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Handan weather by month

Warmest month

July

34°C average high

Coolest month

January

-4°C average low

Wettest month

July

89 mm of rain

Driest month

January

0 mm of rain

Average temperature and rainfall in Handan by month

Averages of the daily highs and lows recorded in each month, with total rainfall, mean humidity and mean wind speed.

MonthAvg highAvg lowRecord low / highRainfallHumidityWind
January5°C-4°C-17°C / 19°C
0 mm
57%9 km/h
February9°C-2°C-14°C / 19°C
7 mm
51%11 km/h
March17°C5°C-3°C / 28°C
22 mm
46%13 km/h
April24°C12°C2°C / 34°C
43 mm
44%14 km/h
May29°C17°C10°C / 39°C
37 mm
46%15 km/h
June33°C22°C13°C / 44°C
43 mm
48%13 km/h
July34°C24°C18°C / 42°C
89 mm
65%11 km/h
August32°C22°C16°C / 39°C
89 mm
74%10 km/h
September28°C18°C8°C / 37°C
65 mm
66%10 km/h
October21°C11°C1°C / 30°C
37 mm
57%11 km/h
November14°C4°C-17°C / 23°C
22 mm
54%11 km/h
December6°C-4°C-15°C / 19°C
7 mm
56%10 km/h

Frost and snow-likely months in Handan

Nights in Handan average 2°C or below in 3 months (January, February and December). No month combines freezing average lows with 10 mm or more of precipitation, so snow is uncommon. The coldest month is January with an average low of -4°C and a record low of -17°C.

  • January: average low -4°C, record low -17°C, 0 mm of precipitation
  • February: average low -2°C, record low -14°C, 7 mm of precipitation
  • December: average low -4°C, record low -15°C, 7 mm of precipitation

These records carry temperature and precipitation, not snowfall totals.

Best time to visit Handan

The most comfortable time to visit Handan is generally April to May and October, balancing mild daytime temperatures against the driest stretch of the year. The city has strongly marked seasons and rain concentrates around July, totalling about 462 mm a year.

Travellers who prefer heat should aim for July, when highs average 34°C. July is the month to avoid if rain would spoil your plans — it averages 89 mm, roughly 89× the rainfall of the driest month (January).

Handan climate: your questions

Does it snow in Handan?

Rarely: nights dip to 2°C or below only in January, February and December, and the coldest month, January, averages a low of -4°C (record low -17°C), so snow is uncommon. Our records carry temperature and precipitation, not snowfall totals. What is falling now: Handan weather today.

When is it going to snow in Handan this month?

Handan's winter months average lows of -4°C in December, -4°C in January and -2°C in February, with about 14 mm of precipitation across the three; 3 of them sit at or below 0°C, so snow is likely on the colder days. The records hold no snowfall totals. The next 15 days: Handan 10-day forecast.

Which months are best for visiting Handan?

April to May and October are the most comfortable months in Handan, with highs near 25°C. July is the warmest month, averaging 34°C by day; July is the wettest, with 89 mm; and January is the coolest, with lows near -4°C. What it is doing today: Handan weather today.

Source: OpenWeather historical and statistical weather data. Values are long-term averages, not a forecast — see the Handan forecast for what is happening now.

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