Harbin weather in February

In February, Harbin sees average daytime highs of -7°C and overnight lows near -18°C, with 6 mm of precipitation across 1.7 wet days and about 10.1 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about -10°C in the first days to -3°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 42% of the time in February, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 24 min at the start of February to 10 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Harbin's 6th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Harbin's year-round climate.

Daytime high: -7°; 10th warmest
Overnight low: -18°; 3rd coldest
Precipitation: 6 mm; 1.7 wet days
Daylight: 10 h 06 min; 6:46 AM – 4:50 PM
Cloud cover: 50%; 6th clearest
Wind: 13 km/h; 6th windiest
Solar energy: 3.16 kWh/m²
Travel score: 0.0; out of 10

Harbin is capital of Heilongjiang province, China.

Air quality: Very high; PM2.5 43.2 µg/m³ · 2018
Density: 99/km²; people per km²
Founded: 1898

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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Temperature in February

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about -10°C in the first days to -3°C by the end.

A typical February day in Harbin reaches about -7°C in the afternoon and slips back to -18°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -13°C and 0°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs about 6°C warmer than January and about 9°C cooler than March.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Avg high (°C)	-10	-10	-10	-10	-9	-9	-9	-9	-8	-8	-8	-8	-7	-7	-7	-6	-6	-6	-5	-5	-5	-4	-4	-4	-4	-3	-3	-3
Avg low (°C)	-22	-22	-21	-21	-21	-21	-21	-20	-20	-20	-19	-19	-19	-19	-18	-18	-18	-17	-17	-17	-16	-16	-16	-15	-15	-15	-14	-14

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	-10	-22
2	-10	-22
3	-10	-21
4	-10	-21
5	-9	-21
6	-9	-21
7	-9	-21
8	-9	-20
9	-8	-20
10	-8	-20
11	-8	-19
12	-8	-19
13	-7	-19
14	-7	-19
15	-7	-18
16	-6	-18
17	-6	-18
18	-6	-17
19	-5	-17
20	-5	-17
21	-5	-16
22	-4	-16
23	-4	-16
24	-4	-15
25	-4	-15
26	-3	-15
27	-3	-14
28	-3	-14

How February really feels in Harbin

Once humidity and wind are folded in, February averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 28 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

28 feel bitter (≤ -10°C)

The story in February is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Harbin weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 10th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	-13° / -23°	4	1.3	1.6	8.9	0.0
Feb	-7° / -18°	6	1.7	2	10.1	0.0
Mar	3° / -8°	15	3.6	2.7	11.6	0.3
Apr	13° / 1°	30	5.6	0.6	13.3	4.0
May	21° / 9°	65	9.3	0.1	14.7	6.5
Jun	26° / 16°	99	12.2	0	15.4	6.2
Jul	28° / 19°	155	14.9	0	15.1	5.7
Aug	26° / 17°	138	13.5	0	13.9	6.1
Sep	21° / 10°	67	8.5	0	12.3	6.8
Oct	12° / 1°	38	6.5	0.7	10.7	3.7
Nov	-0° / -10°	18	3.6	2.8	9.3	0.0
Dec	-10° / -20°	9	2.4	2.9	8.5	0.0

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 42% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 44%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Clearer (%)	60	59	59	59	58	57	57	56	55	54	54	54	53	53	53	53	53	54	54	55	56	56	56	57	58	58	58	58
Cloudier (%)	40	41	41	41	42	43	43	44	45	46	46	46	47	47	47	47	47	46	46	45	44	44	44	43	42	42	42	42

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	60	40
2	59	41
3	59	41
4	59	41
5	58	42
6	57	43
7	57	43
8	56	44
9	55	45
10	54	46
11	54	46
12	54	46
13	53	47
14	53	47
15	53	47
16	53	47
17	53	47
18	54	46
19	54	46
20	55	45
21	56	44
22	56	44
23	56	44
24	57	43
25	58	42
26	58	42
27	58	42
28	58	42

