Nanjing weather in November

In November, Nanjing sees average daytime highs of 16°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 53 mm of precipitation across 6.8 wet days and about 10.4 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 19°C in the first days to 13°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 47% of the time in November, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 42 min at the start of November to 10 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, November is Nanjing's 2nd-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Nanjing's year-round climate.

Daytime high
16°
8th warmest
Overnight low
5th coldest
Precipitation
53 mm
6.8 wet days
Daylight
10 h 18 min
6:40 AM – 5:00 PM
Cloud cover
49%
2nd clearest
Wind
10 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
2.84 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.5
out of 10

Nanjing is capital city of Jiangsu Province, China, former capital of the Republic of China and China's Ming dynasty.

Air quality
Very high
PM2.5 44.7 µg/m³ · 2018
Density
1,414/km²
people per km²
Founded
~494 BCE

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in November

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 19°C in the first days to 13°C by the end.

A typical November day in Nanjing reaches about 16°C in the afternoon and slips back to 8°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 11°C and 21°C. Set against its neighbours, November runs about 6°C cooler than October and about 6°C warmer than December.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12011
21911
31911
41910
51910
61910
71810
81810
9189
10189
11179
12179
13178
14168
15168
16168
17168
18157
19157
20157
21157
22146
23146
24146
25146
26136
27135
28135
29135
30125

How November really feels in Nanjing

Once humidity and wind are folded in, November averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

November sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Nanjing weather by month

How November compares with the rest of the year at a glance. November is the 8th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 558210.11.0
Feb10° / 558.31.310.82.2
Mar15° / 80100.411.84.3
Apr21° / 12°949.1012.86.4
May26° / 17°1219.8013.66.6
Jun29° / 22°22211.9014.15.2
Jul32° / 25°21015.1013.93.5
Aug31° / 25°17414.4013.23.9
Sep27° / 20°818.4012.26.4
Oct22° / 14°546.3011.27.4
Nov16° / 536.80.110.45.5
Dec10° / 345.60.49.92.4

Cloud cover in November

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 47% of the time in November.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 9% of November, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 44%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16238
26337
36238
46238
56139
66139
76040
86040
95842
105743
115743
125644
135545
145545
155446
165446
175446
185446
195446
205446
215446
225446
235446
245446
255446
265446
275446
285446
295347
305446

Chance of precipitation in November

Any precipitation

Nanjing gets around 53 mm of rain and snow over 6.8 wet days in November. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 23% and peaks near 25% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
121
221
322
422
522
622
722
822
923
1023
1124
1224
1324
1424
1524
1624
1725
1825
1925
2025
2125
2225
2324
2424
2524
2624
2723
2823
2923
3023

Humidity in November

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of November feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, November lands in the dry band about 89% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1771652
2781552
3781552
4801442
5811342
6821341
7831241
8841141
9851131
10861031
11861031
1287931
1387931
1489830
1591720
1691720
1792620
1892620
1994510
2094510
2195410
2295410
2395410
2496310
2596310
2697300
2798200
2898200
2998200
3099100

Wind in November

Winds average 10 km/h in November.

Across November, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
210calm
310calm
410calm
510calm
610calm
710calm
810calm
910calm
1010calm
1110calm
1210calm
1310calm
1410calm
1510calm
1610calm
1710calm
1810calm
1910calm
2010calm
2110calm
2210calm
2310calm
2410calm
2510calm
2610calm
2710calm
2810calm
2910calm
3010calm

Sunrise & sunset in November

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 42 min at the start of November to 10 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 36 minutes over November. Sunrise moves from 6:27 AM to 6:52 AM, and sunset from 5:10 PM to 4:56 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.76:275:10
210.76:285:09
310.76:295:08
410.66:305:07
510.66:305:07
610.66:315:06
710.66:325:05
810.56:335:05
910.56:345:04
1010.56:355:03
1110.46:365:03
1210.46:375:02
1310.46:385:02
1410.46:385:01
1510.46:395:01
1610.36:405:00
1710.36:415:00
1810.36:424:59
1910.36:434:59
2010.26:444:58
2110.26:454:58
2210.26:454:58
2310.26:464:58
2410.26:474:57
2510.16:484:57
2610.16:494:57
2710.16:504:57
2810.16:514:57
2910.16:514:56
3010.16:524:56

Solar energy in November

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in November, about 2.84 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.53 kWh/m² to a high of 5.28 kWh/m² in May across the year — November's 2.84 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.3Moderate
23.3Moderate
33.2Moderate
43.2Moderate
53.2Moderate
63.1Moderate
73.1Moderate
83.0Moderate
93.0Moderate
103.0Moderate
112.9Moderate
122.9Moderate
132.8Moderate
142.8Moderate
152.8Moderate
162.8Moderate
172.7Moderate
182.7Moderate
192.7Moderate
202.7Moderate
212.6Moderate
222.6Moderate
232.6Moderate
242.6Moderate
252.6Moderate
262.6Moderate
272.6Moderate
282.6Moderate
292.6Moderate
302.6Moderate
Planning a trip in November

Hazard calendar for Nanjing

In seasonPeak

In November, Nanjing sits inside its pacific typhoon season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Nanjing sits in the Pacific typhoon belt; the season peaks July–October.

Nanjing's rainy season runs May–August, when most of the year's rain falls.

Pacific typhoon
Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is November a good time to visit Nanjing?

Our two travel scores rate November for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

5.5
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
1.2
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

November is a reasonable time to visit Nanjing for sightseeing.

What to pack for Nanjing in November

From November's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In November, Nanjing sees daytime highs around 16°C and nights near 8°C. Worth packing: a warm layer. About 7 days see rain.

a warm layer

UV index in Nanjing in November

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in November peaks around 3 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Nanjing peaks around July 21 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 17 at about 3 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 11 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highModerateJul 21UV 9Dec 17UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb5Moderate
Mar6High
Apr6High
May7High
Jun6High
Jul9Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep9Very high
Oct5Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Nanjing in November

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where November falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Nanjing is worst in January — around 59 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 2.0× the cleanest month (August, 29 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Nanjing's WHO annual average of 44.7 µg/m³.

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorUnhealthyJan 1059 µg/m³Aug 929 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan59Unhealthy
Feb55Poor
Mar53Poor
Apr48Poor
May42Poor
Jun36Poor
Jul29Moderate
Aug29Moderate
Sep35Poor
Oct44Poor
Nov49Poor
Dec58Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Nanjing?

Nanjing sits at 32.1°N, 118.8°E, 22 m above sea level, in China. The nearest listed city is Wuxi, 153 km away.

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Topography around Nanjing

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Nanjing.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Nanjing has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 59 m around an average of 15 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 514 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 611 m.

The land around Nanjing is covered by artificial surfaces (66%) and trees (22%) within 3 km, artificial surfaces (46%) and trees (28%) within 16 km, and cropland (51%) and trees (28%) within 80 km.

3 km
59 m
16 km
514 m
80 km
611 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
November weather nearby: Wuxi 153 km · Suzhou 192 km · Pingyao 216 km · Hangzhou 237 km · Tunxi 265 km · Shanghai 270 km · Ningbo 359 km · Wuhan 459 km

China travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type A / I
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 47% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$13,862
2025
Happiness
6.1 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Homicide rate
0.5
per 100k, 2020
Road deaths
17.4
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
Low
EF EPI 464
Religion
unaffiliated 52%folk religion 22%Buddhist 18%Christian 5%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Nanjing (32.0617°, 118.7778°, elevation 22 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. Tropical-cyclone seasons are the published climatological basin seasons (NOAA National Hurricane Center / regional warning centres). UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).