Climate averages 1991–2020
Dandong weather
in February.
A cold, fairly dry month: the 10th warmest and the joint 2nd driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
February is a cold month in Dandong: daytime highs average 2.1°C and nights cool to about -8.1°C. By daytime temperature it is the 10th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 19 mm of rain on roughly 3 days, which makes February a fairly dry month (the joint 2nd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 10 h 39 min on an average February day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Fengcheng (Liaoning), China (45 km away). In February its highs average 1.7°C, about as warm as Dandong, with 18 mm of precipitation.
Among the 884 cities listed in China, Dandong ranks joint 731st of 884 for the warmest February highs and joint 394th of 884 for the driest February (rainfall, lowest first). The mean February high of those 884 cities is 9.0°C; Dandong is 7.0°C cooler than that mean.
From February to March, average highs rise by 6.0°C to 8.0°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 19 mm to 26 mm.
The annual picture
February in context
Monthly precipitation
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Dandong climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Precipitation mm/month | Wet days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | -1.8°C-11.7°C | -11.7°C | 9.8 | 2.4 | 9.710 h |
| February, selected | 2.1°C-8.1°C | -8.1°C | 19 | 3.2 | 10.711 h |
| March | 8.0°C-2.8°C | -2.8°C | 26 | 4.6 | 11.912 h |
| April | 14.7°C3.5°C | 3.5°C | 55 | 6.9 | 13.213 h |
| May | 20.3°C10.0°C | 10.0°C | 88 | 8.8 | 14.414 h |
| June | 24.6°C16.0°C | 16.0°C | 112 | 10.5 | 15.015 h |
| July | 27.1°C20.4°C | 20.4°C | 220 | 14.6 | 14.715 h |
| August | 27.5°C20.5°C | 20.5°C | 225 | 13.8 | 13.814 h |
| September | 23.7°C14.5°C | 14.5°C | 85 | 7.0 | 12.512 h |
| October | 16.6°C6.6°C | 6.6°C | 56 | 6.8 | 11.211 h |
| November | 7.6°C-1.1°C | -1.1°C | 46 | 6.6 | 10.010 h |
| December | 0.1°C-8.4°C | -8.4°C | 19 | 3.9 | 9.49 h |
Precipitation (rain or snow, as water) is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A wet day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
February in nearby cities
- Fengcheng (Liaoning), China in FebruaryChina · 45 kmHigh 1.7°C · Low -9.6°C · 18 mm precipitation
- Kuandian in FebruaryChina · 74 kmHigh -0.2°C · Low -11.3°C · 21 mm precipitation
- Xiuyan in FebruaryChina · 97 kmHigh 1.7°C · Low -9.2°C · 13 mm precipitation
- Paek'ak in FebruaryNorth Korea · 127 kmHigh 2.4°C · Low -7.1°C · 21 mm rain
- Zhuanghe in FebruaryChina · 129 kmHigh 2.0°C · Low -6.1°C · 12 mm rain
- Gongchangling in FebruaryChina · 136 kmHigh -0.4°C · Low -11.4°C · 15 mm precipitation
- Kaech’ŏn in FebruaryNorth Korea · 136 kmHigh 2.6°C · Low -8.1°C · 24 mm rain
- Benxi in FebruaryChina · 139 kmHigh -0.7°C · Low -12.4°C · 15 mm precipitation
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Dandong) is explained once on the Dandong year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.