Qiqihar weather by month & the best time to visit
China · city break · hot-summer continental climate
The best time to visit Qiqihar is May — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 88/100), with September and August close behind. Qiqihar averages about 2,758 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 22°C / 72°F and roughly 41 mm of rain in May.
When is the best time to visit Qiqihar?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Qiqihar is May, then September and August. The dullest month is January (0/100, 3 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Qiqihar?
Qiqihar gets a lot of sun: around 2,758 hours a year. 88 Sunshine Score points separate May (88) from January (0), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #64 of 254 destinations in China for annual sunshine, above the national median of 2,110 hours. Rain is strongly seasonal here: roughly 66% of the year's 466 mm falls in the three months around July.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0 | -14° / 7°F | -23° / -9°F | 3 mm | 1 |
| February | 0 | -8° / 18°F | -20° / -4°F | 4 mm | 2 |
| March | 0 | 2° / 36°F | -10° / 14°F | 7 mm | 3 |
| April | 38 | 13° / 55°F | 0° / 32°F | 21 mm | 4 |
| May | 88 | 22° / 72°F | 8° / 46°F | 41 mm | 5 |
| June | 78 | 28° / 82°F | 15° / 59°F | 95 mm | 5 |
| July | 71 | 30° / 86°F | 18° / 64°F | 130 mm | 6 |
| August | 80 | 28° / 82°F | 16° / 61°F | 83 mm | 5 |
| September | 86 | 21° / 70°F | 8° / 46°F | 52 mm | 4 |
| October | 23 | 11° / 52°F | -1° / 30°F | 17 mm | 2 |
| November | 0 | -2° / 28°F | -11° / 12°F | 7 mm | 1 |
| December | 0 | -12° / 10°F | -21° / -6°F | 6 mm | 0 |
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Qiqihar: questions and answers
What kind of destination is Qiqihar?
Qiqihar is a city break in China with a hot-summer continental climate.
How many hours of sunshine does Qiqihar get a year?
Qiqihar gets about 2,758 hours of sunshine a year, at its best around May.
When is the best time to visit Qiqihar?
The sunniest time to visit Qiqihar is May, when the Sunshine Score peaks at 88/100 (with September and August close behind). Expect daytime highs around 22°C / 72°F.
What is the least sunny month in Qiqihar?
January is the least sunny month in Qiqihar, scoring 0/100 with about 3 mm of rain.
How strong is the sun in Qiqihar?
The typical midday UV index in Qiqihar peaks around 6 (high) in July, easing to about 0 (low) in December. Month-by-month midday UV values are in the UV column of the table on this page.
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