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When to go · Harbin

Harbin, month by month

The best months for Harbin: Jan, Jun, Jul, Aug. Months to avoid: Feb, Nov.

Month by month

  1. JanuaryGreatInside Harbin's best window: Jan (ice festival), Jun–Aug (cool summer).-12 °C / -22 °C, 4 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 1 festival or holiday
  2. FebruaryAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Nov (grey, no festival, no summer), late Jan–Feb Spring Festival crowds.-6 °C / -18 °C, 5 rain daysCrowds: High · 1 festival or holiday
  3. MarchMixedOutside the best window (Jan (ice festival), Jun–Aug (cool summer)). Across China: Dust and chilly winds in the north; Tibet permits often paused; blossom in the south.3 °C / -8 °C, 12 rain daysCrowds: Medium
  4. AprilGoodOutside the best window (Jan (ice festival), Jun–Aug (cool summer)). Across China: Spring across the east; Qingming break early in the month.14 °C / 2 °C, 19 rain daysCrowds: Medium
  5. MayMixedOutside the best window (Jan (ice festival), Jun–Aug (cool summer)). Across China: Warm and clear, but the 1–5 May holiday packs every sight; go after the 6th.22 °C / 10 °C, 51 rain daysCrowds: High · 1 festival or holiday
  6. JuneGreatInside Harbin's best window: Jan (ice festival), Jun–Aug (cool summer).27 °C / 16 °C, 100 rain daysCrowds: Medium
  7. JulyGreatInside Harbin's best window: Jan (ice festival), Jun–Aug (cool summer).28 °C / 19 °C, 137 rain daysCrowds: High
  8. AugustGreatInside Harbin's best window: Jan (ice festival), Jun–Aug (cool summer).27 °C / 17 °C, 113 rain daysCrowds: High
  9. SeptemberGoodOutside the best window (Jan (ice festival), Jun–Aug (cool summer)). Across China: Heat eases; one of the best months before National Day.22 °C / 10 °C, 52 rain daysCrowds: Medium
  10. OctoberGoodOutside the best window (Jan (ice festival), Jun–Aug (cool summer)). Across China: Clear skies and colour, but avoid 1–7 October; the rest of the month is ideal.13 °C / 2 °C, 25 rain daysCrowds: High · 1 festival or holiday
  11. NovemberAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Nov (grey, no festival, no summer), late Jan–Feb Spring Festival crowds.0 °C / -9 °C, 14 rain daysCrowds: Low
  12. DecemberGoodOutside the best window (Jan (ice festival), Jun–Aug (cool summer)). Across China: Cold north, pleasant south and Yunnan; Harbin ice season opens late in the month.-10 °C / -19 °C, 8 rain daysCrowds: Low