Nanning climate
Nanning is warmest in July, with average highs of 31 °C, and coldest in January, when nights average 9.7 °C. June is the wettest month (267 mm) and February the driest (41 mm). Figures are 1991–2020 climate normals.
Across a full year Nanning averages 1,584 mm of rain and 225 days above 25 °C.
China · population 3,839,800 · 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 9.7 °C
- Driest month February 41 mm
- Wettest month June 267 mm
- Least cloud October 48 % cloud
- Hottest on record July 40 °C
- Coldest on record January 0.2 °C
What to expectNanning through the year
Nanning has a clear annual cycle: average daily highs run from 17 °C in January to 31 °C in July, a swing of 15 °C in mean temperature across the year.
Counted across a normal year, 225 days a year reach 25 °C, 114 of them reach 30 °C. The warmest reading in the 1991–2020 record is 40 °C, in July.
Rain is strongly seasonal. June averages 267 mm against 41 mm in February — 6.5 times as much. Planning around the dry months matters more here than planning around temperature.
Month by month
| Month | Avg high | Rainfall | Cloud |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 16.5 °C | 53 mm | 72 % |
| February | 18.9 °C | 41 mm | 74 % |
| March | 22.2 °C | 80 mm | 76 % |
| April | 26.8 °C | 106 mm | 70 % |
| May | 29.3 °C | 227 mm | 74 % |
| June | 30.7 °C | 267 mm | 85 % |
| July | 31.2 °C | 241 mm | 80 % |
| August | 31.1 °C | 240 mm | 73 % |
| September | 30.0 °C | 155 mm | 60 % |
| October | 27.7 °C | 72 mm | 48 % |
| November | 23.5 °C | 57 mm | 53 % |
| December | 18.6 °C | 45 mm | 57 % |
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 | 16.5 °C | 9.7 °C | 13.2 °C | 27.1 °C | 0.2 °C | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| February | 18.9 °C | 11.8 °C | 15.3 °C | 33.8 °C | 1.8 °C | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| March | 22.2 °C | 15.1 °C | 18.4 °C | 34.5 °C | 5.5 °C | 10 | 2 | 0 |
| April | 26.8 °C | 19.6 °C | 22.9 °C | 36.8 °C | 9.2 °C | 21 | 7 | 0 |
| May | 29.3 °C | 22.8 °C | 25.6 °C | 36.1 °C | 15.8 °C | 29 | 14 | 0 |
| June | 30.7 °C | 24.9 °C | 27.3 °C | 36.1 °C | 18.4 °C | 30 | 20 | 0 |
| July | 31.2 °C | 25.3 °C | 27.8 °C | 40.1 °C | 20.8 °C | 31 | 23 | 0 |
| August | 31.1 °C | 24.9 °C | 27.5 °C | 36.5 °C | 20.6 °C | 31 | 23 | 0 |
| September | 30.0 °C | 23.2 °C | 26.3 °C | 36.6 °C | 15.8 °C | 29 | 17 | 0 |
| October | 27.7 °C | 19.9 °C | 23.5 °C | 34.2 °C | 10.3 °C | 26 | 7 | 0 |
| November | 23.5 °C | 15.4 °C | 19.3 °C | 32.0 °C | 6.0 °C | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| December | 18.6 °C | 10.7 °C | 14.6 °C | 28.0 °C | 0.8 °C | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Rain, sun and wind month by month
| Month | Rainfall | Wet days | Daylight | Cloud cover | Humidity | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 53 mm | 9 | 11 h/day | 72 % | 76 % | 13 km/h |
| February | 41 mm | 8 | 11 h/day | 74 % | 78 % | 14 km/h |
| March | 80 mm | 12 | 12 h/day | 76 % | 81 % | 15 km/h |
| April | 106 mm | 14 | 13 h/day | 70 % | 81 % | 16 km/h |
| May | 227 mm | 20 | 13 h/day | 74 % | 83 % | 15 km/h |
| June | 267 mm | 23 | 14 h/day | 85 % | 86 % | 14 km/h |
| July | 241 mm | 22 | 13 h/day | 80 % | 85 % | 15 km/h |
| August | 240 mm | 22 | 13 h/day | 73 % | 85 % | 12 km/h |
| September | 155 mm | 14 | 12 h/day | 60 % | 81 % | 12 km/h |
| October | 72 mm | 8 | 12 h/day | 48 % | 73 % | 13 km/h |
| November | 57 mm | 8 | 11 h/day | 53 % | 72 % | 13 km/h |
| December | 45 mm | 8 | 11 h/day | 57 % | 72 % | 13 km/h |
How Nanning 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nanning | 31 °C | 9.7 °C | 1,584 mm | 225 |
| Qinzhou · China | 31 °C | 11 °C | 1,605 mm | 240 |
| Chongzuo · China | 31 °C | 10 °C | 1,454 mm | 233 |
| Fangchenggang · China | 31 °C | 11 °C | 1,761 mm | 227 |
| Guigang · China | 31 °C | 9.3 °C | 1,849 mm | 228 |
| Laibin · China | 31 °C | 8.3 °C | 1,868 mm | 212 |
| Hepu · China | 31 °C | 12 °C | 1,793 mm | 251 |
Planning a trip? See the best time to visit Nanning.
QuestionsCommon questions about Nanning’s climate
When is the best time to visit Nanning?
That depends on what you want, so the honest answer is a comparison rather than a single month. March, April, November sit closest to 20 °C on average, July is the warmest month and February the driest. The month-by-month table above has the full picture.
How hot does Nanning get?
In July, the warmest month, daily highs average 31 °C. About 114 days a year pass 30 °C. The highest value in the 1991–2020 record is 40 °C.
How cold does it get in winter?
Nights average 9.7 °C in January, the coldest month. Freezing nights are not part of a normal year here.
Which month is wettest in Nanning?
June, averaging 267 mm over 23 days with rain. The driest month is February with 41 mm. The year as a whole averages 1,584 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 Nanning 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
- 22.817°, 108.317° (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.