When to go · Hailar
Hailar in January
Avoid month. Listed as a month to avoid: Jan–Feb (severe cold, limited services).
Key facts
- Verdict
- Avoid
- Temperature
- −20°C (−4°F)−4°F (−20°C) / −29°C (−21°F)−21°F (−29°C)
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 4
- Crowds
- Medium
- China overall
- Prices
- Medium
- China overall
Verdict
Listed as a month to avoid: Jan–Feb (severe cold, limited services).
Is another month better than January?
January is rated avoid. These months rate higher:
- JuneGreatInside Hailar's best window: Jun–Aug (festivals, warm grassland days).
- JulyGreatInside Hailar's best window: Jun–Aug (festivals, warm grassland days).
- AugustGreatInside Hailar's best window: Jun–Aug (festivals, warm grassland days).
- AprilGoodOutside the best window (Jun–Aug (festivals, warm grassland days)). Across China: Spring across the east; Qingming break early in the month.
Weather in January
- HailarHighs around -19.8 °C (−4 °F), lows around -29.2 °C (−21 °F), rain on about 4 daysHighs around −4 °F (-19.8 °C), lows around −21 °F (-29.2 °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
- 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 Hailar, side by side.
Verdict
Jan: Avoid
Jun: Great (better)
Daytime high
Jan: -19.8 °C (−4 °F)−4 °F (-19.8 °C)
Jun: 24.9 °C (77 °F)77 °F (24.9 °C)
Night low
Jan: -29.2 °C (−21 °F)−21 °F (-29.2 °C)
Jun: 11.8 °C (53 °F)53 °F (11.8 °C)
Rain days
Jan: 4 (better)
Jun: 53
Crowds
Jan: Medium
Jun: Medium
Prices
Jan: Medium
Jun: Medium
Festivals listed
Jan: 1
Jun: 0
January: Listed as a month to avoid: Jan–Feb (severe cold, limited services).
June: Inside Hailar's best window: Jun–Aug (festivals, warm grassland days).
Hailar: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.
What to pack
- A warm coat, hat and gloves for mornings and evenings