Yinchuan weather in February

In February, Yinchuan sees average daytime highs of 5°C and overnight lows near -8°C, with 3 mm of precipitation across 1 wet days and about 10.5 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 3°C in the first days to 8°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 55% of the time in February, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 hours at the start of February to 11 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Yinchuan's 5th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Yinchuan's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 5°; 10th warmest
Overnight low: -8°; 3rd coldest
Precipitation: 3 mm; 1 wet days
Daylight: 10 h 30 min; 7:54 AM – 6:25 PM
Cloud cover: 39%; 5th clearest
Wind: 6 km/h; 8th windiest
Solar energy: 4 kWh/m²
Travel score: 0.5; out of 10

Yinchuan is prefecture-level city in Ningxia, China.

Air quality: Very high; PM2.5 37.3 µg/m³ · 2018
Density: 214/km²; people per km²

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 3°C in the first days to 8°C by the end.

A typical February day in Yinchuan reaches about 5°C in the afternoon and slips back to -8°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -1°C and 11°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs about 4°C warmer than January and about 7°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)	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	6	6	6	6	7	7	7	7	7	8	8	8
Avg low (°C)	-11	-11	-11	-11	-10	-10	-10	-10	-10	-9	-9	-9	-9	-8	-8	-8	-8	-8	-7	-7	-7	-7	-6	-6	-6	-6	-5	-5

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

How February really feels in Yinchuan

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

21 feel bitter (≤ -10°C)

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

Yinchuan weather by month

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

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	1° / -12°	2	0.5	0.8	9.6	0.0
Feb	5° / -8°	3	1	1	10.5	0.5
Mar	12° / -2°	10	2.2	0.5	11.7	3.9
Apr	19° / 5°	13	2.3	0.2	13	7.3
May	25° / 11°	22	3.7	0	14.1	7.9
Jun	28° / 16°	32	4.5	0	14.6	6.6
Jul	30° / 18°	54	6.5	0	14.4	5.7
Aug	28° / 17°	52	7.6	0	13.5	6.6
Sep	23° / 12°	42	6.5	0	12.3	7.5
Oct	17° / 5°	16	3.3	0.2	11	6.6
Nov	9° / -3°	6	1.3	0.5	9.9	2.4
Dec	2° / -9°	1	0.4	0.6	9.4	0.0

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 55% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 33%.

	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 (%)	71	71	70	70	70	70	70	69	69	69	68	68	68	67	67	67	67	66	66	65	65	65	65	65	65	65	65	65
Cloudier (%)	29	29	30	30	30	30	30	31	31	31	32	32	32	33	33	33	33	34	34	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	71	29
2	71	29
3	70	30
4	70	30
5	70	30
6	70	30
7	70	30
8	69	31
9	69	31
10	69	31
11	68	32
12	68	32
13	68	32
14	67	33
15	67	33
16	67	33
17	67	33
18	66	34
19	66	34
20	65	35
21	65	35
22	65	35
23	65	35
24	65	35
25	65	35
26	65	35
27	65	35
28	65	35

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitationSnow

Yinchuan gets around 3 mm of rain and snow over 1 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 4% and peaks near 7% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings 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 (%)	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	6	6	6	6	7	7	7
Snow chance (%)	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5

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

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 6 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 6 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)	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6
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

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

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 hours at the start of February to 11 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 60 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 8:08 AM to 7:38 AM, and sunset from 6:09 PM to 6:39 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)	10.0	10.1	10.1	10.1	10.2	10.2	10.2	10.3	10.3	10.3	10.4	10.4	10.4	10.5	10.5	10.5	10.6	10.6	10.7	10.7	10.7	10.8	10.8	10.9	10.9	10.9	11.0	11.0
Sunrise (AM)	8:08	8:07	8:06	8:05	8:04	8:03	8:02	8:02	8:01	8:00	7:59	7:57	7:56	7:55	7:54	7:53	7:52	7:51	7:49	7:48	7:47	7:46	7:44	7:43	7:42	7:40	7:39	7:38
Sunset (PM)	6:09	6:10	6:11	6:13	6:14	6:15	6:16	6:17	6:18	6:19	6:20	6:21	6:23	6:24	6:25	6:26	6:27	6:28	6:29	6:30	6:31	6:33	6:34	6:35	6:36	6:37	6:38	6:39

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	10.0	8:08	6:09
2	10.1	8:07	6:10
3	10.1	8:06	6:11
4	10.1	8:05	6:13
5	10.2	8:04	6:14
6	10.2	8:03	6:15
7	10.2	8:02	6:16
8	10.3	8:02	6:17
9	10.3	8:01	6:18
10	10.3	8:00	6:19
11	10.4	7:59	6:20
12	10.4	7:57	6:21
13	10.4	7:56	6:23
14	10.5	7:55	6:24
15	10.5	7:54	6:25
16	10.5	7:53	6:26
17	10.6	7:52	6:27
18	10.6	7:51	6:28
19	10.7	7:49	6:29
20	10.7	7:48	6:30
21	10.7	7:47	6:31
22	10.8	7:46	6:33
23	10.8	7:44	6:34
24	10.9	7:43	6:35
25	10.9	7:42	6:36
26	10.9	7:40	6:37
27	11.0	7:39	6:38
28	11.0	7:38	6:39

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 4 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.61 kWh/m² to a high of 6.75 kWh/m² in June across the year — February's 4 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)	3.5	3.6	3.6	3.6	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.9	3.9	3.9	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.1	4.1	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.4	4.4	4.5	4.5
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	3.5	Moderate
2	3.6	Moderate
3	3.6	Moderate
4	3.6	Moderate
5	3.7	Moderate
6	3.7	Moderate
7	3.7	Moderate
8	3.8	Moderate
9	3.8	Moderate
10	3.8	Moderate
11	3.9	Moderate
12	3.9	Moderate
13	3.9	Moderate
14	4.0	Moderate
15	4.0	Bright
16	4.0	Bright
17	4.1	Bright
18	4.1	Bright
19	4.2	Bright
20	4.2	Bright
21	4.2	Bright
22	4.3	Bright
23	4.3	Bright
24	4.3	Bright
25	4.4	Bright
26	4.4	Bright
27	4.5	Bright
28	4.5	Bright

Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Yinchuan

In seasonPeak

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

Yinchuan sees seasonal dust haze (March–August), heaviest in May.

