Ning’er climate

Ning’er is warmest in April, with average highs of 28 °C, and coldest in December, when nights average 9.1 °C. July is the wettest month (391 mm) and February the driest (23 mm). Figures are 1991–2020 climate normals.

Across a full year Ning’er averages 1,848 mm of rain, 151 days above 25 °C and 0 days below freezing.

China · population 162,711 · 1991–2020 normals

  1. Jan 14°
  2. Feb 16°
  3. Mar 20°
  4. Apr 22°
  5. May 22°
  6. Jun 22°
  7. Jul 21°
  8. Aug 21°
  9. Sep 21°
  10. Oct 19°
  11. Nov 16°
  12. Dec 14°

Temperature below 0 °C to above 30 °C Rain band height is that month’s share of the wettest month

What to expectNing’er through the year

Ning’er has a clear annual cycle: average daily highs run from 19 °C in December to 28 °C in April, a swing of 8.6 °C in mean temperature across the year.

Counted across a normal year, 151 days a year reach 25 °C, 20 of them reach 30 °C, 0 nights drop below freezing. The warmest reading in the 1991–2020 record is 35 °C, in May.

Rain is strongly seasonal. July averages 391 mm against 23 mm in February — 17 times as much. Planning around the dry months matters more here than planning around temperature.

Month by month

Month Avg high Rainfall Cloud
January 19.3 °C 36 mm 37 %
February 22.4 °C 23 mm 29 %
March 26.1 °C 38 mm 32 %
April 27.9 °C 73 mm 41 %
May 27.4 °C 178 mm 62 %
June 26.2 °C 279 mm 89 %
July 25.1 °C 391 mm 93 %
August 25.2 °C 365 mm 89 %
September 24.7 °C 240 mm 81 %
October 23.0 °C 145 mm 68 %
November 20.7 °C 53 mm 48 %
December 18.5 °C 27 mm 44 %

Temperature month by month

Month Avg highAvg lowMeanRecord highRecord lowDays above 25 °CDays above 30 °CDays below 0 °C
January 19.3 °C9.1 °C14.0 °C26.6 °C2.2 °C000
February 22.4 °C11.0 °C16.5 °C29.9 °C4.6 °C600
March 26.1 °C14.2 °C20.0 °C32.3 °C6.5 °C2220
April 27.9 °C16.6 °C21.9 °C34.6 °C8.8 °C2490
May 27.4 °C18.2 °C22.3 °C35.4 °C12.1 °C2480
June 26.2 °C19.1 °C21.9 °C33.1 °C13.1 °C2210
July 25.1 °C18.9 °C21.3 °C30.1 °C16.8 °C1700
August 25.2 °C18.6 °C21.3 °C30.3 °C15.3 °C1800
September 24.7 °C17.6 °C20.5 °C29.3 °C12.1 °C1500
October 23.0 °C15.6 °C18.9 °C27.1 °C8.9 °C400
November 20.7 °C12.0 °C16.2 °C26.0 °C4.4 °C000
December 18.5 °C9.1 °C13.7 °C24.4 °C-0.1 °C000

Rain, sun and wind month by month

Month RainfallWet daysDaylightCloud coverHumidityWind
January 36 mm511 h/day37 %70 %11 km/h
February 23 mm411 h/day29 %57 %14 km/h
March 38 mm512 h/day32 %51 %16 km/h
April 73 mm913 h/day41 %59 %15 km/h
May 178 mm1713 h/day62 %72 %12 km/h
June 279 mm2614 h/day89 %85 %10 km/h
July 391 mm2913 h/day93 %90 %8.3 km/h
August 365 mm2913 h/day89 %90 %7.4 km/h
September 240 mm2512 h/day81 %87 %7.3 km/h
October 145 mm2012 h/day68 %85 %7.7 km/h
November 53 mm811 h/day48 %80 %8.3 km/h
December 27 mm511 h/day44 %77 %9.0 km/h

How Ning’er 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
Ning’er 28 °C 9.1 °C 1,848 mm 151
Pu'er · China 28 °C 9.5 °C 1,721 mm 169
Jinghong · China 33 °C 12 °C 1,812 mm 297
Lincang · China 27 °C 7.6 °C 1,494 mm 154
Jianshui · China 24 °C 4.5 °C 1,888 mm 45
Kēng Tung · Myanmar 32 °C 13 °C 1,397 mm 297
Chuxiong · China 26 °C 5.2 °C 1,036 mm 96

Where Ning’er ranks

Planning a trip? See the best time to visit Ning’er.

QuestionsCommon questions about Ning’er’s climate

When is the best time to visit Ning’er?

That depends on what you want, so the honest answer is a comparison rather than a single month. March, September, October sit closest to 20 °C on average, April is the warmest month and February the driest. The month-by-month table above has the full picture.

How hot does Ning’er get?

In April, the warmest month, daily highs average 28 °C. About 20 days a year pass 30 °C. The highest value in the 1991–2020 record is 35 °C.

How cold does it get in winter?

Nights average 9.1 °C in December, the coldest month. A normal year has 0 nights below freezing.

Which month is wettest in Ning’er?

July, averaging 391 mm over 29 days with rain. The driest month is February with 23 mm. The year as a whole averages 1,848 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 Ning’er 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
23.041°, 101.037° (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.