Harbin weather in July
In July, Harbin sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 155 mm of rain across 14.9 wet days and about 15.1 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.
Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% of the time in July, and the air most often feels muggy.
Daylight stretches from about 15 h 30 min at the start of July to 14 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Harbin's 12th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Harbin's year-round climate.
- Daytime high
- 28°
- 1st warmest
- Overnight low
- 19°
- 12th coldest
- Rainfall
- 155 mm
- 14.9 wet days
- Daylight
- 15 h 12 min
- 4:03 AM – 7:15 PM
- Cloud cover
- 64%
- 12th clearest
- Wind
- 11 km/h
- 11th windiest
- Solar energy
- 5.16 kWh/m²
- Travel score
- 5.7
- 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.
Temperature in July
Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month.
A typical July day in Harbin reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°C and 31°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 2°C warmer than June and about 2°C warmer than August.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 |
| Avg low (°C) | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
| Avg high (°C) | Avg low (°C) | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 27 | 18 |
| 2 | 27 | 18 |
| 3 | 27 | 18 |
| 4 | 27 | 19 |
| 5 | 27 | 19 |
| 6 | 28 | 19 |
| 7 | 28 | 19 |
| 8 | 28 | 19 |
| 9 | 28 | 19 |
| 10 | 28 | 19 |
| 11 | 28 | 19 |
| 12 | 28 | 19 |
| 13 | 28 | 19 |
| 14 | 28 | 19 |
| 15 | 28 | 19 |
| 16 | 28 | 19 |
| 17 | 28 | 19 |
| 18 | 28 | 19 |
| 19 | 28 | 19 |
| 20 | 28 | 19 |
| 21 | 28 | 19 |
| 22 | 28 | 19 |
| 23 | 28 | 19 |
| 24 | 28 | 19 |
| 25 | 28 | 19 |
| 26 | 28 | 19 |
| 27 | 28 | 19 |
| 28 | 28 | 19 |
| 29 | 28 | 19 |
| 30 | 27 | 19 |
| 31 | 27 | 19 |
How July really feels in Harbin
Once humidity and wind are folded in, July averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.
July sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.
Harbin weather by month
How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 1st-warmest and 1st-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 July
The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% of the time in July, the cloudiest month of the year.
Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 58%.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clearer (%) | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 42 | 42 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 42 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 40 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 42 | 42 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 43 |
| Cloudier (%) | 59 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 58 | 58 | 59 | 58 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 58 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 60 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 58 | 58 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 57 |
| Clearer (%) | Cloudier (%) | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 41 | 59 |
| 2 | 41 | 59 |
| 3 | 41 | 59 |
| 4 | 41 | 59 |
| 5 | 42 | 58 |
| 6 | 42 | 58 |
| 7 | 41 | 59 |
| 8 | 42 | 58 |
| 9 | 43 | 57 |
| 10 | 43 | 57 |
| 11 | 43 | 57 |
| 12 | 43 | 57 |
| 13 | 42 | 58 |
| 14 | 41 | 59 |
| 15 | 41 | 59 |
| 16 | 41 | 59 |
| 17 | 41 | 59 |
| 18 | 40 | 60 |
| 19 | 41 | 59 |
| 20 | 41 | 59 |
| 21 | 41 | 59 |
| 22 | 41 | 59 |
| 23 | 41 | 59 |
| 24 | 41 | 59 |
| 25 | 42 | 58 |
| 26 | 42 | 58 |
| 27 | 43 | 57 |
| 28 | 43 | 57 |
| 29 | 43 | 57 |
| 30 | 43 | 57 |
| 31 | 43 | 57 |
Chance of precipitation in July
Harbin gets around 155 mm of rain over 14.9 wet days in July, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.
Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 47% and peaks near 49% on the wettest days.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rain chance (%) | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 45 | 45 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 47 | 47 | 48 | 48 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 48 | 47 | 47 | 46 | 46 |
| Rain chance (%) | |
|---|---|
| 1 | 47 |
| 2 | 47 |
| 3 | 47 |
| 4 | 47 |
| 5 | 47 |
| 6 | 47 |
| 7 | 46 |
| 8 | 46 |
| 9 | 46 |
| 10 | 45 |
| 11 | 45 |
| 12 | 46 |
| 13 | 46 |
| 14 | 46 |
| 15 | 47 |
| 16 | 47 |
| 17 | 48 |
| 18 | 48 |
| 19 | 49 |
| 20 | 49 |
| 21 | 49 |
| 22 | 49 |
| 23 | 49 |
| 24 | 49 |
| 25 | 49 |
| 26 | 49 |
| 27 | 48 |
| 28 | 47 |
| 29 | 47 |
| 30 | 46 |
| 31 | 46 |
Humidity in July
Most of July feels muggy — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.
