Changchun in January

Listed as a month to avoid: Dec–Feb (severe cold, −10 °C (14 °F) days and below), Jul–Aug (humid, heaviest rain).Listed as a month to avoid: Dec–Feb (severe cold, 14 °F (−10 °C) days and below), Jul–Aug (humid, heaviest rain).

January is rated avoid. These months rate higher:

• MayGreatInside Changchun's best window: May–Jun, Sep–Oct.
• JuneGreatInside Changchun's best window: May–Jun, Sep–Oct.
• SeptemberGreatInside Changchun's best window: May–Jun, Sep–Oct.
• OctoberGreatInside Changchun's best window: May–Jun, Sep–Oct.

• ChangchunHighs around -9 °C (16 °F), lows around -19 °C (−2 °F), rain on about 4 daysHighs around 16 °F (-9 °C), lows around −2 °F (-19 °C), rain on about 4 days
• Northeast, China · Harbin, Changchun, Shenyangcool

  Winters to −25 °C (−13 °F); the Harbin Ice and Snow World runs roughly late December to February.Winters to −13 °F (−25 °C); the Harbin Ice and Snow World runs roughly late December to February.

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 · 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.

Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Changchun, side by side.

• A warm coat, hat and gloves for mornings and evenings
• Layers: a fleece or light jacket

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