Harbin weather by month & the best time to visit

🇨🇳 China · major city break · hot-summer continental climate

The best time to visit Harbin is May — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 83/100), with September and June close behind. Harbin averages about 2,492 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 22°C / 72°F and roughly 58 mm of rain in May.

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Sun hours / year

2,492

Sunniest month

May

Peak score

83/100

Rain / year

549 mm

Snow / year

≈50 cm

Midday UV at peak

6 (high)

Population

5.2M

Elevation

135 m

When is the best time to visit Harbin?

For sunshine, the best time to visit Harbin is May, then September and June. The dullest month is January (0/100, 5 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.

How sunny is Harbin?

Harbin gets a moderate 2,492 hours of sunshine a year. 83 Sunshine Score points separate May (83) from January (0), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #91 of 254 destinations in China for annual sunshine, above the national median of 2,110 hours. Rain is strongly seasonal here: roughly 63% of the year's 549 mm falls in the three months around July.

Sunshine Score by month

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Nearby places for sunshine

• Daqing China · 152 km · best in May · 2,752 h sun/yr
• Changchun China · 186 km · best in Sep · 2,423 h sun/yr
• Mudanjiang China · 288 km · best in Sep · 2,440 h sun/yr
• Ulanhot China · 334 km · best in May · 2,865 h sun/yr
• Jiamusi China · 351 km · best in Sep · 2,548 h sun/yr
• Tongliao China · 394 km · best in Sep · 2,745 h sun/yr

Nearest destinations

• Songyuan China · 154 km · 2,714 h sun/yr · best in May
• Baicheng China · 252 km · 2,822 h sun/yr · best in May
• Qiqihar China · 253 km · 2,758 h sun/yr · best in May

Head-to-head

How Harbin compares month by month: Harbin vs Changchun · Harbin vs Daqing · Harbin vs Jiamusi · Harbin vs Mudanjiang · all comparisons