Nanjing weather by month & the best time to visit

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The best time to visit Nanjing is October — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 76/100), with September and April close behind. Nanjing averages about 1,450 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 23°C / 73°F and roughly 59 mm of rain in October.

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Sun hours / year

1,450

Sunniest month

October

Peak score

76/100

Rain / year

1,296 mm

Snow / year

≈26 cm

Midday UV at peak

7 (high)

Population

9.3M

Elevation

31 m

When is the best time to visit Nanjing?

For sunshine, the best time to visit Nanjing is October, then September and April. The dullest month is January (0/100, 63 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.

How sunny is Nanjing?

Nanjing isn't a sunny place by world standards: about 1,450 hours of sunshine a year. 76 Sunshine Score points separate October (76) from January (0), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #178 of 254 destinations in China for annual sunshine, below the national median of 2,110 hours. Rain has a clear season: the wettest stretch, around July, carries about 45% of the annual 1,296 mm.

Sunshine Score by month

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Nearby places for sunshine

• Wuhu China · 73 km · best in Oct · 1,450 h sun/yr
• Changzhou China · 88 km · best in Oct · 1,440 h sun/yr
• Yangzhou China · 122 km · best in Oct · 1,560 h sun/yr
• Wuxi China · 150 km · best in Oct · 1,483 h sun/yr
• Chizhou China · 158 km · best in Oct · 1,290 h sun/yr
• Hefei China · 181 km · best in Oct · 1,367 h sun/yr

Head-to-head

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