Harbin enjoys 213 sunny days a year. Winters are cold with frequent frost. On the other hand, air quality is a concern.
Harbin, China is a 4.6M-resident city with 213 sunny days and 167 frost days annually and an annual PM2.5 of 38.4 µg/m³. A city in China.
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Monthly climate metrics across temperature, precipitation, wind, and UV.
| Metric | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temperature | |||||||||||||
| Daily high°C | -9 | -2 | 8 | 17 | 24 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 24 | 16 | 6 | -8 | 13 |
| Daily mean°C | -17 | -11 | 0 | 10 | 17 | 23 | 26 | 23 | 18 | 9 | -3 | -14 | 7 |
| Daily low°C | -23 | -19 | -7 | 3 | 11 | 17 | 22 | 19 | 13 | 2 | -10 | -21 | 1 |
| Thermal comfort | |||||||||||||
| High feelsDaily high feels-like°C | -8 | -3 | 9 | 16 | 24 | 30 | 34 | 32 | 26 | 16 | 4 | -9 | 14 |
| Mean feelsDaily mean feels-like°C | -25 | -16 | -5 | 5 | 15 | 22 | 28 | 24 | 17 | 3 | -11 | -24 | 3 |
| Low feelsDaily low feels-like°C | -34 | -29 | -19 | -8 | 3 | 12 | 20 | 15 | 6 | -9 | -23 | -34 | -8 |
| Humidity | |||||||||||||
| HumidityRelative humidity% | 68 | 62 | 48 | 39 | 44 | 66 | 77 | 81 | 70 | 55 | 67 | 62 | 61 |
| Dewpoint°C | -22.9 | -16.6 | -9.4 | -3.8 | 4.7 | 14.7 | 21.2 | 19.4 | 12.8 | -0.3 | -8.9 | -20.0 | -0.8 |
| Precipitation | |||||||||||||
| Rainfallmm | 0 | 0 | 11 | 21 | 64 | 113 | 117 | 175 | 70 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 599 |
| Rain days≥1mm | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 77 |
| Snowfallmm | 5 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 8 | 61 |
| Snow days≥1mm | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 13 |
| Wind | |||||||||||||
| Wind avgm/s | 3.1 | 3.3 | 3.8 | 4.3 | 3.9 | 3.2 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 3.5 |
| Wind gustsm/s | 5.8 | 6.5 | 7.7 | 8.1 | 8.0 | 6.5 | 5.3 | 6.4 | 6.8 | 7.5 | 7.3 | 6.5 | 6.9 |
| Sun & UV | |||||||||||||
| Sunshinehrs/day | 7.0 | 8.2 | 9.6 | 10.3 | 10.9 | 10.2 | 10.8 | 8.4 | 9.1 | 8.6 | 6.6 | 6.4 | 8.9 |
| Clear skyindex | 56% | 62% | 57% | 55% | 46% | 36% | 38% | 36% | 54% | 60% | 50% | 64% | 51% |
| UV indexmax avg | 0.9 | 1.4 | 2.5 | 3.8 | 5.0 | 4.9 | 5.4 | 5.0 | 4.3 | 2.4 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 3.1 |
Harbin offers a solid outdoor season. Even dinner outside manages 3/12 months, while walking is comfortable 10/12 months — impressive.
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Air Quality
Harbin reports an annual PM2.5 of 38.4 µg/m³. That's above the EU annual limit of 25 µg/m³ — long-term exposure here carries documented health trade-offs.
Harbin reports an annual PM2.5 of 38.4 µg/m³. That's above the EU annual limit of 25 µg/m³ — long-term exposure here carries documented health trade-offs.
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PM2.5 annual average of 38.4 µg/m³ exceeds the WHO interim target of 15 µg/m³. The WHO guideline value is 5 µg/m³.
Data sources: WHO (air quality), OECD (safety).
Why not Harbin? Honestly, air quality is a genuine health trade-off — Harbin's annual PM2.5 of 38.4 µg/m³ exceeds the EU limit and WHO standards by a wide margin, with respiratory impacts documented at these levels.