When to go · Aletai
Aletai in January
Great month. Inside Aletai's best window: Dec–Feb (ski), Jun–Aug (parks and lake).
Key facts
- Verdict
- Great
- Temperature
- −9°C (15°F)15°F (−9°C) / −21°C (−6°F)−6°F (−21°C)
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 18
- Crowds
- Medium
- China overall
- Prices
- Medium
- China overall
Verdict
Inside Aletai's best window: Dec–Feb (ski), Jun–Aug (parks and lake).
Is another month better than January?
No other month rates higher than January for Aletai in this guide.
Weather in January
- AletaiHighs around -9.3 °C (15 °F), lows around -20.9 °C (−6 °F), rain on about 18 daysHighs around 15 °F (-9.3 °C), lows around −6 °F (-20.9 °C), rain on about 18 days
Festivals and holidays
Dates as our data lists them. Moving holidays (lunar and Islamic calendars, Easter) shift every year: check the date for your year before you build a trip on it.
Spring Festival (Chinese New Year) big impact
Spring Festival: about 5–11 Feb 2027 (New Year's Day 6 Feb; official dates set late in the year — check) · China
Chunyun travel rush for about 40 days around it; shops and small restaurants close for up to a week, trains and flights sell out, hotel prices jump. Big sights stay open with crowds.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · China overall
- Medium
- Prices · China overall
- Medium
China overall: Cold and smoggy in the north, ice festival in Harbin; Spring Festival travel rush can start mid-month.
Compare two months
Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Aletai, side by side.
Verdict
Jan: Great
Feb: Great
Daytime high
Jan: -9.3 °C (15 °F)15 °F (-9.3 °C)
Feb: -5.7 °C (22 °F)22 °F (-5.7 °C)
Night low
Jan: -20.9 °C (−6 °F)−6 °F (-20.9 °C)
Feb: -17.8 °C (0 °F)0 °F (-17.8 °C)
Rain days
Jan: 18
Feb: 10 (better)
Crowds
Jan: Medium
Feb: High
Prices
Jan: Medium
Feb: High
Festivals listed
Jan: 1
Feb: 1
January: Inside Aletai's best window: Dec–Feb (ski), Jun–Aug (parks and lake).
February: Inside Aletai's best window: Dec–Feb (ski), Jun–Aug (parks and lake).
Aletai: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.
What to pack
- A warm coat, hat and gloves for mornings and evenings
- A rain jacket or umbrella and shoes that dry fast