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitationSnow

Harbin gets around 6 mm of rain and snow over 1.7 wet days in February. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 6% and peaks near 9% on the wettest days, and about 2 days bring snow.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Rain chance (%)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	6	6	6	7	7	7	7	8	8	8	8	8	9	9	9
Snow chance (%)	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	6	6	7	7	7	8	8	8	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	10	10	10

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	4	5
2	4	5
3	4	5
4	4	5
5	4	5
6	4	5
7	4	5
8	4	5
9	4	5
10	4	6
11	4	6
12	5	6
13	5	7
14	6	7
15	6	7
16	6	8
17	7	8
18	7	8
19	7	9
20	7	9
21	8	9
22	8	9
23	8	9
24	8	9
25	8	9
26	9	10
27	9	10
28	9	10

Humidity in February

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of February feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, February lands in the dry band about 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Dry (%)	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100

Wind in February

Winds average 13 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Wind speed (km/h)	12	12	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13
Feels	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	12	light breeze
2	12	light breeze
3	12	light breeze
4	12	light breeze
5	12	light breeze
6	12	light breeze
7	13	light breeze
8	13	light breeze
9	13	light breeze
10	13	light breeze
11	13	light breeze
12	13	light breeze
13	13	light breeze
14	13	light breeze
15	13	light breeze
16	13	light breeze
17	13	light breeze
18	13	light breeze
19	13	light breeze
20	13	light breeze
21	13	light breeze
22	13	light breeze
23	13	light breeze
24	13	light breeze
25	13	light breeze
26	13	light breeze
27	13	light breeze
28	13	light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 24 min at the start of February to 10 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 78 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 7:04 AM to 6:25 AM, and sunset from 4:30 PM to 5:09 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Daylight (h)	9.4	9.5	9.5	9.6	9.6	9.6	9.7	9.7	9.8	9.8	9.9	9.9	10.0	10.0	10.1	10.1	10.2	10.2	10.3	10.3	10.4	10.4	10.5	10.5	10.6	10.6	10.7	10.7
Sunrise (AM)	7:04	7:03	7:02	7:01	6:59	6:58	6:57	6:56	6:54	6:53	6:52	6:50	6:49	6:47	6:46	6:44	6:43	6:41	6:40	6:38	6:37	6:35	6:33	6:32	6:30	6:28	6:27	6:25
Sunset (PM)	4:30	4:31	4:33	4:34	4:35	4:37	4:38	4:40	4:41	4:43	4:44	4:46	4:47	4:49	4:50	4:52	4:53	4:54	4:56	4:57	4:59	5:00	5:02	5:03	5:05	5:06	5:07	5:09

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	9.4	7:04	4:30
2	9.5	7:03	4:31
3	9.5	7:02	4:33
4	9.6	7:01	4:34
5	9.6	6:59	4:35
6	9.6	6:58	4:37
7	9.7	6:57	4:38
8	9.7	6:56	4:40
9	9.8	6:54	4:41
10	9.8	6:53	4:43
11	9.9	6:52	4:44
12	9.9	6:50	4:46
13	10.0	6:49	4:47
14	10.0	6:47	4:49
15	10.1	6:46	4:50
16	10.1	6:44	4:52
17	10.2	6:43	4:53
18	10.2	6:41	4:54
19	10.3	6:40	4:56
20	10.3	6:38	4:57
21	10.4	6:37	4:59
22	10.4	6:35	5:00
23	10.5	6:33	5:02
24	10.5	6:32	5:03
25	10.6	6:30	5:05
26	10.6	6:28	5:06
27	10.7	6:27	5:07
28	10.7	6:25	5:09

