When to go · Dalian
Dalian in February
Avoid month. Outside the best window (May–Jun, Sep–Oct). Across China: Spring Festival in most years: closures and sold-out transport for a week or more.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Avoid
- Temperature
- 3°C (37°F)37°F (3°C) / −4°C (25°F)25°F (−4°C)
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 4
- Crowds
- High
- China overall
- Prices
- High
- China overall
Verdict
Outside the best window (May–Jun, Sep–Oct). Across China: Spring Festival in most years: closures and sold-out transport for a week or more.
Is another month better than February?
February is rated avoid. These months rate higher:
Weather in February
- DalianHighs around 3 °C (37 °F), lows around -4 °C (25 °F), rain on about 4 daysHighs around 37 °F (3 °C), lows around 25 °F (-4 °C), rain on about 4 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
- High
- Prices · China overall
- High
China overall: Spring Festival in most years: closures and sold-out transport for a week or more.
High-price month: see what to book ahead.
Compare two months
Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Dalian, side by side.
Verdict
Feb: Avoid
May: Great (better)
Daytime high
Feb: 3 °C (37 °F)37 °F (3 °C)
May: 21 °C (70 °F)70 °F (21 °C)
Night low
Feb: -4 °C (25 °F)25 °F (-4 °C)
May: 13 °C (55 °F)55 °F (13 °C)
Rain days
Feb: 4 (better)
May: 7
Crowds
Feb: High
May: High
Prices
Feb: High
May: High
Festivals listed
Feb: 1
May: 1
February: Outside the best window (May–Jun, Sep–Oct). Across China: Spring Festival in most years: closures and sold-out transport for a week or more.
May: Inside Dalian's best window: May–Jun, Sep–Oct.
Dalian: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.
What to pack
- A warm coat, hat and gloves for mornings and evenings