climigo

Heilongjiang

When to go?

No ideal month: the best months are June, August, the least rainy with the right temperature. Nothing against April–May, July, September–October either. Avoid November–March (freezing, at times extreme cold).

Climate zones

North KoreaLiaoningJilinInner MongoliaRussiaHarbinHarbinHarbinQiqiharQiqiharQiqiharMudanjiangMudanjiangMudanjiangJiamusiJiamusiJiamusiDaqingDaqingDaqing

Mean maximum and minimum temperature and mean monthly precipitation of the season (the mean of its three months), ERA5-Land 1996–2025, at about 9 km resolution: colours are in levels (the same as the city scale) and smaller details are not real.

What is the climate like?

Area mean indicative, over the whole territory

Temperature and rain

January −15°−27° extreme cold
February −9°−22° extreme cold
March 1°−12° snow likely
April 12°−2°
May 19°6°
June 25°13°
July 27°17°
August 25°14°
September 20°7°
October 10°−2°
November −3°−14° snow likely
December −14°−24° extreme cold

Monthly min and max temperature (°C)

−30°−25°−20°−15°−10°−5°0°5°10°15°20°25°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec−26.6 · −15.0 °CJanuary: −26.6 · −15.0 °C−22.4 · −9.2 °CFebruary: −22.4 · −9.2 °C−12.2 · 0.8 °CMarch: −12.2 · 0.8 °C−1.6 · 11.5 °CApril: −1.6 · 11.5 °C6.0 · 19.3 °CMay: 6.0 · 19.3 °C12.8 · 24.7 °CJune: 12.8 · 24.7 °C16.5 · 27.0 °CJuly: 16.5 · 27.0 °C14.2 · 24.9 °CAugust: 14.2 · 24.9 °C7.2 · 19.6 °CSeptember: 7.2 · 19.6 °C−2.2 · 9.6 °COctober: −2.2 · 9.6 °C−13.5 · −2.9 °CNovember: −13.5 · −2.9 °C−24.1 · −13.5 °CDecember: −24.1 · −13.5 °C

Monthly min and max temperature (°C)

Jan −26.6 – −15.0 °C
Feb −22.4 – −9.2 °C
Mar −12.2 – 0.8 °C
Apr −1.6 – 11.5 °C
May 6.0 – 19.3 °C
Jun 12.8 – 24.7 °C
Jul 16.5 – 27.0 °C
Aug 14.2 – 24.9 °C
Sep 7.2 – 19.6 °C
Oct −2.2 – 9.6 °C
Nov −13.5 – −2.9 °C
Dec −24.1 – −13.5 °C

How much it rains

January 5 mm2 d
February 5 mm2 d
March 12 mm3 d
April 25 mm5 d
May 56 mm8 d
June 93 mm11 d
July 137 mm13 d
August 123 mm12 d
September 55 mm7 d
October 27 mm5 d
November 15 mm4 d
December 8 mm3 d

Rain days and how much water

0102030 dJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec5 mm · 2 rain days · 3 mm a dayJanuary: 5 mm · 2 rain days · 3 mm a day5 mm · 2 rain days · 3 mm a dayFebruary: 5 mm · 2 rain days · 3 mm a day12 mm · 3 rain days · 4 mm a dayMarch: 12 mm · 3 rain days · 4 mm a day25 mm · 5 rain days · 5 mm a dayApril: 25 mm · 5 rain days · 5 mm a day56 mm · 8 rain days · 7 mm a dayMay: 56 mm · 8 rain days · 7 mm a day93 mm · 11 rain days · 8 mm a dayJune: 93 mm · 11 rain days · 8 mm a day137 mm · 13 rain days · 11 mm a dayJuly: 137 mm · 13 rain days · 11 mm a day123 mm · 12 rain days · 10 mm a dayAugust: 123 mm · 12 rain days · 10 mm a day55 mm · 7 rain days · 8 mm a daySeptember: 55 mm · 7 rain days · 8 mm a day27 mm · 5 rain days · 5 mm a dayOctober: 27 mm · 5 rain days · 5 mm a day15 mm · 4 rain days · 4 mm a dayNovember: 15 mm · 4 rain days · 4 mm a day8 mm · 3 rain days · 3 mm a dayDecember: 8 mm · 3 rain days · 3 mm a day

Rain days and how much water

Jan 5 mm2 d
Feb 5 mm2 d
Mar 12 mm3 d
Apr 25 mm5 d
May 56 mm8 d
Jun 93 mm11 d
Jul 137 mm13 d
Aug 123 mm12 d
Sep 55 mm7 d
Oct 27 mm5 d
Nov 15 mm4 d
Dec 8 mm3 d

Bars: length = rain days, thickness = mm on a rain day, area = the month's rain. 3 mm a day7 mm a day15 mm a day

Colour = the month's rain: 103060100160250400mm

Daylight hours

January 8 h 51
February 10 h 16
March 11 h 51
April 13 h 38
May 15 h 08
June 15 h 59
July 15 h 37
August 14 h 18
September 12 h 36
October 10 h 54
November 9 h 19
December 8 h 27

Mean daylight hours over the whole territory.

Snow on the ground

January 17 cm
February 18 cm
March 14 cm
April 4 cm
May –
June –
July –
August –
September –
October 1 cm
November 6 cm
December 13 cm

Mean snow depth on the ground (cm)

01325 cmJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec17 cmJanuary: 17 cm18 cmFebruary: 18 cm14 cmMarch: 14 cm4 cmApril: 4 cm0 cmMay: 0 cm0 cmJune: 0 cm0 cmJuly: 0 cm0 cmAugust: 0 cm0 cmSeptember: 0 cm1 cmOctober: 1 cm6 cmNovember: 6 cm13 cmDecember: 13 cm

Mean snow depth on the ground (cm)

Jan 17 cm
Feb 18 cm
Mar 14 cm
Apr 4 cm
May 0 cm
Jun 0 cm
Jul 0 cm
Aug 0 cm
Sep 0 cm
Oct 1 cm
Nov 6 cm
Dec 13 cm

Spatial mean over the whole area, weighted by area (cosine of the latitude), not by population: indicative only, since the climate varies a lot within an area (coasts, plains, mountains). Look at the cities for the weather you will find.

Main cities

Harbin

Qiqihar

Mudanjiang

Cities