Nanyang climate
Nanyang is warmest in July, with average highs of 31 °C, and coldest in January, when nights average -2.7 °C. July is the wettest month (212 mm) and December the driest (13 mm). Figures are 1991–2020 climate normals.
Across a full year Nanyang averages 896 mm of rain, 147 days above 25 °C and 65 days below freezing.
China · population 1,811,812 · 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 -2.7 °C
- Driest month December 13 mm
- Wettest month July 212 mm
- Least cloud December 46 % cloud
- Hottest on record June 40 °C
- Coldest on record January -17 °C
What to expectNanyang through the year
Nanyang has a clear annual cycle: average daily highs run from 8.0 °C in January to 31 °C in July, a swing of 25 °C in mean temperature across the year.
Counted across a normal year, 147 days a year reach 25 °C, 74 of them reach 30 °C, 65 nights drop below freezing. The warmest reading in the 1991–2020 record is 40 °C, in June.
Rain is strongly seasonal. July averages 212 mm against 13 mm in December — 16 times as much. Planning around the dry months matters more here than planning around temperature.
Month by month
| Month | Avg high | Rainfall | Cloud |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 8.0 °C | 13 mm | 48 % |
| February | 11.1 °C | 20 mm | 57 % |
| March | 16.0 °C | 41 mm | 63 % |
| April | 22.4 °C | 51 mm | 62 % |
| May | 27.3 °C | 85 mm | 66 % |
| June | 30.8 °C | 129 mm | 65 % |
| July | 31.3 °C | 212 mm | 66 % |
| August | 30.1 °C | 157 mm | 60 % |
| September | 26.5 °C | 80 mm | 59 % |
| October | 22.0 °C | 54 mm | 56 % |
| November | 15.4 °C | 40 mm | 52 % |
| December | 9.7 °C | 13 mm | 46 % |
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 | 8.0 °C | -2.7 °C | 2.5 °C | 18.8 °C | -17.4 °C | 0 | 0 | 26 |
| February | 11.1 °C | 0.0 °C | 5.6 °C | 22.8 °C | -9.8 °C | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| March | 16.0 °C | 5.0 °C | 10.5 °C | 30.3 °C | -5.1 °C | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| April | 22.4 °C | 11.3 °C | 16.7 °C | 36.2 °C | 1.5 °C | 9 | 1 | 0 |
| May | 27.3 °C | 16.7 °C | 21.9 °C | 38.2 °C | 6.3 °C | 22 | 9 | 0 |
| June | 30.8 °C | 21.1 °C | 25.8 °C | 39.6 °C | 12.9 °C | 28 | 19 | 0 |
| July | 31.3 °C | 23.7 °C | 27.3 °C | 38.1 °C | 16.7 °C | 30 | 22 | 0 |
| August | 30.1 °C | 22.8 °C | 26.3 °C | 39.2 °C | 14.0 °C | 29 | 18 | 0 |
| September | 26.5 °C | 18.2 °C | 22.1 °C | 39.1 °C | 9.5 °C | 20 | 5 | 0 |
| October | 22.0 °C | 12.3 °C | 16.9 °C | 33.8 °C | 2.1 °C | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| November | 15.4 °C | 5.4 °C | 10.3 °C | 27.5 °C | -8.7 °C | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| December | 9.7 °C | -0.9 °C | 4.2 °C | 20.8 °C | -15.7 °C | 0 | 0 | 19 |
Rain, sun and wind month by month
| Month | Rainfall | Wet days | Daylight | Cloud cover | Humidity | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 13 mm | 3 | 10 h/day | 48 % | 64 % | 13 km/h |
| February | 20 mm | 4 | 11 h/day | 57 % | 64 % | 14 km/h |
| March | 41 mm | 6 | 12 h/day | 63 % | 65 % | 16 km/h |
| April | 51 mm | 7 | 13 h/day | 62 % | 65 % | 16 km/h |
| May | 85 mm | 8 | 14 h/day | 66 % | 65 % | 15 km/h |
| June | 129 mm | 8 | 14 h/day | 65 % | 69 % | 14 km/h |
| July | 212 mm | 14 | 14 h/day | 66 % | 79 % | 13 km/h |
| August | 157 mm | 13 | 13 h/day | 60 % | 79 % | 13 km/h |
| September | 80 mm | 9 | 12 h/day | 59 % | 73 % | 13 km/h |
| October | 54 mm | 7 | 11 h/day | 56 % | 67 % | 13 km/h |
| November | 40 mm | 6 | 10 h/day | 52 % | 68 % | 13 km/h |
| December | 13 mm | 3 | 10.0 h/day | 46 % | 65 % | 13 km/h |
How Nanyang 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nanyang | 31 °C | -2.7 °C | 896 mm | 147 |
| Tanghe · China | 31 °C | -2.7 °C | 919 mm | 148 |
| Dengzhou · China | 32 °C | -2.4 °C | 846 mm | 150 |
| Zaoyang · China | 31 °C | -1.7 °C | 968 mm | 146 |
| Laohekou · China | 32 °C | -1.6 °C | 829 mm | 147 |
| Xiangyang · China | 31 °C | -1.5 °C | 952 mm | 148 |
| Zhumadian · China | 31 °C | -2.8 °C | 949 mm | 143 |
Where Nanyang ranks
| Ranking | Position | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Places with the best weather in Asia in April | 44th of 50 | 94/100 |
Planning a trip? See the best time to visit Nanyang.
QuestionsCommon questions about Nanyang’s climate
When is the best time to visit Nanyang?
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 December the driest. The month-by-month table above has the full picture.
How hot does Nanyang get?
In July, the warmest month, daily highs average 31 °C. About 74 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 -2.7 °C in January, the coldest month. A normal year has 65 nights below freezing.
Which month is wettest in Nanyang?
July, averaging 212 mm over 14 days with rain. The driest month is December with 13 mm. The year as a whole averages 896 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 Nanyang 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
- 33.005°, 112.547° (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.