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Harbin in August: weather & travel advice

This month's data profile

Rain shapes the decision

Harbin in August is climatically well suited to family holidays and city breaks. The average daily high is around 27 °C. With about 14 rainy days it is wet.

Historical monthly averages, not a weather forecast. Individual days and years can differ substantially.

Rank among 12 monthly averages

67/100 · #5

Warmth

Dryness

#10

Sun

Published best categories: City break, Family

Illuminated ice sculptures at the Harbin Ice Festival

Harbin · AugustPhoto: Tracy Hunter · CC BY 2.0

Average high: 27 °C
Average low: 16 °C
Rainy days (est.): 14 rainy days (est.)
Sun (est.): 6 h/day
Humidity: 74 %

Climate evidence with direct month comparison

The highlighted row is the selected month. Precipitation total and rainy days are separate monthly averages.

Climate averages for Harbin: selected and adjacent months
Month	Avg high °C	Avg low °C	Rainy days (est.)	Precipitation mm	Sun h/day (est.)	Humidity %	Wind m/s	Score
July	29	18	17	138	6.8	71	2.4	55
August (selected)	27	16	14	117	6.0	74	2.3	67
September	22	9	8	50	5.3	68	2.6	86

How do the previous and next months compare?

Baseline: August (67/100)

Positive and negative values show the change from the selected month.

	Score Δ	Average high Δ	Average low Δ	Rainy days Δ	Rain Δ	Sun Δ	Humidity Δ	Wind Δ
July	-12	+2.2 °C	+2.1 °C	+2.6	+21.4 mm	+0.8 h	-2.8 %	+0.1 m/s
September	+19	-5.4 °C	-7.3 °C	-6.2	-67.1 mm	-0.7 h	-5.3 %	+0.3 m/s

All twelve months in context

JanLimited46 FebLimited49 MarLimited55 AprGood69 MayExcellent85 JunGood68 JulLimited55 AugGood67 SepExcellent86 OctLimited61 NovLimited49 DecLimited45

Rainy days (estimated)

Sunshine hours (estimated)h/day

Average daily high°C

-13

-7

-1

-11

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Frequently asked questions

How warm is Harbin in August?

The average daily high is around 27 °C, with an average daily low of about 16 °C.

Does it rain a lot in Harbin in August?

The curated estimate is about 14 rainy days per month, not a directly measured long-term average. Total precipitation averages around 117 mm for the month. A rainy day does not mean all-day rain.

When is the best time to visit Harbin?

By the climate score, April, May, June and September are the strongest months for Harbin. August is not among them.