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 3.16 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.7 kWh/m² to a high of 5.91 kWh/m² in June across the year — February's 3.16 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	2.6	2.6	2.7	2.7	2.8	2.8	2.8	2.9	2.9	3.0	3.0	3.0	3.1	3.1	3.2	3.2	3.3	3.3	3.3	3.4	3.4	3.5	3.5	3.6	3.6	3.7	3.7	3.8
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	2.6	Moderate
2	2.6	Moderate
3	2.7	Moderate
4	2.7	Moderate
5	2.8	Moderate
6	2.8	Moderate
7	2.8	Moderate
8	2.9	Moderate
9	2.9	Moderate
10	3.0	Moderate
11	3.0	Moderate
12	3.0	Moderate
13	3.1	Moderate
14	3.1	Moderate
15	3.2	Moderate
16	3.2	Moderate
17	3.3	Moderate
18	3.3	Moderate
19	3.3	Moderate
20	3.4	Moderate
21	3.4	Moderate
22	3.5	Moderate
23	3.5	Moderate
24	3.6	Moderate
25	3.6	Moderate
26	3.7	Moderate
27	3.7	Moderate
28	3.8	Moderate

Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Harbin

In seasonPeak

None of Harbin's seasonal hazards are active in February. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Harbin's rainy season runs June–August, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is February a good time to visit Harbin?

Our two travel scores rate February for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

0.0

Sightseeing

9th-best month of the year

0.0

Beach & pool

8th-best month of the year

February is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Harbin.

What to pack for Harbin in February

From February's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In February, Harbin sees daytime highs around -7°C and nights near -18°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat.

a warm layera heavy coat

UV index in Harbin in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks around 2. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Harbin peaks around August 16 at about 7 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 6 months of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	1	2	3	4	5	6	6	7	5	3	1	1
Level	Low	Low	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	High	High	Very high	High	Moderate	Low	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	1	Low
Feb	2	Low
Mar	3	Moderate
Apr	4	Moderate
May	5	Moderate
Jun	6	High
Jul	6	High
Aug	7	Very high
Sep	5	High
Oct	3	Moderate
Nov	1	Low
Dec	1	Low

Air quality in Harbin in February

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where February falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Harbin is worst in January — around 62 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 2.1× the cleanest month (August, 29 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Harbin's WHO annual average of 43.2 µg/m³.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	62	58	58	45	33	33	33	29	32	37	46	51
Level	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Poor	Poor

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	62	Unhealthy
Feb	58	Unhealthy
Mar	58	Unhealthy
Apr	45	Poor
May	33	Moderate
Jun	33	Moderate
Jul	33	Moderate
Aug	29	Moderate
Sep	32	Moderate
Oct	37	Poor
Nov	46	Poor
Dec	51	Poor

Location & terrain

Where is Harbin?

Harbin sits at 45.8°N, 126.7°E, 140 m above sea level, in China. The nearest listed city is Hainan, 167 km away.

Topography around Harbin

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Harbin.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Harbin has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 45 m around an average of 139 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 95 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 727 m.

The land around Harbin is covered by artificial surfaces (91%) within 3 km, artificial surfaces (44%) and cropland (24%) within 16 km, and cropland (76%) within 80 km.

3 km

45 m

artificial surfaces 91%

16 km

95 m

artificial surfaces 44%

80 km

727 m

cropland 76%

treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland

← January Harbin year-round climate March →Best places to visit in February

February weather nearby: Hainan 167 km · Namyang-nodongjagu 402 km · Namyang 402 km · Onsŏng 409 km · Musan-ŭp 442 km · Chunggang 442 km · Hoeryŏng 443 km · Samjiyŏn-ŭp 459 km

China travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 2; Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs: Type A / I; 220 V · 50 Hz
Prices: ≈ 47% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $13,862; 2025
Happiness: 6.1 / 10; World Happiness, 2025
Homicide rate: 0.5; per 100k, 2020
Road deaths: 17.4; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: Upper middle; World Bank
English: Low; EF EPI 464
Religion

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Harbin (45.75°, 126.65°, elevation 140 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	-10	-22
2	-10	-22
3	-10	-21
4	-10	-21
5	-9	-21
6	-9	-21
7	-9	-21
8	-9	-20
9	-8	-20
10	-8	-20
11	-8	-19
12	-8	-19
13	-7	-19
14	-7	-19
15	-7	-18
16	-6	-18
17	-6	-18
18	-6	-17
19	-5	-17
20	-5	-17
21	-5	-16
22	-4	-16
23	-4	-16
24	-4	-15
25	-4	-15
26	-3	-15
27	-3	-14
28	-3	-14

