What should I wear when I go to Harbin in January? What is the temperature in Harbin in January?

Harbin is the capital of Heilongjiang Province and belongs to the Northeast region. Harbin's ice sculptures are well-known throughout the country. For southerners, it is also a good place to visit, especially in winter when you can see snow, which is not often seen in the south. So what should you wear in Harbin in January?

What to wear in Harbin in January

The temperature outside Harbin in January is around -10 to -25 degrees Celsius, sometimes even colder.

In comparison, the average temperature in Beijing is around 0 degrees, and the temperature in Shenzhen in January is around 13-20 degrees above zero, so Harbin in January is still quite cold. So when visiting Harbin, you must pay attention to keeping warm. Wearing ordinary tourist shoes probably won’t be enough, and it is also easy to frostbite your feet.

Generally speaking, tourists who come to Harbin will go to the Ice and Snow World. The temperature is usually lower at night, and most of them have to play outdoors for 2-3 hours. Even if there are some sports during the play that can resist some of the cold, you still need to wear thick enough clothes.

It is recommended to wear a set of thick thermal underwear and cashmere sweaters on the upper body, a down jacket with high down content and fluffiness on the outside, a pair of thin cotton pants or down cotton pants on the lower body, and a pair of snow-proof snow boots with cotton snow pads on the feet. If you wear it this way, the warmth should be sufficient. If you still feel cold in the Ice and Snow World, you can go to the hot drink house in the Ice and Snow World to have a cup of hot drink to warm up before continuing to play.

What is the temperature in Harbin in January?

Harbin's average daily maximum temperature in January is about -13°C, and the average daily minimum temperature is about -24°C. The coldest days in Northeast China this year are also in January, with temperatures reaching -25°C to -30°C on several days.

If you plan to be outdoors for a long period of time, you must buy a pair of fleece shoes online, or thick hiking shoes. They must be winter-proof and you must buy the kind that people in Northeast China usually wear.

What to do in Harbin in January?

For people from the south, there are two fun things to do in Harbin. One is the ice and snow, watching and playing with it; the other is Harbin’s century-old Central Street Pedestrian Street, Sophia Cathedral Square, Volga Manor and other scenic spots with architectural features.

If parks and wetlands are not very attractive to southerners, the south may be green all year round due to climate reasons. The Siberian Tiger Park is also a tourist attraction. If you are interested, you can buy live chickens and other food when you enter the park, watch the keepers feed the chickens, and watch the tigers hunt.