Located in the north temperate zone, Daqing has a humid continental climate (Köppen Dwa)and is affected by the Siberian high and the East Asian monsoon.

The vast majority of the annual rainfall occurs during summer. The diurnal temperature variation can be up to 14 °C (25 °F) during the growing period.

Spring and autumn are prevailed by monsoons.

Winter is bitterly cold with occasional snowfalls.

Daqing is a major railway hub in western Heilongjiang province and is located on the junction of Harbin-Manzhouli Railway and Tongliao-Ranghulu Railway. Daqing has three major railway stations: Daqing station, Daqing west station(former Ranghulu railway station) and Daqing east station. Trains from Daqing connect the city with Beijing, Harbin, Dalian and several other cities in China. The new built Harbin–Qiqihar Intercity Railway has stops at both Daqing west station and Daqing east station.

Daqing Sartu Airport was opened on 1 September 2009.[10] There are flights to several large cities including Beijing, Chengdu, Guangzhou, Hangzhou, Qingdao and Shanghai.

Daqing is linked to the national highway network through the G45 Daqing–Guangzhou Expressway and G10 Suifenhe-Manzhouli Expressway.

The only international waterfowl hunting ground in China and wonderful summer resort of that city located 21 kilometers west of Dorbod Mongol Autonomous county.