily high–low temperature range with the monthly average, plus monthly precipitation · 1991–2020 normals · hover a month for the exact figures

Clear vs cloudy days

Share of days each month that are clear, partly cloudy or cloudy · 1991–2020 · hover a month for the day counts

Harbin climate normals (1991–2020)

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg high (°F)	11	21	37	57	71	80	83	80	71	55	32	14
Avg temp (°F)	1	10	27	46	60	70	74	72	60	45	24	6
Avg low (°F)	−9	0	17	35	49	61	66	63	50	35	16	−3
Precipitation (in)	0.2	0.2	0.5	0.9	1.9	4.0	5.9	4.4	2.1	1.0	0.6	0.3

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Avg high (°F)	11	21	37	57	71	80
Avg temp (°F)	1	10	27	46	60	70
Avg low (°F)	−9	0	17	35	49	61
Precipitation (in)	0.2	0.2	0.5	0.9	1.9	4.0

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg high (°F)	83	80	71	55	32	14
Avg temp (°F)	74	72	60	45	24	6
Avg low (°F)	66	63	50	35	16	−3
Precipitation (in)	5.9	4.4	2.1	1.0	0.6	0.3

How often — frequency of weather events

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Days with measurable rain (days)	4	3	5	6	10	13	14	11	9	6	6	6
Days with high ≥ 90°F (days)	—	—	—	0.0	0.7	3	2	0.2	—	—	—	—
Days with low ≤ 32°F (days)	28	26	26	11	0.1	—	—	—	0.2	12	25	28

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Days with measurable rain (days)	4	3	5	6	10	13
Days with high ≥ 90°F (days)	—	—	—	0.0	0.7	3
Days with low ≤ 32°F (days)	28	26	26	11	0.1	—

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Days with measurable rain (days)	14	11	9	6	6	6
Days with high ≥ 90°F (days)	2	0.2	—	—	—	—
Days with low ≤ 32°F (days)	—	—	0.2	12	25	28

Sky & atmosphere

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Cloud cover (%)	41	43	50	61	67	66	67	63	51	48	49	45
Clear days (≤ 30% cloud)	12	10	9	5	4	4	5	6	9	11	9	9
Partly cloudy days (30–70%)	16	15	14	12	10	11	10	10	11	11	13	16
Cloudy days (≥ 70%)	4	4	8	13	17	15	17	15	10	9	8	6
Relative humidity (%)	88	83	68	56	57	63	71	74	68	69	75	86
Wind speed (mph)	6.0	6.5	7.7	8.6	7.9	6.0	5.3	5.1	5.8	6.6	6.8	6.2

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Cloud cover (%)	41	43	50	61	67	66
Clear days (≤ 30% cloud)	12	10	9	5	4	4
Partly cloudy days (30–70%)	16	15	14	12	10	11
Cloudy days (≥ 70%)	4	4	8	13	17	15
Relative humidity (%)	88	83	68	56	57	63
Wind speed (mph)	6.0	6.5	7.7	8.6	7.9	6.0

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Cloud cover (%)	67	63	51	48	49	45
Clear days (≤ 30% cloud)	5	6	9	11	9	9
Partly cloudy days (30–70%)	10	10	11	11	13	16
Cloudy days (≥ 70%)	17	15	10	9	8	6
Relative humidity (%)	71	74	68	69	75	86
Wind speed (mph)	5.3	5.1	5.8	6.6	6.8	6.2

Methodology & sources

Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 25 years of daily observations at Harbin, a weather station, about 9 km from the city centre. The underlying daily records come from NOAA's global station network.

Cloud, humidity, wind & sunshine — modelled estimates from NASA POWER, NASA's satellite-and-reanalysis climatology. This is the standard global source for atmospheric variables, which are not measured at most weather stations.

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