Jiamusi climate

What the climate of Jiamusi is like

The warmest month is July, with an average high of 29 °C84 °F and a low of 18 °C64 °F. The coldest is January, when highs average −13 °C8 °F and lows −25 °C−12 °F. The climate is extremely continental — the average temperature swings by 42.2 °C76 °F between the coldest and the warmest month.

Annual precipitation is moderate at about 625 mm25 in. The wettest three-month stretch is June–August, which brings 59% of the annual total. Months with less than 20 mm0.8 in on average: November–March. The wettest month is July (134 mm5.3 in), the driest is January (7 mm0.3 in).

Relative humidity ranges from 62% in April to 89% in January. The clearest skies (lowest average cloud amount, 40%) are typical of January. Average wind speed near the ground ranges from 5 km/h (3 mph) in July to 9 km/h (5 mph) in April. Daylight lasts from about 8.6 hours in December to 15.8 hours in June.

A lasting snow cover is typical in November–March. In those months the average snow depth in the reanalysis exceeds 10 cm. It is deepest in January, at about 18 cm.

Best time to visit Jiamusi

Based on these averages, the most comfortable months for sightseeing and outdoor activities are May and September. Average highs then reach 21 °C70 °F to 21 °C70 °F. Precipitation is 63 mm2.5 in to 70 mm2.8 in per month.

The most challenging month is January, which is cold, with average highs of −13 °C8 °F.

Comfort score: months are ranked by how close they come to an ideal. That means an average high of 21–28 °C (70–82 °F), lows above 5 °C (41 °F), little precipitation and moderate humidity. The best-ranked months of each place are recommended, even where none meets all of these. These are general rules of thumb applied to long-term averages.

What to pack for Jiamusi

• Winter (December–February) — highs −138 to −9 °C17 °F, lows −25−12 to −21 °C−7 °F, about 8 mm0.3 in of precipitation a month. Pack heavy insulated clothing, thermal base layers, a warm hat, mittens and insulated boots and an extra layer for the cooler mornings and evenings.
• Spring (March–May) — highs 134 to 21 °C70 °F, lows −1112 to 7 °C45 °F, about 39 mm1.5 in of precipitation a month. Pack long sleeves, a sweater and a medium jacket, an extra layer for the cooler mornings and evenings and shoes with good grip, as frost is common.
• Summer (June–August) — highs 2679 to 29 °C84 °F, lows 1457 to 18 °C64 °F, about 123 mm4.9 in of precipitation a month. Pack light summer clothes such as T-shirts, shorts or light dresses, an extra layer for the cooler mornings and evenings and an umbrella or light rain jacket.
• Autumn (September–November) — highs −229 to 21 °C70 °F, lows −1112 to 8 °C47 °F, about 37 mm1.5 in of precipitation a month. Pack a warm coat, layers and closed shoes, an extra layer for the cooler mornings and evenings and shoes with good grip, as frost is common.

How Jiamusi compares

The nearest larger place is Hegang, about 61 km to the north. Compared with it, Jiamusi is on average 1.1 °C1.9 °F warmer. It receives 8% less precipitation (625 mm25 in vs 679 mm27 in). The difference is largest in April (1.2 °C2.2 °F warmer).

World Climates covers 547 places in China. By annual mean temperature, Jiamusi is the 527th warmest of them. By annual precipitation, it is the 385th wettest. See all of them on the China climate page.

Some places in other countries have a very similar pattern of temperature and rainfall. The closest matches are Birobidzhan (Russia, Dwb), Khakasskaya (Abakan) (Russia, Dfb) and Khabarovsk (Russia, Dwb).