Weather in Harbin in January 2026
- January is usually the coldest month of the year in Harbin;
Average weather
Average temperature in Harbin in January
Going from a maximum of +4°C during the day to a minimum of -33°C during the night, the temperature in January averages around -12°C.
The average maximum temperature goes up 8% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from -12°C to -9°C.
Is Harbin warm or cold in January?
Harbin is typically cold in January.
Maximum temperatures go down compared to the previous month from -10°C to -13°C. The minimum temperature also goes down from -20°C to -24°C.
Wear your winter warms as it will be cold. To save space, layer, and don’t forget gloves and a scarf.
January is the coldest month in Harbin, here is the comparison with other months:
Climate in Harbin in January
| December | January | February | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| -10°C | -13°C | -7°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| -37°C | -41°C | -38°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +8°C | +4°C | +10°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 0 mm | 0 mm | 0 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 2 m/s | 2 m/s | 2 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 71% | 72% | 68% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1023 HPa | 1025 HPa | 1022 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 12 | 12 | 9 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 14 | 16 | 16 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 4 | 3 | 4 | ||||
January weather is still as good as in December. It’s getting colder in January. From -10°C in the day, the average maximum temperature lowers to -13°C. The rainfall amount in January stays the same as in the previous month with a 0 mm of total precipitation. Humidity rises from 71% to 72%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during January, staying around 2 m/s. The amount of sunny days stay about the same, averaging 12 sunny days during the month.
February 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 decreasing during January, going from 3 m/s to 1 m/s over the course of the month.
Snow
Here’s how January is compared with other months in the amount of snow, total mm:
How was the weather last January in Harbin?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Harbin in January 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.
FAQ
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Other cities in China
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.
