Ningde climate

Ningde is warmest in July, with average highs of 33 °C, and coldest in January, when nights average 7.1 °C. August is the wettest month (303 mm) and December the driest (63 mm). Figures are 1991–2020 climate normals.

Across a full year Ningde averages 1,873 mm of rain, 177 days above 25 °C and 0 days below freezing.

China · population 429,260 · 1991–2020 normals

  1. Jan 11°
  2. Feb 12°
  3. Mar 14°
  4. Apr 19°
  5. May 23°
  6. Jun 26°
  7. Jul 29°
  8. Aug 28°
  9. Sep 25°
  10. Oct 21°
  11. Nov 17°
  12. Dec 12°

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

What to expectNingde through the year

Ningde has a clear annual cycle: average daily highs run from 15 °C in January to 33 °C in July, a swing of 18 °C in mean temperature across the year.

Counted across a normal year, 177 days a year reach 25 °C, 89 of them reach 30 °C, 0 nights drop below freezing. The warmest reading in the 1991–2020 record is 41 °C, in July.

Rain is strongly seasonal. August averages 303 mm against 63 mm in December — 4.8 times as much. Planning around the dry months matters more here than planning around temperature.

Month by month

Month Avg high Rainfall Cloud
January 14.7 °C 66 mm 65 %
February 15.8 °C 78 mm 70 %
March 18.9 °C 133 mm 73 %
April 23.4 °C 144 mm 76 %
May 26.9 °C 232 mm 79 %
June 29.9 °C 299 mm 88 %
July 33.0 °C 231 mm 75 %
August 31.9 °C 303 mm 72 %
September 29.2 °C 180 mm 67 %
October 25.4 °C 70 mm 54 %
November 21.1 °C 75 mm 63 %
December 16.5 °C 63 mm 58 %

Temperature month by month

MonthAvg highAvg lowMeanRecord highRecord lowDays above 25 °CDays above 30 °CDays below 0 °C
January14.7 °C7.1 °C10.6 °C26.5 °C-1.3 °C000
February15.8 °C8.1 °C11.5 °C29.5 °C-2.4 °C100
March18.9 °C10.9 °C14.3 °C31.5 °C1.6 °C400
April23.4 °C15.4 °C18.8 °C34.0 °C6.5 °C1220
May26.9 °C19.7 °C22.7 °C36.3 °C11.9 °C2170
June29.9 °C23.3 °C26.1 °C37.8 °C14.5 °C27150
July33.0 °C25.4 °C28.6 °C41.4 °C20.8 °C31260
August31.9 °C25.0 °C27.9 °C39.3 °C19.3 °C31240
September29.2 °C22.4 °C25.4 °C38.1 °C15.2 °C28120
October25.4 °C17.6 °C21.1 °C34.0 °C7.6 °C1710
November21.1 °C13.6 °C17.0 °C32.4 °C2.9 °C400
December16.5 °C8.5 °C12.3 °C26.6 °C-2.3 °C000

Rain, sun and wind month by month

MonthRainfallWet daysDaylightCloud coverHumidityWind
January66 mm1011 h/day65 %80 %7.8 km/h
February78 mm1211 h/day70 %83 %8.3 km/h
March133 mm1512 h/day73 %83 %8.7 km/h
April144 mm1613 h/day76 %84 %9.1 km/h
May232 mm1713 h/day79 %85 %9.0 km/h
June299 mm2014 h/day88 %88 %8.8 km/h
July231 mm1914 h/day75 %84 %9.9 km/h
August303 mm2313 h/day72 %87 %9.7 km/h
September180 mm1612 h/day67 %84 %9.5 km/h
October70 mm812 h/day54 %79 %9.5 km/h
November75 mm1011 h/day63 %80 %8.2 km/h
December63 mm910 h/day58 %78 %7.9 km/h

How Ningde 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
Ningde 33 °C 7.1 °C 1,873 mm 177
Fu’an · China 33 °C 5.6 °C 1,601 mm 176
Fuzhou · China 32 °C 7.1 °C 1,609 mm 170
Fuding · China 32 °C 5.3 °C 1,808 mm 156
Nanping · China 34 °C 6.8 °C 1,523 mm 199
Putian · China 31 °C 8.7 °C 1,479 mm 179
Rui’an · China 30 °C 5.4 °C 1,672 mm 130

Planning a trip? See the best time to visit Ningde.

QuestionsCommon questions about Ningde’s climate

When is the best time to visit Ningde?

That depends on what you want, so the honest answer is a comparison rather than a single month. April, May, 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 Ningde get?

In July, the warmest month, daily highs average 33 °C. About 89 days a year pass 30 °C. The highest value in the 1991–2020 record is 41 °C.

How cold does it get in winter?

Nights average 7.1 °C in January, the coldest month. A normal year has 0 nights below freezing.

Which month is wettest in Ningde?

August, averaging 303 mm over 23 days with rain. The driest month is December with 63 mm. The year as a whole averages 1,873 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 Ningde rather than what any particular week will bring. Individual years can differ substantially from the normal.

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: 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.