China in February

February is China's 6th-best month (rank 6 of 12): its 29 destinations average 71/100, led by Sanya at 89 — 25°C and 2 rainy days — while Harbin is cooler at -11°C and scores 37.

#6 of 12 months for China · 29 destinations · updated September 2026 · climate normals from ERA5 reanalysis

🇨🇳 China, month by month

71/100 in February
  1. 65Jan
  2. 71Feb
  3. 77Mar
  4. 79Apr
  5. 73May
  6. 63Jun
  7. 58Jul
  8. 60Aug
  9. 70Sep
  10. 77Oct
  11. 76Nov
  12. 70Dec

Where in China in February

#PlaceTypeFeels-like highRainComfortAt its best
1SanyaBeach25°C14 mm · 2 days89 tier AYes
2LijiangTrekking hub12°C22 mm · 5 days88 tier A—
3ShenzhenCity21°C40 mm · 7 days87 tier AYes
4JinghongCity30°C25 mm · 3 days86 tier AYes
5DaliCity16°C24 mm · 5 days84 tier A—
6GuangzhouCity20°C57 mm · 8 days82 tier AYes
7KunmingCity14°C28 mm · 6 days81 tier A—
8YangshuoTrekking hub15°C99 mm · 13 days80 tier AYes
9ChongliSki resort-2°C11 mm · 3 days79 tier BYes
10XiamenCity19°C56 mm · 7 days79 tier B—
11Shangri-LaTrekking hub1°C41 mm · 8 days76 tier B—
12ZhangjiajieNational park9°C76 mm · 12 days75 tier B—
13LhasaTrekking hub1°C19 mm · 5 days74 tier B—
14ChengduCity12°C10 mm · 4 days73 tier B—
15ChongqingCity13°C30 mm · 8 days73 tier B—
16JiuzhaigouNational park0°C29 mm · 9 days72 tier B—
17GuilinCity14°C117 mm · 14 days68 tier C—
18Xi'anCity7°C18 mm · 4 days68 tier C—
19HangzhouCity10°C70 mm · 10 days66 tier C—
20ShanghaiCity8°C56 mm · 9 days66 tier C—
21HotanCity3°C5 mm · 1 day65 tier C—
22HuangshanNational park0°C93 mm · 12 days65 tier C—
23PingyaoCity9°C83 mm · 11 days64 tier C—
24SuzhouCity7°C75 mm · 10 days64 tier C—
25KashgarCity4°C6 mm · 2 days61 tier C—
26BeijingCity3°C7 mm · 2 days59 tier D—
27QingdaoBeach4°C15 mm · 3 days57 tier D—
28ÜrümqiCity-8°C8 mm · 3 days40 tier F—
29HarbinCity-11°C6 mm · 2 days37 tier F—

Comfort is SeasonMap's 0–100 score; each place is judged through the lens that suits it — beaches on beach weather, ski resorts on snow. "At its best" means February is one of that place's own top three months. Feels-like highs fold in humidity, wind and sun.

What's on in China in February

  • Spring Festival · Lijiang and 22 more places · 15–23 Feb
  • Spring Festival flower markets · Guangzhou · 10–17 Feb
  • Losar · Lhasa · 5 Feb – 10 Mar (usually)
  • Rapeseed fields · Chengdu · 20 Feb – 25 Mar (usually)
  • Rapeseed fields in flower · Chongqing · 20 Feb – 5 Apr (usually)
  • Spring Festival travel rush · Beijing · 2 Feb – 14 Mar
  • Winter gulls at Zhanqiao Pier · Qingdao · 15 Nov – 31 Mar (usually)
  • Camellias and cherry avenues · Kunming · 1 Feb – 25 Mar (usually)

Peak crowds at 14 of China's 16 well-known places this month.

Better months for China

April · 79/100March · 77/100October · 77/100Weakest: July · 58/100
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