East Asia · City travel

Best time to visit Harbin

Mid Aug–Late Sep is the best time to visit. During this period, the average daytime high is 23.8°C, with 2.4 rainy days per 10 days.

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Scenery of Harbin
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Season calendar

Harbin season score, from early January through late December.Early Jan: Avoid (season score 8.6)Mid Jan: Avoid (season score 8.3)Late Jan: Avoid (season score 8.5)Early Feb: Avoid (season score 8.7)Mid Feb: Avoid (season score 4.8)Late Feb: Avoid (season score 6.2)Early Mar: Avoid (season score 4.6)Mid Mar: Avoid (season score 2.2)Late Mar: Avoid (season score 11.6)Early Apr: Off-season (season score 28.3)Mid Apr: Okay (season score 43.1)Late Apr: Good (season score 63.7)Early May: Good (season score 70.2)Mid May: Great (season score 82.9)Late May: Great (season score 85.7)Early Jun: Great (season score 81.3)Mid Jun: Great (season score 78.9)Late Jun: Great (season score 76.4)Early Jul: Great (season score 76.6)Mid Jul: Great (season score 77.4)Late Jul: Great (season score 73.7)Early Aug: Great (season score 75.1)Mid Aug: Best (season score 88.5)Late Aug: Best (season score 88.4)Early Sep: Best (season score 93.9)Mid Sep: Best (season score 100.0)Late Sep: Best (season score 96.8)Early Oct: Great (season score 78.3)Mid Oct: Okay (season score 53.5)Late Oct: Off-season (season score 28.2)Early Nov: Avoid (season score 11.0)Mid Nov: Avoid (season score 0.0)Late Nov: Avoid (season score 1.2)Early Dec: Avoid (season score 2.7)Mid Dec: Avoid (season score 6.9)Late Dec: Avoid (season score 5.3)JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
AvoidOff-seasonFairOkayGoodGreatBest

Japan MOFA travel advice

No Japan MOFA travel advisory is in effect for this destination.

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Climate and season score by month

MonthLevelDaytime highRainy days
(per 10 days)
Cloud cover
JanuaryAvoid-11.7°C0.440.7%
FebruaryAvoid-5.7°C0.543.0%
MarchAvoid3.5°C1.150.2%
AprilOkay14.4°C1.459.5%
MayGreat21.8°C2.564.6%
JuneGreat26.9°C3.566.0%
JulyGreat28.6°C3.666.8%
AugustGreat26.9°C3.163.7%
SeptemberBest22.1°C2.149.0%
OctoberOkay13.0°C1.447.2%
NovemberAvoid0.3°C1.250.0%
DecemberAvoid-9.5°C0.745.0%

How the score works

The season score is a relative 0–100 measure of how suitable each time of year is for travel at this destination, grouped into seven levels. It combines climate-normal trends in temperature, rain, cloud cover, and other conditions.

Weather station: HARBIN(19 km). Data: NASA POWER, NOAA GHCN-Daily, OISST, IBTrACS, and Natural Earth.

These are historical climate-normal trends, not a weather forecast.