Harbin climate — normals and trends
Harbin (China) has a hot-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Dwa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 4.0 °C and it receives 686 mm of precipitation per year.
These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.
The warmest month is July (23.1 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-19.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Harbin averages 176 frost days, 13 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 91 rainy days per year.
Harbin has warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.26 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 181 to 171 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 37.9 °C (on 17 June 2008) and the coldest -40.7 °C (on 11 January 2001).
Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.
Climate normals · ERA5
HarbinHeilongjiang
- coords
- 45.75°, 126.65°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
4.0°C
Average daily high
9.3°C
Average daily low
-1.2°C
Annual rainfall
686mm
Sunshine / day
9.1h
Mean relative humidity
67%
Average peak wind
18.7km/h
Seasonal range
42.4°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
176 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
13 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
91 d/yr
Annual snowfall
38.6 cm
Average feels-like high
6.2 °C
Average feels-like low
-4.6 °C
Average peak gust
35.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
18 d/yr
Solar radiation
14.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.2 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.41 · p = < 0.001
Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).
A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.
Records for the period
Hottest day
37.9 °C
17 June 2008
Coldest day
-40.7 °C
11 January 2001
Wettest day
161 mm
13 July 1994
Windiest day
53.9 km/h
8 April 1992
Strongest gust
103.0 km/h
20 June 2009
Hottest feels-like
40.7 °C
3 August 1982
Coldest feels-like
-46.7 °C
11 January 2001
Snowiest day
19.9 cm
6 November 2023
Sunniest day
15.0 h
1 June 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | -11.6 °C | +2.2 °C | 2 mm | -3 mm |
| Feb | -8.0 °C | +0.5 °C | 3 mm | -4 mm |
| Mar | 3.7 °C | +2.4 °C | 14 mm | -3 mm |
| Apr | 14.7 °C | +1.9 °C | 64 mm | +28 mm |
| May | 20.4 °C | +0.1 °C | 53 mm | -13 mm |
| Jun | 26.1 °C | +0.9 °C | 130 mm | +26 mm |
| Jul | 29.4 °C | +2.1 °C | 130 mm | -31 mm |
| Aug | 26.2 °C | +0.4 °C | 168 mm | +18 mm |
| Sep | 24.2 °C | +3.8 °C | 33 mm | -41 mm |
| Oct | 10.9 °C | -0.9 °C | 19 mm | -22 mm |
| Nov | 2.5 °C | +3.1 °C | 14 mm | -4 mm |
| Dec | -8.6 °C | +2.3 °C | 11 mm | +3 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Harbin?
Harbin has a hot-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Köppen Dwa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 4.0 °C and it receives 686 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Harbin?
The hottest day measured in Harbin between 1940 and 2025 was 17 June 2008, reaching 37.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Harbin?
The coldest day measured in Harbin between 1940 and 2025 was 11 January 2001, at -40.7 °C.
Does it snow in Harbin?
Yes. Harbin gets on average 38.6 cm of snow per year and has around 176 frost days.
Has the climate of Harbin warmed?
Yes: Harbin warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Harbin?
The wettest day measured in Harbin between 1940 and 2025 was 13 July 1994, with 161 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Harbin?
The windiest day measured in Harbin between 1940 and 2025 was 8 April 1992, with winds reaching 53.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Harbin?
The warmest month in Harbin is July (23.1 °C on average); the coldest is January (-19.3 °C).
How much does it rain in Harbin?
Harbin receives on average 686 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 91 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Harbin?
Harbin gets on average 9.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,322 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Harbin?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Harbin between 1940 and 2025 was 6 November 2023, with 19.9 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Harbin?
Yes: Harbin has on average 18 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Harbin?
In Harbin, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 40.7 °C on 3 August 1982, and the lowest was -46.7 °C on 11 January 2001.
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