Khabarovsk climate

Khabarovsk is warmest in July, with average highs of 25 °C, and coldest in January, when nights average -26 °C. July is the wettest month (151 mm) and January the driest (8.4 mm). Figures are 1991–2020 climate normals.

Across a full year Khabarovsk averages 737 mm of rain, 40 days above 25 °C and 182 days below freezing.

Russia · population 618,150 · 1991–2020 normals

  1. Jan -21°
  2. Feb -16°
  3. Mar -7°
  4. Apr
  5. May 12°
  6. Jun 18°
  7. Jul 21°
  8. Aug 20°
  9. Sep 14°
  10. Oct
  11. Nov -8°
  12. Dec -19°

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 -26 °C
  • Driest month January 8 mm
  • Wettest month July 151 mm
  • Least cloud December 46 % cloud
  • Hottest on record June 35 °C
  • Coldest on record January -38 °C

What to expectKhabarovsk through the year

Khabarovsk has a clear annual cycle: average daily highs run from -17 °C in January to 25 °C in July, a swing of 43 °C in mean temperature across the year.

Counted across a normal year, 40 days a year reach 25 °C, 4 of them reach 30 °C, 182 nights drop below freezing. The warmest reading in the 1991–2020 record is 35 °C, in June.

Rain is strongly seasonal. July averages 151 mm against 8 mm in January — 18 times as much. Planning around the dry months matters more here than planning around temperature.

Month by month

Month Avg high Rainfall Cloud
January -16.8 °C 8 mm 47 %
February -10.9 °C 10 mm 48 %
March -1.6 °C 24 mm 52 %
April 9.3 °C 44 mm 60 %
May 17.5 °C 82 mm 64 %
June 22.3 °C 96 mm 66 %
July 25.3 °C 151 mm 68 %
August 23.6 °C 151 mm 66 %
September 18.3 °C 81 mm 54 %
October 8.8 °C 51 mm 49 %
November -4.1 °C 24 mm 46 %
December -15.4 °C 14 mm 46 %

Temperature month by month

MonthAvg highAvg lowMeanRecord highRecord lowDays above 25 °CDays above 30 °CDays below 0 °C
January-16.8 °C-25.9 °C-21.2 °C-1.0 °C-38.4 °C0031
February-10.9 °C-21.2 °C-16.0 °C4.0 °C-35.1 °C0028
March-1.6 °C-11.6 °C-6.7 °C15.1 °C-25.2 °C0030
April9.3 °C-1.1 °C3.9 °C25.9 °C-12.8 °C0019
May17.5 °C7.3 °C12.4 °C29.9 °C-2.8 °C201
June22.3 °C14.0 °C18.1 °C34.8 °C6.2 °C810
July25.3 °C17.9 °C21.5 °C33.5 °C10.3 °C1730
August23.6 °C16.6 °C20.0 °C31.2 °C8.0 °C1100
September18.3 °C10.4 °C14.1 °C28.3 °C0.6 °C100
October8.8 °C1.2 °C4.7 °C23.9 °C-12.0 °C0012
November-4.1 °C-11.3 °C-7.7 °C12.1 °C-29.5 °C0029
December-15.4 °C-23.3 °C-19.1 °C4.9 °C-35.7 °C0031

Rain, sun and wind month by month

MonthRainfallWet daysDaylightCloud coverHumidityWind
January8 mm28.8 h/day47 %74 %15 km/h
February10 mm310 h/day48 %73 %15 km/h
March24 mm512 h/day52 %68 %17 km/h
April44 mm814 h/day60 %62 %19 km/h
May82 mm1115 h/day64 %67 %18 km/h
June96 mm1216 h/day66 %75 %16 km/h
July151 mm1416 h/day68 %79 %14 km/h
August151 mm1514 h/day66 %81 %15 km/h
September81 mm1113 h/day54 %75 %17 km/h
October51 mm811 h/day49 %69 %19 km/h
November24 mm59.2 h/day46 %66 %18 km/h
December14 mm38.3 h/day46 %73 %16 km/h

How Khabarovsk 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
Khabarovsk 25 °C -26 °C 737 mm 40
Komsomolsk-on-Amur · Russia 24 °C -26 °C 640 mm 31
Shuangyashan · China 26 °C -23 °C 614 mm 55
Hegang · China 26 °C -26 °C 662 mm 46
Jiamusi · China 27 °C -25 °C 583 mm 59
Qitaihe · China 26 °C -23 °C 684 mm 51
Jixi · China 26 °C -22 °C 635 mm 55

Where Khabarovsk ranks

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

QuestionsCommon questions about Khabarovsk’s climate

When is the best time to visit Khabarovsk?

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 Khabarovsk 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 -26 °C in January, the coldest month. A normal year has 182 nights below freezing.

Which month is wettest in Khabarovsk?

July, averaging 151 mm over 14 days with rain. The driest month is January with 8 mm. The year as a whole averages 737 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 Khabarovsk rather than what any particular week will bring. Individual years can differ substantially from the normal.

Data sources and method

Normal period
1991–2020
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.