JAN · HARBIN
45.76° N · 126.64° E
Travel Score
71
out of 100
In short
A good time to go.
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A balanced mix of sights, food and day trips.
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Weather forecast
Fair weather: Wed Nov 4 and Thu Nov 5
Average weather score 53 out of 100, the best of 3 two- and three-day runs in the forecast.
Weather forecast only: air quality, events and safety are shown separately.
Every component and the reason behind it. The full formula is on the Method page.
Average daily weather score 51/100 over the next 3 days; biggest concern: 75% chance of rain on Nov 5.
US EPA index 2: Moderate.
WeatherAPI
Harbin, HeilongjiangUpdated 7:45 AM local time
0°C
Overcast
Feels like -5°High 10° · Low -3°
Rain now
24%
Rain today
15% chance
Humidity
46%
Wind
17 km/h SSE
Festival calendar
Nothing on right now
No listed festivals or events are happening today.
Christmas Day
ReligiousWorldwide
Dec 25, 2026In 51 days
Global celebration marking the birth of Jesus Christ, celebrated with feasts, gift-giving, and decorations.
Harbin International Ice and Snow Festival
FestivalHarbin, Heilongjiang · Local
Jan–Feb 2027Approx.
Ice and snow sculptures that open around 5 January and stay up into February, or longer if the weather allows.
New Year's Day
National HolidayWorldwide
Jan 1, 2027In 58 days
Global celebrations to welcome the new year with joy and festivities.
Chinese New Year (Spring Festival)
CulturalChina · Nationwide
Feb 6–20, 2027In 94 days
The Spring Festival, from the new year on 6 February in 2027 to the Lantern Festival on 20 February.
Events marked “Approx.” are known by month, not a specific day. Exact dates are recorded for 2026; check locally before you plan around them.
US EPA index
2 / 6
ModerateAcceptable for most people. Unusually sensitive people may want to limit long outdoor exertion.
GeoNames (CC BY 4.0)
Power is what the wall supplies, not what a device needs: most phone and laptop chargers take 100 to 240 V, so you usually need only a plug adapter. Check the label on your device.
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No Level 3 or 4 advisory in our data (not a guarantee of safety).
No storms or heavy rain in the next 3 days.
No listed events with confirmed dates in the next 14 days.
Seasonal data not available yet; neutral estimate used.
7:51 AM
Wednesday, November 4
Visibility
10 km
UV index
Low (0)
Local time at destination
Today
Nov 4
10° -3°
Smoky haze · 15% rain
Cold: averaging 3.4°C
Thu
Nov 5
5° -6°
Smoky haze · 75% rain
Fri
Nov 6
-5° -9°
Light snow · 56% rain
No known advisory
No Level 3 or 4 advisory found for this destination in our data. This is not a guarantee of safety. Check your government's official travel advice before you go.
Source: U.S. Department of State travel advisories (Level 3 and 4), retrieved 2026-10-22 from the State Department's public feed; a few records kept by hand carry their own source and date. Updated Oct 22, 2026.
Emergency numbers for this country aren't in our data yet. Look them up before you travel.
Mandarin Chinese is one of this country’s main languages; local languages can differ by region. Only words that Wiktionary and Wikivoyage phrasebooks both give are shown (CC BY-SA 4.0, checked 2026-10-11). Some languages change a word with who is speaking or how formal you are: these are the common forms.
Visa and passport rules depend on your nationality: check your government’s travel advice before you book.
Harbin or Hā'ěrbīn is the capital of Heilongjiang, China, and the largest city of the province—as well as the second largest urban population and the largest metropolitan population in Northeast China.
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NASA POWER climatology (public domain)
Usually the most comfortable: May, June and September. Typical weather over 2001–2020, not a forecast.
Taller is more comfortable. The brighter bars are the best months; the filled label is this month.
Typical weather
-14° -24°
Cold
About 6 mm of rain over the month
Festivals that month
What to pack
Worked out from the typical weather of this month, not from a forecast: check the forecast in the days before you go. From our festival calendar. Dates marked approximate are only known by month and can move; an empty list means none is recorded, not that nothing is on.
| Month | Feels | High / low | Rain | Comfort |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | Cold | -14° / -24° | 6 mm | 40 |
| February | Cold | -8° / -21° | 6 mm | 40 |
| March | Cold | 2° / -10° | 13 mm | 46 |
| April | Cool | 13° / 0° | 24 mm | 79 |
| May | Pleasant | 21° / 8° | 60 mm | 96 |
| June | Pleasant | 27° / 15° | 106 mm | 89 |
| July | Wet |
Comfort uses the typical daytime high (most comfortable at 20 to 28°C) and the typical rainfall (most comfortable under 1 mm a day), averaged over 2001–2020. Highs and lows are worked out from the monthly average temperature and the average daily swing, so they are close, not exact. It is not a forecast. Humidity, crowds, prices and festivals are not included, and a mountain or coast can differ from its half-degree grid cell.
| 29° / 18° |
| 139 mm |
| 82 |
| August | Pleasant | 27° / 16° | 116 mm | 88 |
|---|
| September | Pleasant | 22° / 9° | 58 mm | 96 |
|---|
| October | Cool | 11° / -1° | 24 mm | 74 |
|---|
| November | Cold | -1° / -11° | 16 mm | 40 |
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| December | Cold | -12° / -21° | 9 mm | 40 |
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GeoNames (CC BY 4.0)
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Open briefTowns 25 to 150 km away, the larger ones first, each with its own live conditions. Ranked by conditions, nearness and size. Distances are straight-line, so check the travel time. Places under a travel advisory are left out.
Exchange rate
1 USD ≈ 6.67 CNY, as of 3 Nov 2026
A mid-market rate, not what a bank, card or exchange desk will give you. Rates By Exchange Rate API (opens in a new tab)