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	60	40
2	59	41
3	59	41
4	59	41
5	58	42
6	57	43
7	57	43
8	56	44
9	55	45
10	54	46
11	54	46
12	54	46
13	53	47
14	53	47
15	53	47
16	53	47
17	53	47
18	54	46
19	54	46
20	55	45
21	56	44
22	56	44
23	56	44
24	57	43
25	58	42
26	58	42
27	58	42
28	58	42

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	4	5
2	4	5
3	4	5
4	4	5
5	4	5
6	4	5
7	4	5
8	4	5
9	4	5
10	4	6
11	4	6
12	5	6
13	5	7
14	6	7
15	6	7
16	6	8
17	7	8
18	7	8
19	7	9
20	7	9
21	8	9
22	8	9
23	8	9
24	8	9
25	8	9
26	9	10
27	9	10
28	9	10

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	-10	-22
2	-10	-22
3	-10	-21
4	-10	-21
5	-9	-21
6	-9	-21
7	-9	-21
8	-9	-20
9	-8	-20
10	-8	-20
11	-8	-19
12	-8	-19
13	-7	-19
14	-7	-19
15	-7	-18
16	-6	-18
17	-6	-18
18	-6	-17
19	-5	-17
20	-5	-17
21	-5	-16
22	-4	-16
23	-4	-16
24	-4	-15
25	-4	-15
26	-3	-15
27	-3	-14
28	-3	-14

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	60	40
2	59	41
3	59	41
4	59	41
5	58	42
6	57	43
7	57	43
8	56	44
9	55	45
10	54	46
11	54	46
12	54	46
13	53	47
14	53	47
15	53	47
16	53	47
17	53	47
18	54	46
19	54	46
20	55	45
21	56	44
22	56	44
23	56	44
24	57	43
25	58	42
26	58	42
27	58	42
28	58	42

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	4	5
2	4	5
3	4	5
4	4	5
5	4	5
6	4	5
7	4	5
8	4	5
9	4	5
10	4	6
11	4	6
12	5	6
13	5	7
14	6	7
15	6	7
16	6	8
17	7	8
18	7	8
19	7	9
20	7	9
21	8	9
22	8	9
23	8	9
24	8	9
25	8	9
26	9	10
27	9	10
28	9	10

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	-10	-22
2	-10	-22
3	-10	-21
4	-10	-21
5	-9	-21
6	-9	-21
7	-9	-21
8	-9	-20
9	-8	-20
10	-8	-20
11	-8	-19
12	-8	-19
13	-7	-19
14	-7	-19
15	-7	-18
16	-6	-18
17	-6	-18
18	-6	-17
19	-5	-17
20	-5	-17
21	-5	-16
22	-4	-16
23	-4	-16
24	-4	-15
25	-4	-15
26	-3	-15
27	-3	-14
28	-3	-14

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	60	40
2	59	41
3	59	41
4	59	41
5	58	42
6	57	43
7	57	43
8	56	44
9	55	45
10	54	46
11	54	46
12	54	46
13	53	47
14	53	47
15	53	47
16	53	47
17	53	47
18	54	46
19	54	46
20	55	45
21	56	44
22	56	44
23	56	44
24	57	43
25	58	42
26	58	42
27	58	42
28	58	42

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	4	5
2	4	5
3	4	5
4	4	5
5	4	5
6	4	5
7	4	5
8	4	5
9	4	5
10	4	6
11	4	6
12	5	6
13	5	7
14	6	7
15	6	7
16	6	8
17	7	8
18	7	8
19	7	9
20	7	9
21	8	9
22	8	9
23	8	9
24	8	9
25	8	9
26	9	10
27	9	10
28	9	10

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100