Is Harbin safe? China travel risk
Is Harbin safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Harbin scores 44/100 on our travel risk index (Moderate). The US State Department rates China Level 2 (Exercise Increased Caution, updated 4 Sep 2026); the UK has no advice against travel; Canada says: exercise a high degree of caution (with regional advisories). No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.
Harbin scores 44/100 (Moderate). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and China (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Harbin: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: natural hazards (92/100) and security (37/100).
A score of 44 is higher than the scores of 57% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the China travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Location & Spatial Data
Geographically located in Heilongjiang (45.7576° N, 126.6409° E), Harbin sits 1,057.3 km SW from Beijing at 140 m elevation.
Heilongjiang
45.7576° N, 126.6409° E
140 m
Asia/Shanghai
3,830,000
Transit Links & Medical Facilities
Proximate Regional Communities (China)
Climate by Month
Hottest: July (28 °C avg high); Wettest: July (154 mm).
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C | -13° | -8° | 1° | 12° | 20° | 25° | 28° | 26° | 21° | 11° | -1° | -11° |
| Low °C | -25° | -20° | -10° | 0° | 8° | 15° | 20° | 18° | 11° | 2° | -10° | -21° |
| Rain mm | 6 | 9 | 18 | 35 | 66 | 90 | 154 | 138 | 72 | 40 | 19 | 13 |
Normals: Harbin (0 km away).
Natural Hazard Calendar & History
5-Year Hazard Calendar (100 km Radius)
| Hazard | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wildfires | — | — | 21 | 15 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — |
Most wildfire events within 100 km of Harbin happened in March (21 of 43 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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