By dew point, July lands in the muggy band about 43% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 59% of them.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dry (%) | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Comfortable (%) | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 |
| Humid (%) | 39 | 39 | 38 | 38 | 37 | 37 | 36 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 |
| Muggy (%) | 32 | 35 | 36 | 38 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 43 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 |
| Oppressive (%) | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 |
| Miserable (%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Dry (%) | Comfortable (%) | Humid (%) | Muggy (%) | Oppressive (%) | Miserable (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 18 | 39 | 32 | 2 | 0 |
| 2 | 8 | 16 | 39 | 35 | 2 | 0 |
| 3 | 7 | 15 | 38 | 36 | 3 | 0 |
| 4 | 6 | 14 | 38 | 38 | 3 | 0 |
| 5 | 5 | 14 | 37 | 40 | 4 | 0 |
| 6 | 5 | 13 | 37 | 41 | 5 | 0 |
| 7 | 4 | 12 | 36 | 42 | 6 | 0 |
| 8 | 3 | 12 | 35 | 43 | 7 | 0 |
| 9 | 3 | 11 | 35 | 43 | 8 | 0 |
| 10 | 3 | 11 | 34 | 44 | 9 | 0 |
| 11 | 3 | 10 | 33 | 44 | 10 | 0 |
| 12 | 2 | 10 | 32 | 44 | 11 | 0 |
| 13 | 2 | 9 | 31 | 44 | 13 | 1 |
| 14 | 3 | 9 | 29 | 44 | 14 | 1 |
| 15 | 3 | 9 | 28 | 44 | 16 | 1 |
| 16 | 3 | 8 | 27 | 44 | 17 | 1 |
| 17 | 3 | 8 | 26 | 44 | 18 | 2 |
| 18 | 3 | 8 | 25 | 44 | 19 | 2 |
| 19 | 3 | 8 | 24 | 44 | 20 | 2 |
| 20 | 3 | 7 | 23 | 44 | 20 | 2 |
| 21 | 3 | 7 | 23 | 45 | 21 | 2 |
| 22 | 2 | 7 | 22 | 45 | 22 | 2 |
| 23 | 2 | 7 | 21 | 45 | 22 | 2 |
| 24 | 2 | 7 | 21 | 46 | 22 | 2 |
| 25 | 2 | 7 | 21 | 46 | 22 | 2 |
| 26 | 2 | 7 | 21 | 46 | 22 | 2 |
| 27 | 2 | 7 | 21 | 47 | 22 | 2 |
| 28 | 2 | 7 | 21 | 47 | 22 | 2 |
| 29 | 2 | 7 | 21 | 47 | 22 | 2 |
| 30 | 2 | 8 | 21 | 47 | 21 | 1 |
| 31 | 1 | 8 | 22 | 47 | 21 | 1 |
Wind in July
Winds average 11 km/h in July.
Across July, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind speed (km/h) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
| Feels | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm |
| Wind speed (km/h) | Feels | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | calm |
| 2 | 11 | calm |
| 3 | 11 | calm |
| 4 | 11 | calm |
| 5 | 11 | calm |
| 6 | 11 | calm |
| 7 | 11 | calm |
| 8 | 11 | calm |
| 9 | 11 | calm |
| 10 | 11 | calm |
| 11 | 11 | calm |
| 12 | 11 | calm |
| 13 | 11 | calm |
| 14 | 11 | calm |
| 15 | 11 | calm |
| 16 | 11 | calm |
| 17 | 11 | calm |
| 18 | 11 | calm |
| 19 | 11 | calm |
| 20 | 11 | calm |
| 21 | 11 | calm |
| 22 | 11 | calm |
| 23 | 11 | calm |
| 24 | 11 | calm |
| 25 | 11 | calm |
| 26 | 11 | calm |
| 27 | 11 | calm |
| 28 | 11 | calm |
| 29 | 11 | calm |
| 30 | 11 | calm |
| 31 | 11 | calm |
Sunrise & sunset in July
Daylight runs from about 15 h 30 min at the start of July to 14 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.
