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Best time to visit Ningbo

October is the best time to visit Ningbo for general sightseeing, with average highs of 23 °C and about 8 wet days. The sea stays above 20 °C from June to October.

It depends what you are going for

One month rarely wins on everything. These are the best months on each measure taken on its own.

If you want Best month On that measure
Sightseeing and walking October comfort 90/100
A beach holiday September sea 26 °C
The least cloud December 53 % average cloud cover
The least rain December 72 mm
Warmth July 32 °C
Cooler weather January 9.1 °C

Ranked by comfort

# Month Comfort / 100 Avg high Wet days Beach
1 October 90 23 °C 8 76
2 April 81 20 °C 13 26
3 May 80 25 °C 12 57
4 November 80 18 °C 9 41
5 September 67 27 °C 13 78
6 June 60 28 °C 17 71
7 March 59 15 °C 13 5
8 December 56 12 °C 8 15
9 February 49 11 °C 10 10
10 July 47 32 °C 14 67
11 August 45 31 °C 16 65
12 January 42 9.1 °C 11 9

For a beach holiday

September scores highest, with a sea temperature of 26 °C and air temperatures around 27 °C. The sea is above 20 °C from June to October.

Month Sea Air Sunshine Beach score
January 8.8 °C 9.1 °C 62 % 9
February 7.7 °C 11 °C 63 % 10
March 9.6 °C 15 °C 68 % 5
April 13 °C 20 °C 69 % 26
May 18 °C 25 °C 71 % 57
June 22 °C 28 °C 83 % 71
July 26 °C 32 °C 69 % 67
August 28 °C 31 °C 61 % 65
September 26 °C 27 °C 61 % 78
October 23 °C 23 °C 54 % 76
November 18 °C 18 °C 57 % 41
December 13 °C 12 °C 53 % 15

When to think twice

January scores lowest with about 11 wet days and highs near 9.1 °C. That does not make it a bad month — it depends entirely on what you are travelling for. The numbers are all here; the judgement is yours.

The full year

Month Avg high Rainfall Cloud
January 9.1 °C 85 mm 62 %
February 10.9 °C 79 mm 63 %
March 14.6 °C 125 mm 68 %
April 20.2 °C 129 mm 69 %
May 24.7 °C 158 mm 71 %
June 27.7 °C 288 mm 83 %
July 32.2 °C 153 mm 69 %
August 31.5 °C 178 mm 61 %
September 27.2 °C 154 mm 61 %
October 22.6 °C 86 mm 54 %
November 17.6 °C 78 mm 57 %
December 11.6 °C 72 mm 53 %

Data sources and method

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: comfort score, beach score, season boundaries. 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.