Best Time to Visit Nanjing
The best time to visit Nanjing is April to May and September to October, when the average temperature is 16–24°C and rainfall is low for Nanjing, at 59–110 mm a month.
Nanjing weather by month
The wettest month in Nanjing is July with 233 mm of rain, and the warmest is July at an average 29°C. The coolest is January at 3°C.
| Month | Average temperature | Rainfall | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 3°C / 37°F | 63 mm | Cold |
| February | 5°C / 42°F | 76 mm | Cool |
| March | 10°C / 51°F | 84 mm | Cool |
| April | 16°C / 61°F | 110 mm | Best |
| May | 22°C / 71°F | 107 mm | Best |
| June | 26°C / 78°F | 197 mm | Wet |
| July | 29°C / 83°F | 233 mm | Wet |
| August | 28°C / 82°F | 151 mm | Wet |
| September | 24°C / 75°F | 103 mm | Best |
| October | 18°C / 65°F | 59 mm | Best |
| November | 12°C / 53°F | 65 mm | Cool |
| December | 5°C / 40°F | 48 mm | Cool |
How we pick the best months
- Best: an average temperature of 15–28°C and low rainfall for Nanjing: under 150 mm, and no more than 117 mm, a quarter above Nanjing's median month (never set below 60 mm).
- If no month qualifies, we show the three driest months that average 10–30°C instead.
- Wet: 150 mm of rain or more. Rainy: more than 117 mm. Hot: 29°C or more on average. Cool: under 15°C. Cold: under 5°C.
Averages cover day and night, so afternoons are warmer than the figure shown. Weather is only one reason to pick a month: school holidays, festivals and prices matter too.
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Where these numbers come from
Monthly averages for January 2001 – December 2020 from the NASA POWER project, for the area around Nanjing Lukou International (NKG) at 31.73, 118.87. The model covers a grid about 50 km across, so a coastal or hilly spot can run a degree or two different. Retrieved 12 September 2026.
The data was obtained from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Langley Research Center (LaRC) Prediction of Worldwide Energy Resource (POWER) Project funded through the NASA Earth Science/Applied Science Program.