Days shrink by about 48 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 3:52 AM to 4:19 AM, and sunset from 7:21 PM to 7:00 PM.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 15.5 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 15.4 | 15.4 | 15.4 | 15.4 | 15.4 | 15.4 | 15.3 | 15.3 | 15.3 | 15.3 | 15.2 | 15.2 | 15.2 | 15.2 | 15.1 | 15.1 | 15.1 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 14.9 | 14.9 | 14.9 | 14.8 | 14.8 | 14.8 | 14.7 | 14.7 |
| Sunrise (AM) | 3:52 | 3:53 | 3:53 | 3:54 | 3:55 | 3:55 | 3:56 | 3:57 | 3:57 | 3:58 | 3:59 | 4:00 | 4:01 | 4:02 | 4:02 | 4:03 | 4:04 | 4:05 | 4:06 | 4:07 | 4:08 | 4:09 | 4:10 | 4:11 | 4:12 | 4:14 | 4:15 | 4:16 | 4:17 | 4:18 | 4:19 |
| Sunset (PM) | 7:21 | 7:21 | 7:21 | 7:21 | 7:20 | 7:20 | 7:20 | 7:19 | 7:19 | 7:18 | 7:18 | 7:17 | 7:17 | 7:16 | 7:15 | 7:15 | 7:14 | 7:13 | 7:12 | 7:11 | 7:11 | 7:10 | 7:09 | 7:08 | 7:07 | 7:06 | 7:04 | 7:03 | 7:02 | 7:01 | 7:00 |
| Daylight (h) | Sunrise (AM) | Sunset (PM) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15.5 | 3:52 | 7:21 |
| 2 | 15.5 | 3:53 | 7:21 |
| 3 | 15.5 | 3:53 | 7:21 |
| 4 | 15.4 | 3:54 | 7:21 |
| 5 | 15.4 | 3:55 | 7:20 |
| 6 | 15.4 | 3:55 | 7:20 |
| 7 | 15.4 | 3:56 | 7:20 |
| 8 | 15.4 | 3:57 | 7:19 |
| 9 | 15.4 | 3:57 | 7:19 |
| 10 | 15.3 | 3:58 | 7:18 |
| 11 | 15.3 | 3:59 | 7:18 |
| 12 | 15.3 | 4:00 | 7:17 |
| 13 | 15.3 | 4:01 | 7:17 |
| 14 | 15.2 | 4:02 | 7:16 |
| 15 | 15.2 | 4:02 | 7:15 |
| 16 | 15.2 | 4:03 | 7:15 |
| 17 | 15.2 | 4:04 | 7:14 |
| 18 | 15.1 | 4:05 | 7:13 |
| 19 | 15.1 | 4:06 | 7:12 |
| 20 | 15.1 | 4:07 | 7:11 |
| 21 | 15.0 | 4:08 | 7:11 |
| 22 | 15.0 | 4:09 | 7:10 |
| 23 | 15.0 | 4:10 | 7:09 |
| 24 | 14.9 | 4:11 | 7:08 |
| 25 | 14.9 | 4:12 | 7:07 |
| 26 | 14.9 | 4:14 | 7:06 |
| 27 | 14.8 | 4:15 | 7:04 |
| 28 | 14.8 | 4:16 | 7:03 |
| 29 | 14.8 | 4:17 | 7:02 |
| 30 | 14.7 | 4:18 | 7:01 |
| 31 | 14.7 | 4:19 | 7:00 |
Solar energy in July
Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 5.16 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 — July's 5.16 kWh/m² falls in the middle.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solar energy (kWh/m²) | 5.6 | 5.6 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.4 | 5.4 | 5.4 | 5.4 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.8 |
| Level | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright |
| Solar energy (kWh/m²) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5.6 | Bright |
| 2 | 5.6 | Bright |
| 3 | 5.5 | Bright |
| 4 | 5.5 | Bright |
| 5 | 5.5 | Bright |
| 6 | 5.5 | Bright |
| 7 | 5.5 | Bright |
| 8 | 5.4 | Bright |
| 9 | 5.4 | Bright |
| 10 | 5.4 | Bright |
| 11 | 5.4 | Bright |
| 12 | 5.3 | Bright |
| 13 | 5.3 | Bright |
| 14 | 5.3 | Bright |
| 15 | 5.3 | Bright |
| 16 | 5.2 | Bright |
| 17 | 5.2 | Bright |
| 18 | 5.2 | Bright |
| 19 | 5.1 | Bright |
| 20 | 5.1 | Bright |
| 21 | 5.0 | Bright |
| 22 | 5.0 | Bright |
| 23 | 5.0 | Bright |
| 24 | 5.0 | Bright |
| 25 | 4.9 | Bright |
| 26 | 4.9 | Bright |
| 27 | 4.9 | Bright |
| 28 | 4.8 | Bright |
| 29 | 4.8 | Bright |
| 30 | 4.8 | Bright |
| 31 | 4.8 | Bright |
Hazard calendar for Harbin
In July, Harbin sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.
Harbin's rainy season runs June–August, when most of the year's rain falls.
Is July a good time to visit Harbin?
Our two travel scores rate July for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).
July is a reasonable time to visit Harbin for sightseeing.
What to pack for Harbin in July
From July's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.
In July, Harbin sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 15 days see rain.
UV index in Harbin in July
Clear-sky midday UV in July peaks around 6 — enough to warrant sun protection. 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 July
Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where July 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 |
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.
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).