Dust

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is February a good time to visit Yinchuan?

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

0.5

Sightseeing

10th-best month of the year

0.0

Beach & pool

10th-best month of the year

February is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Yinchuan.

What to pack for Yinchuan in February

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

In February, Yinchuan sees daytime highs around 5°C and nights near -8°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat.

a warm layera heavy coat

UV index in Yinchuan in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks around 3. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Yinchuan peaks around July 16 at about 10 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 2 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 8 months of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	2	3	5	7	9	9	10	9	8	5	2	2
Level	Low	Moderate	Moderate	High	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Very high	Very high	Moderate	Moderate	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	2	Low
Feb	3	Moderate
Mar	5	Moderate
Apr	7	High
May	9	Very high
Jun	9	Very high
Jul	10	Extreme
Aug	9	Very high
Sep	8	Very high
Oct	5	Moderate
Nov	2	Moderate
Dec	2	Low

Air quality in Yinchuan 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 Yinchuan is worst in May — around 55 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.0× the cleanest month (September, 28 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Yinchuan's WHO annual average of 37.3 µg/m³.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	30	34	49	54	55	40	31	28	28	33	36	29
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	30	Moderate
Feb	34	Moderate
Mar	49	Poor
Apr	54	Poor
May	55	Poor
Jun	40	Poor
Jul	31	Moderate
Aug	28	Moderate
Sep	28	Moderate
Oct	33	Moderate
Nov	36	Poor
Dec	29	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Yinchuan?

Yinchuan sits at 38.5°N, 106.3°E, 1,117 m above sea level, in China. The nearest listed city is Xi'an, 525 km away.

Topography around Yinchuan

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Yinchuan has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 33 m around an average of 1,112 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 44 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,421 m.

The land around Yinchuan is covered by artificial surfaces (83%) within 3 km, cropland (35%) and artificial surfaces (32%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (39%), grassland (31%) and cropland (22%) within 80 km.

3 km

33 m

artificial surfaces 83%

16 km

44 m

cropland 35%

80 km

2,421 m

bare terrain 39%

treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater

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

February weather nearby: Xi'an 525 km · Dalandzadgad 588 km · Datong 630 km · Luoyang 693 km · Jiayuguan 705 km · Songyang 751 km · Hovd 761 km · Bogd 769 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 Yinchuan (38.4681°, 106.2731°, elevation 1,117 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	2	-11
2	2	-11
3	3	-11
4	3	-11
5	3	-10
6	3	-10
7	3	-10
8	4	-10
9	4	-10
10	4	-9
11	4	-9
12	5	-9
13	5	-9
14	5	-8
15	5	-8
16	5	-8
17	6	-8
18	6	-8
19	6	-7
20	6	-7
21	7	-7
22	7	-7
23	7	-6
24	7	-6
25	7	-6
26	8	-6
27	8	-5
28	8	-5

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	71	29
2	71	29
3	70	30
4	70	30
5	70	30
6	70	30
7	70	30
8	69	31
9	69	31
10	69	31
11	68	32
12	68	32
13	68	32
14	67	33
15	67	33
16	67	33
17	67	33
18	66	34
19	66	34
20	65	35
21	65	35
22	65	35
23	65	35
24	65	35
25	65	35
26	65	35
27	65	35
28	65	35

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

	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	2	-11
2	2	-11
3	3	-11
4	3	-11
5	3	-10
6	3	-10
7	3	-10
8	4	-10
9	4	-10
10	4	-9
11	4	-9
12	5	-9
13	5	-9
14	5	-8
15	5	-8
16	5	-8
17	6	-8
18	6	-8
19	6	-7
20	6	-7
21	7	-7
22	7	-7
23	7	-6
24	7	-6
25	7	-6
26	8	-6
27	8	-5
28	8	-5

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	71	29
2	71	29
3	70	30
4	70	30
5	70	30
6	70	30
7	70	30
8	69	31
9	69	31
10	69	31
11	68	32
12	68	32
13	68	32
14	67	33
15	67	33
16	67	33
17	67	33
18	66	34
19	66	34
20	65	35
21	65	35
22	65	35
23	65	35
24	65	35
25	65	35
26	65	35
27	65	35
28	65	35

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

	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	2	-11
2	2	-11
3	3	-11
4	3	-11
5	3	-10
6	3	-10
7	3	-10
8	4	-10
9	4	-10
10	4	-9
11	4	-9
12	5	-9
13	5	-9
14	5	-8
15	5	-8
16	5	-8
17	6	-8
18	6	-8
19	6	-7
20	6	-7
21	7	-7
22	7	-7
23	7	-6
24	7	-6
25	7	-6
26	8	-6
27	8	-5
28	8	-5

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	71	29
2	71	29
3	70	30
4	70	30
5	70	30
6	70	30
7	70	30
8	69	31
9	69	31
10	69	31
11	68	32
12	68	32
13	68	32
14	67	33
15	67	33
16	67	33
17	67	33
18	66	34
19	66	34
20	65	35
21	65	35
22	65	35
23	65	35
24	65	35
25	65	35
26	65	35
27	65	35
28	65	35

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

	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