Harbin in Spring

In spring (March, April and May), Harbin sees average daytime highs around 12°C and overnight lows near 1°C, with 110 mm of precipitation over about 19 wet days across the season. It is the 2nd-warmest season and the 3rd-wettest season.

Over the season highs climb from about -2°C in early March to 24°C by late May. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 29% of the time across spring, and the air most often feels dry.

Spring is Harbin's 2nd-best season to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Harbin's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high: 12°C; 2nd-warmest season
Avg overnight low: 1°C
Precipitation: 110 mm; 19 wet days
Avg wind: 15 km/h
Travel score: 3.6; 2nd-best season
Months: Mar · Apr · May

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Temperature in Harbin in Spring

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Over the season highs climb from about -2°C in early March to 24°C by late May.

A typical spring day in Harbin reaches about 12°C and drops to 1°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is May, the coolest March.

How spring really feels in Harbin

Once humidity and wind are folded in, spring brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 55 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

26 feel bitter (≤ -10°C)

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

Harbin weather by month

How the three spring months (March, April and May) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

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 Spring

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 29% of the time across spring.

Chance of precipitation in Spring

Any precipitationSnow

Harbin gets around 110 mm of rain and snow over 19 wet days across spring. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Humidity in Spring

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

Wind in Spring

Winds average 15 km/h across spring.

Sunrise & sunset in Spring

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 48 min in early March to 15 h 12 min by late May. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Solar energy in Spring

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across spring, about 5.2 kWh/m².

Planning a trip in spring

Hazard calendar for Harbin

In seasonPeak

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

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

Rainy season

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Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is spring a good time to visit Harbin?

Our two travel scores rate spring for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.

3.6

Sightseeing

2nd-best month of the year

1.4

Beach & pool

3rd-best month of the year

spring is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Harbin.

What to pack for Harbin in Spring

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

In spring, Harbin sees daytime highs around 12°C and nights near 1°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 19 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gearsun protection

UV index in Harbin in Spring

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across spring averages around 4 — 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 Spring

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where spring 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%

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Spring 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.