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
Temperature below 0 °C to above 30 °C Rain band height is that month’s share of the wettest month
- Warmest month April 28 °C
- Coldest month December 9.1 °C
- Driest month February 23 mm
- Wettest month July 391 mm
- Least cloud February 29 % cloud
- Hottest on record May 35 °C
- Coldest on record December -0.1 °C
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 high | Avg low | Mean | Record high | Record low | Days above 25 °C | Days above 30 °C | Days below 0 °C |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 19.3 °C | 9.1 °C | 14.0 °C | 26.6 °C | 2.2 °C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| February | 22.4 °C | 11.0 °C | 16.5 °C | 29.9 °C | 4.6 °C | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| March | 26.1 °C | 14.2 °C | 20.0 °C | 32.3 °C | 6.5 °C | 22 | 2 | 0 |
| April | 27.9 °C | 16.6 °C | 21.9 °C | 34.6 °C | 8.8 °C | 24 | 9 | 0 |
| May | 27.4 °C | 18.2 °C | 22.3 °C | 35.4 °C | 12.1 °C | 24 | 8 | 0 |
| June | 26.2 °C | 19.1 °C | 21.9 °C | 33.1 °C | 13.1 °C | 22 | 1 | 0 |
| July | 25.1 °C | 18.9 °C | 21.3 °C | 30.1 °C | 16.8 °C | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| August | 25.2 °C | 18.6 °C | 21.3 °C | 30.3 °C | 15.3 °C | 18 | 0 | 0 |
| September | 24.7 °C | 17.6 °C | 20.5 °C | 29.3 °C | 12.1 °C | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| October | 23.0 °C | 15.6 °C | 18.9 °C | 27.1 °C | 8.9 °C | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| November | 20.7 °C | 12.0 °C | 16.2 °C | 26.0 °C | 4.4 °C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| December | 18.5 °C | 9.1 °C | 13.7 °C | 24.4 °C | -0.1 °C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rain, sun and wind month by month
| Month | Rainfall | Wet days | Daylight | Cloud cover | Humidity | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 36 mm | 5 | 11 h/day | 37 % | 70 % | 11 km/h |
| February | 23 mm | 4 | 11 h/day | 29 % | 57 % | 14 km/h |
| March | 38 mm | 5 | 12 h/day | 32 % | 51 % | 16 km/h |
| April | 73 mm | 9 | 13 h/day | 41 % | 59 % | 15 km/h |
| May | 178 mm | 17 | 13 h/day | 62 % | 72 % | 12 km/h |
| June | 279 mm | 26 | 14 h/day | 89 % | 85 % | 10 km/h |
| July | 391 mm | 29 | 13 h/day | 93 % | 90 % | 8.3 km/h |
| August | 365 mm | 29 | 13 h/day | 89 % | 90 % | 7.4 km/h |
| September | 240 mm | 25 | 12 h/day | 81 % | 87 % | 7.3 km/h |
| October | 145 mm | 20 | 12 h/day | 68 % | 85 % | 7.7 km/h |
| November | 53 mm | 8 | 11 h/day | 48 % | 80 % | 8.3 km/h |
| December | 27 mm | 5 | 11 h/day | 44 % | 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
| Ranking | Position | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Places with the best weather in Asia in February | 3rd of 50 | 98/100 |
| Places with the best weather in the world in February | 3rd of 50 | 98/100 |
| Places with the best weather in Asia in March | 24th of 50 | 93/100 |
| Places with the best weather in Asia year-round | 26th of 50 | 79/100 |
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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
- 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
- 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.