Nanping climate
Nanping is warmest in July, with average highs of 34 °C, and coldest in January, when nights average 6.8 °C. June is the wettest month (271 mm) and December the driest (52 mm). Figures are 1991–2020 climate normals.
Across a full year Nanping averages 1,523 mm of rain, 199 days above 25 °C and 1 days below freezing.
China · population 467,875 · 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 34 °C
- Coldest month January 6.8 °C
- Driest month December 52 mm
- Wettest month June 271 mm
- Least cloud October 49 % cloud
- Hottest on record July 42 °C
- Coldest on record December -5.1 °C
What to expectNanping through the year
Nanping has a clear annual cycle: average daily highs run from 15 °C in January to 34 °C in July, a swing of 18 °C in mean temperature across the year.
Counted across a normal year, 199 days a year reach 25 °C, 117 of them reach 30 °C, 1 nights drop below freezing. The warmest reading in the 1991–2020 record is 42 °C, in July.
Rain is strongly seasonal. June averages 271 mm against 52 mm in December — 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 | 15.2 °C | 67 mm | 61 % |
| February | 17.0 °C | 83 mm | 66 % |
| March | 20.1 °C | 154 mm | 72 % |
| April | 25.0 °C | 174 mm | 75 % |
| May | 28.4 °C | 224 mm | 76 % |
| June | 30.9 °C | 271 mm | 85 % |
| July | 34.4 °C | 130 mm | 71 % |
| August | 33.8 °C | 156 mm | 66 % |
| September | 31.0 °C | 102 mm | 59 % |
| October | 27.1 °C | 53 mm | 49 % |
| November | 22.0 °C | 57 mm | 54 % |
| December | 16.7 °C | 52 mm | 52 % |
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 | 15.2 °C | 6.8 °C | 10.8 °C | 27.2 °C | -3.7 °C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| February | 17.0 °C | 8.3 °C | 12.4 °C | 33.4 °C | -2.2 °C | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| March | 20.1 °C | 11.4 °C | 15.4 °C | 32.5 °C | 0.4 °C | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| April | 25.0 °C | 16.1 °C | 20.1 °C | 35.7 °C | 7.1 °C | 17 | 4 | 0 |
| May | 28.4 °C | 20.1 °C | 23.7 °C | 36.7 °C | 13.0 °C | 25 | 12 | 0 |
| June | 30.9 °C | 23.2 °C | 26.5 °C | 37.3 °C | 17.5 °C | 28 | 19 | 0 |
| July | 34.4 °C | 25.3 °C | 29.3 °C | 41.6 °C | 20.3 °C | 31 | 28 | 0 |
| August | 33.8 °C | 25.2 °C | 28.8 °C | 41.2 °C | 21.1 °C | 31 | 27 | 0 |
| September | 31.0 °C | 22.8 °C | 26.3 °C | 38.7 °C | 14.5 °C | 28 | 19 | 0 |
| October | 27.1 °C | 18.3 °C | 22.2 °C | 38.0 °C | 8.2 °C | 23 | 6 | 0 |
| November | 22.0 °C | 13.4 °C | 17.3 °C | 32.8 °C | 3.1 °C | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| December | 16.7 °C | 8.2 °C | 12.2 °C | 26.9 °C | -5.1 °C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rain, sun and wind month by month
| Month | Rainfall | Wet days | Daylight | Cloud cover | Humidity | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 67 mm | 9 | 11 h/day | 61 % | 77 % | 7.4 km/h |
| February | 83 mm | 11 | 11 h/day | 66 % | 79 % | 7.9 km/h |
| March | 154 mm | 15 | 12 h/day | 72 % | 81 % | 8.1 km/h |
| April | 174 mm | 16 | 13 h/day | 75 % | 81 % | 8.4 km/h |
| May | 224 mm | 17 | 13 h/day | 76 % | 82 % | 8.0 km/h |
| June | 271 mm | 18 | 14 h/day | 85 % | 84 % | 8.4 km/h |
| July | 130 mm | 13 | 14 h/day | 71 % | 77 % | 9.1 km/h |
| August | 156 mm | 17 | 13 h/day | 66 % | 78 % | 8.4 km/h |
| September | 102 mm | 11 | 12 h/day | 59 % | 77 % | 7.9 km/h |
| October | 53 mm | 7 | 12 h/day | 49 % | 72 % | 7.7 km/h |
| November | 57 mm | 7 | 11 h/day | 54 % | 75 % | 7.4 km/h |
| December | 52 mm | 7 | 10 h/day | 52 % | 74 % | 7.5 km/h |
How Nanping 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nanping | 34 °C | 6.8 °C | 1,523 mm | 199 |
| Sanming · China | 34 °C | 7.2 °C | 1,542 mm | 208 |
| Fuzhou · China | 32 °C | 7.1 °C | 1,609 mm | 170 |
| Ningde · China | 33 °C | 7.1 °C | 1,873 mm | 177 |
| Fu’an · China | 33 °C | 5.6 °C | 1,601 mm | 176 |
| Putian · China | 31 °C | 8.7 °C | 1,479 mm | 179 |
| Quanzhou · China | 32 °C | 9.4 °C | 1,344 mm | 202 |
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QuestionsCommon questions about Nanping’s climate
When is the best time to visit Nanping?
That depends on what you want, so the honest answer is a comparison rather than a single month. April, October, November sit closest to 20 °C on average, July is the warmest month and December the driest. The month-by-month table above has the full picture.
How hot does Nanping get?
In July, the warmest month, daily highs average 34 °C. About 117 days a year pass 30 °C. The highest value in the 1991–2020 record is 42 °C.
How cold does it get in winter?
Nights average 6.8 °C in January, the coldest month. A normal year has 1 nights below freezing.
Which month is wettest in Nanping?
June, averaging 271 mm over 18 days with rain. The driest month is December with 52 mm. The year as a whole averages 1,523 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 Nanping 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
- 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.