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

  1. Jan 13°
  2. Feb 15°
  3. Mar 18°
  4. Apr 23°
  5. May 26°
  6. Jun 27°
  7. Jul 28°
  8. Aug 28°
  9. Sep 26°
  10. Oct 24°
  11. Nov 19°
  12. Dec 15°

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 highAvg lowMeanRecord highRecord lowDays above 25 °CDays above 30 °CDays below 0 °C
January 16.5 °C9.7 °C13.2 °C27.1 °C0.2 °C100
February 18.9 °C11.8 °C15.3 °C33.8 °C1.8 °C410
March 22.2 °C15.1 °C18.4 °C34.5 °C5.5 °C1020
April 26.8 °C19.6 °C22.9 °C36.8 °C9.2 °C2170
May 29.3 °C22.8 °C25.6 °C36.1 °C15.8 °C29140
June 30.7 °C24.9 °C27.3 °C36.1 °C18.4 °C30200
July 31.2 °C25.3 °C27.8 °C40.1 °C20.8 °C31230
August 31.1 °C24.9 °C27.5 °C36.5 °C20.6 °C31230
September 30.0 °C23.2 °C26.3 °C36.6 °C15.8 °C29170
October 27.7 °C19.9 °C23.5 °C34.2 °C10.3 °C2670
November 23.5 °C15.4 °C19.3 °C32.0 °C6.0 °C1200
December 18.6 °C10.7 °C14.6 °C28.0 °C0.8 °C200

Rain, sun and wind month by month

Month RainfallWet daysDaylightCloud coverHumidityWind
January 53 mm911 h/day72 %76 %13 km/h
February 41 mm811 h/day74 %78 %14 km/h
March 80 mm1212 h/day76 %81 %15 km/h
April 106 mm1413 h/day70 %81 %16 km/h
May 227 mm2013 h/day74 %83 %15 km/h
June 267 mm2314 h/day85 %86 %14 km/h
July 241 mm2213 h/day80 %85 %15 km/h
August 240 mm2213 h/day73 %85 %12 km/h
September 155 mm1412 h/day60 %81 %12 km/h
October 72 mm812 h/day48 %73 %13 km/h
November 57 mm811 h/day53 %72 %13 km/h
December 45 mm811 h/day57 %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

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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

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.