Yichun climate

Yichun is warmest in July, with average highs of 25 °C, and coldest in January, when nights average -27 °C. July is the wettest month (141 mm) and January the driest (4.7 mm). Figures are 1991–2020 climate normals.

Across a full year Yichun averages 644 mm of rain, 42 days above 25 °C and 187 days below freezing.

China · population 155,762 · 1991–2020 normals

  1. Jan -20°
  2. Feb -15°
  3. Mar -6°
  4. Apr
  5. May 12°
  6. Jun 18°
  7. Jul 21°
  8. Aug 19°
  9. Sep 13°
  10. Oct
  11. Nov -8°
  12. Dec -18°

Temperature below 0 °C to above 30 °C Rain band height is that month’s share of the wettest month

  • Warmest month July 25 °C
  • Coldest month January -27 °C
  • Driest month January 5 mm
  • Wettest month July 141 mm
  • Least cloud October 48 % cloud
  • Hottest on record June 35 °C
  • Coldest on record January -42 °C

What to expectYichun through the year

Yichun has a clear annual cycle: average daily highs run from -14 °C in January to 25 °C in July, a swing of 41 °C in mean temperature across the year.

Counted across a normal year, 42 days a year reach 25 °C, 4 of them reach 30 °C, 187 nights drop below freezing. The warmest reading in the 1991–2020 record is 35 °C, in June.

Rain is strongly seasonal. July averages 141 mm against 5 mm in January — 30 times as much. Planning around the dry months matters more here than planning around temperature.

Month by month

Month Avg high Rainfall Cloud
January -14.2 °C 5 mm 48 %
February -8.6 °C 7 mm 49 %
March 0.0 °C 18 mm 54 %
April 10.4 °C 37 mm 58 %
May 18.0 °C 72 mm 63 %
June 22.9 °C 104 mm 67 %
July 25.4 °C 141 mm 70 %
August 23.6 °C 123 mm 66 %
September 18.4 °C 71 mm 54 %
October 8.7 °C 39 mm 48 %
November -3.2 °C 17 mm 48 %
December -13.0 °C 10 mm 51 %

Temperature month by month

Month Avg highAvg lowMeanRecord highRecord lowDays above 25 °CDays above 30 °CDays below 0 °C
January -14.2 °C-26.7 °C-20.3 °C-0.7 °C-42.2 °C0031
February -8.6 °C-22.5 °C-15.3 °C7.5 °C-38.0 °C0028
March 0.0 °C-12.7 °C-6.2 °C15.5 °C-30.4 °C0030
April 10.4 °C-0.9 °C4.5 °C26.3 °C-15.5 °C0019
May 18.0 °C6.2 °C12.0 °C30.3 °C-3.1 °C201
June 22.9 °C13.0 °C17.9 °C34.5 °C4.2 °C910
July 25.4 °C16.7 °C20.9 °C33.3 °C10.7 °C1820
August 23.6 °C14.9 °C19.1 °C31.2 °C5.1 °C1100
September 18.4 °C8.3 °C13.1 °C29.4 °C-2.6 °C201
October 8.7 °C-0.3 °C3.8 °C24.9 °C-14.5 °C0017
November -3.2 °C-11.9 °C-7.6 °C12.2 °C-29.5 °C0029
December -13.0 °C-23.1 °C-17.9 °C4.3 °C-39.5 °C0031

Rain, sun and wind month by month

Month RainfallWet daysDaylightCloud coverHumidityWind
January 5 mm18.9 h/day48 %71 %11 km/h
February 7 mm210 h/day49 %68 %13 km/h
March 18 mm512 h/day54 %58 %15 km/h
April 37 mm714 h/day58 %54 %17 km/h
May 72 mm1215 h/day63 %64 %15 km/h
June 104 mm1416 h/day67 %76 %12 km/h
July 141 mm1516 h/day70 %82 %11 km/h
August 123 mm1514 h/day66 %82 %12 km/h
September 71 mm1013 h/day54 %73 %13 km/h
October 39 mm811 h/day48 %66 %14 km/h
November 17 mm59.3 h/day48 %61 %14 km/h
December 10 mm38.4 h/day51 %69 %12 km/h

How Yichun compares

The same four figures for nearby destinations, so the numbers above have something to be read against. Summer high is the warmest month's average high; winter low is the coldest month's average low.

Destination Summer high Winter low Rain per year Days above 25 °C
Yichun 25 °C -27 °C 644 mm 42
Hegang · China 26 °C -26 °C 662 mm 46
Jiamusi · China 27 °C -25 °C 583 mm 59
Bei’an · China 26 °C -28 °C 622 mm 47
Suihua · China 27 °C -26 °C 638 mm 59
Shuangyashan · China 26 °C -23 °C 614 mm 55
Qitaihe · China 26 °C -23 °C 684 mm 51

Where Yichun ranks

Planning a trip? See the best time to visit Yichun.

QuestionsCommon questions about Yichun’s climate

When is the best time to visit Yichun?

That depends on what you want, so the honest answer is a comparison rather than a single month. June, July, August sit closest to 20 °C on average, July is the warmest month and January the driest. The month-by-month table above has the full picture.

How hot does Yichun get?

In July, the warmest month, daily highs average 25 °C. About 4 days a year pass 30 °C. The highest value in the 1991–2020 record is 35 °C.

How cold does it get in winter?

Nights average -27 °C in January, the coldest month. A normal year has 187 nights below freezing.

Which month is wettest in Yichun?

July, averaging 141 mm over 15 days with rain. The driest month is January with 5 mm. The year as a whole averages 644 mm.

Are these figures a forecast?

No. They are 1991–2020 climate normals: the average of thirty years, which describes what a month is usually like in Yichun rather than what any particular week will bring. Individual years can differ substantially from the normal.

Data sources and method

Normal period
1991–2020
Data point
47.721°, 128.875° (the coordinates the reanalysis values are taken for)
Dataset version
era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
Last processed

Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: monthly rankings, daylight hours, beach and comfort scores. Full formulas are on the methodology page.

Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026. Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains.