Weather in Harbin in December 2025
Average weather
Average temperature in Harbin in December
Going from a maximum of +2°C during the day to a minimum of -33°C during the night, the temperature in December averages around -12°C.
The average maximum temperature goes down 14% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from -11°C to -16°C.
Is Harbin warm or cold in December?
Harbin is typically cold in December.
Maximum temperatures go down compared to the previous month from -1°C to -10°C. The minimum temperature also goes down from -10°C to -20°C.
Wear your winter warms as it will be cold. To save space, layer, and don’t forget gloves and a scarf.
December is one of the coolest months in Harbin, here is the comparison with other months:
Climate in Harbin in December
| November | December | January | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| -1°C | -10°C | -13°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| -30°C | -37°C | -41°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +17°C | +8°C | +4°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 3 mm | 0 mm | 0 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 3 m/s | 2 m/s | 2 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 67% | 71% | 72% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1020 HPa | 1023 HPa | 1025 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 10 | 12 | 12 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 14 | 14 | 16 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 5 | 4 | 3 | ||||
December weather is still as good as in November. It’s getting colder in December. From -1°C in the day, the average maximum temperature lowers to -10°C. As December arrives, the amount of rainfall goes down. On average, the rainfall volume decreases from 3 mm to 0 mm. Humidity rises from 67% to 71%. Winds are calmer in comparison to November, going down from 3 m/s to 2 m/s on average. The good news is there are likely to be more sunny days in December, from 10 to 12.
January brings much the same weather, it remains good.
Wind
The average wind speed is 3 m/s getting up to 6 m/s which is a medium breeze. You can feel it, especially getting out of the water.
The average wind speed in Harbin is gradually increasing during December, going from 3 m/s to 3 m/s over the course of the month.
Snow
December is one of the snowiest months in Harbin.
Here’s how December is compared with other months in the amount of snow, total mm:
How was the weather last December in Harbin?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Harbin in December has not changed much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1987 (+8°C) and the highest in 2007 (+12°C). The driest year was 2007 with only 327 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 1985 with 878 mm.
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Monthly weather in Harbin
Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Harbin, based on historical hourly weather data from January 1, 1979, to December 31, 2023.
For past dates, we show actual recorded data at the location at that time. Forecasts are based on recorded weather during that day of the year, averaged over the total years for which we have records (unless stated otherwise). The daily temperature is the highest recorded temperature in the shadow during that day.
