Nanchuan climate
Nanchuan is warmest in July, with average highs of 31 °C, and coldest in January, when nights average 2.8 °C. June is the wettest month (200 mm) and January the driest (38 mm). Figures are 1991–2020 climate normals.
Across a full year Nanchuan averages 1,424 mm of rain, 126 days above 25 °C and 11 days below freezing.
China · population 204,775 · 1991–2020 normals
Temperature below 0 °C to above 30 °C Rain band height is that month’s share of the wettest month
- Warmest month July 31 °C
- Coldest month January 2.8 °C
- Driest month January 38 mm
- Wettest month June 200 mm
- Least cloud August 67 % cloud
- Hottest on record August 39 °C
- Coldest on record January -6.2 °C
What to expectNanchuan through the year
Nanchuan has a clear annual cycle: average daily highs run from 9.3 °C in January to 31 °C in July, a swing of 20 °C in mean temperature across the year.
Counted across a normal year, 126 days a year reach 25 °C, 54 of them reach 30 °C, 11 nights drop below freezing. The warmest reading in the 1991–2020 record is 39 °C, in August.
Rain is strongly seasonal. June averages 200 mm against 38 mm in January — 5.2 times as much. Planning around the dry months matters more here than planning around temperature.
Month by month
| Month | Avg high | Rainfall | Cloud |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 9.3 °C | 38 mm | 79 % |
| February | 12.0 °C | 45 mm | 80 % |
| March | 16.2 °C | 88 mm | 79 % |
| April | 21.1 °C | 138 mm | 76 % |
| May | 24.6 °C | 189 mm | 75 % |
| June | 27.4 °C | 200 mm | 79 % |
| July | 30.5 °C | 188 mm | 74 % |
| August | 30.5 °C | 166 mm | 67 % |
| September | 26.3 °C | 123 mm | 68 % |
| October | 20.4 °C | 123 mm | 76 % |
| November | 15.9 °C | 82 mm | 74 % |
| December | 10.7 °C | 44 mm | 77 % |
Temperature month by month
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Mean | Record high | Record low | Days above 25 °C | Days above 30 °C | Days below 0 °C |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 9.3 °C | 2.8 °C | 6.3 °C | 18.7 °C | -6.2 °C | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| February | 12.0 °C | 4.9 °C | 8.6 °C | 26.9 °C | -4.2 °C | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| March | 16.2 °C | 8.5 °C | 12.5 °C | 30.6 °C | -0.9 °C | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| April | 21.1 °C | 13.4 °C | 17.3 °C | 33.0 °C | 3.2 °C | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| May | 24.6 °C | 17.2 °C | 20.9 °C | 34.1 °C | 7.9 °C | 15 | 3 | 0 |
| June | 27.4 °C | 20.6 °C | 23.9 °C | 34.9 °C | 13.2 °C | 22 | 7 | 0 |
| July | 30.5 °C | 23.1 °C | 26.6 °C | 38.4 °C | 16.1 °C | 30 | 19 | 0 |
| August | 30.5 °C | 22.7 °C | 26.4 °C | 39.3 °C | 15.7 °C | 28 | 18 | 0 |
| September | 26.3 °C | 19.2 °C | 22.6 °C | 39.2 °C | 11.1 °C | 18 | 6 | 0 |
| October | 20.4 °C | 14.5 °C | 17.4 °C | 32.4 °C | 5.6 °C | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| November | 15.9 °C | 9.5 °C | 12.8 °C | 28.9 °C | -1.1 °C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| December | 10.7 °C | 4.5 °C | 7.8 °C | 19.8 °C | -4.8 °C | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Rain, sun and wind month by month
| Month | Rainfall | Wet days | Daylight | Cloud cover | Humidity | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 38 mm | 10 | 10 h/day | 79 % | 80 % | 7.8 km/h |
| February | 45 mm | 11 | 11 h/day | 80 % | 80 % | 8.5 km/h |
| March | 88 mm | 15 | 12 h/day | 79 % | 80 % | 9.4 km/h |
| April | 138 mm | 17 | 13 h/day | 76 % | 81 % | 9.5 km/h |
| May | 189 mm | 19 | 14 h/day | 75 % | 81 % | 9.7 km/h |
| June | 200 mm | 19 | 14 h/day | 79 % | 84 % | 8.8 km/h |
| July | 188 mm | 18 | 14 h/day | 74 % | 81 % | 9.8 km/h |
| August | 166 mm | 17 | 13 h/day | 67 % | 79 % | 9.5 km/h |
| September | 123 mm | 14 | 12 h/day | 68 % | 81 % | 9.3 km/h |
| October | 123 mm | 17 | 11 h/day | 76 % | 83 % | 7.8 km/h |
| November | 82 mm | 13 | 11 h/day | 74 % | 83 % | 8.2 km/h |
| December | 44 mm | 11 | 10 h/day | 77 % | 81 % | 7.8 km/h |
How Nanchuan compares
The same four figures for nearby destinations, so the numbers above have something to be read against. Summer high is the warmest month's average high; winter low is the coldest month's average low.
| Destination | Summer high | Winter low | Rain per year | Days above 25 °C |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nanchuan | 31 °C | 2.8 °C | 1,424 mm | 126 |
| Gunan · China | 32 °C | 4.8 °C | 1,380 mm | 142 |
| Banan · China | 32 °C | 5.0 °C | 1,249 mm | 144 |
| Lizhi · China | 32 °C | 3.9 °C | 1,357 mm | 137 |
| Fuling · China | 32 °C | 4.4 °C | 1,357 mm | 142 |
| Chongqing · China | 32 °C | 4.6 °C | 1,252 mm | 140 |
| Fengcheng · China | 32 °C | 4.7 °C | 1,320 mm | 140 |
Planning a trip? See the best time to visit Nanchuan.
QuestionsCommon questions about Nanchuan’s climate
When is the best time to visit Nanchuan?
That depends on what you want, so the honest answer is a comparison rather than a single month. May, September, October sit closest to 20 °C on average, July is the warmest month and January the driest. The month-by-month table above has the full picture.
How hot does Nanchuan get?
In July, the warmest month, daily highs average 31 °C. About 54 days a year pass 30 °C. The highest value in the 1991–2020 record is 39 °C.
How cold does it get in winter?
Nights average 2.8 °C in January, the coldest month. A normal year has 11 nights below freezing.
Which month is wettest in Nanchuan?
June, averaging 200 mm over 19 days with rain. The driest month is January with 38 mm. The year as a whole averages 1,424 mm.
Are these figures a forecast?
No. They are 1991–2020 climate normals: the average of thirty years, which describes what a month is usually like in Nanchuan rather than what any particular week will bring. Individual years can differ substantially from the normal.
Data sources and method
- ERA5 / ERA5-Land reanalysis — Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S), ECMWF. Copernicus Licence
- Open-Meteo — Open-Meteo.com. CC BY 4.0
- NOAA OISST v2.1 — NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory. Public domain
- GeoNames — GeoNames.org. CC BY 4.0
- Normal period
- 1991–2020
- Data point
- 29.152°, 107.103° (the coordinates the reanalysis values are taken for)
- Dataset version
- era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
- Last processed
Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: monthly rankings, daylight hours, beach and comfort scores. Full formulas are on the methodology page.
Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026. Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains.