When to go · Nanjing
Nanjing, month by month
The best months for Nanjing: Mar, Apr, May, Sep, Oct, Nov. Months to avoid: Feb, Jul, Aug.
Month by month
- JanuaryMixedOutside the best window (Mar–May, Sep–Nov). Across China: Cold and smoggy in the north, ice festival in Harbin; Spring Festival travel rush can start mid-month.7 °C (45 °F) / 0 °C (32 °F), 8 rain days45 °F (7 °C) / 32 °F (0 °C), 8 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 1 festival or holiday
- FebruaryAvoidOutside the best window (Mar–May, Sep–Nov). Across China: Spring Festival in most years: closures and sold-out transport for a week or more.10 °C (50 °F) / 2 °C (36 °F), 9 rain days50 °F (10 °C) / 36 °F (2 °C), 9 rain daysCrowds: High · 1 festival or holiday
- MarchGreatInside Nanjing's best window: Mar–May, Sep–Nov.15 °C (59 °F) / 6 °C (43 °F), 11 rain days59 °F (15 °C) / 43 °F (6 °C), 11 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- AprilGreatInside Nanjing's best window: Mar–May, Sep–Nov.21 °C (70 °F) / 12 °C (54 °F), 11 rain days70 °F (21 °C) / 54 °F (12 °C), 11 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- MayGreatInside Nanjing's best window: Mar–May, Sep–Nov.27 °C (81 °F) / 17 °C (63 °F), 11 rain days81 °F (27 °C) / 63 °F (17 °C), 11 rain daysCrowds: High · 1 festival or holiday
- JuneMixedOutside the best window (Mar–May, Sep–Nov). Across China: Plum rain on the Yangtze, heat building; Tibet and the northwest are good.29 °C (84 °F) / 21 °C (70 °F), 12 rain days84 °F (29 °C) / 70 °F (21 °C), 12 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- JulyAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Jul–Aug (hot, humid, heavy rain), Chinese New Year week.32 °C (90 °F) / 25 °C (77 °F), 13 rain days90 °F (32 °C) / 77 °F (25 °C), 13 rain daysCrowds: High
- AugustAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Jul–Aug (hot, humid, heavy rain), Chinese New Year week.32 °C (90 °F) / 25 °C (77 °F), 11 rain days90 °F (32 °C) / 77 °F (25 °C), 11 rain daysCrowds: High
- SeptemberGreatInside Nanjing's best window: Mar–May, Sep–Nov.28 °C (82 °F) / 20 °C (68 °F), 9 rain days82 °F (28 °C) / 68 °F (20 °C), 9 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- OctoberGreatInside Nanjing's best window: Mar–May, Sep–Nov.23 °C (73 °F) / 14 °C (57 °F), 8 rain days73 °F (23 °C) / 57 °F (14 °C), 8 rain daysCrowds: High · 1 festival or holiday
- NovemberGreatInside Nanjing's best window: Mar–May, Sep–Nov.17 °C (63 °F) / 8 °C (46 °F), 8 rain days63 °F (17 °C) / 46 °F (8 °C), 8 rain daysCrowds: Low
- DecemberGoodOutside the best window (Mar–May, Sep–Nov). Across China: Cold north, pleasant south and Yunnan; Harbin ice season opens late in the month.10 °C (50 °F) / 2 °C (36 °F), 7 rain days50 °F (10 °C) / 36 °F (2 °C), 7 rain daysCrowds: Low
Compare two months
Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Nanjing, side by side.
Verdict
Mar: Great
Apr: Great
Daytime high
Mar: 15 °C (59 °F)59 °F (15 °C)
Apr: 21 °C (70 °F)70 °F (21 °C)
Night low
Mar: 6 °C (43 °F)43 °F (6 °C)
Apr: 12 °C (54 °F)54 °F (12 °C)
Rain days
Mar: 11
Apr: 11
Crowds
Mar: Medium
Apr: Medium
Prices
Mar: Medium
Apr: Medium
Festivals listed
Mar: 0
Apr: 0
March: Inside Nanjing's best window: Mar–May, Sep–Nov.
April: Inside Nanjing's best window: Mar–May, Sep–Nov.
Nanjing: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.