Nanning weather in March

In March, Nanning sees average daytime highs of 22°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 77 mm of rain across 12.7 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 20°C in the first days to 24°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 8% of the time in March, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 30 min at the start of March to 12 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Nanning's 10th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Nanning's year-round climate.

Daytime high
22°
9th warmest
Overnight low
16°
4th coldest
Rainfall
77 mm
12.7 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
7:01 AM – 6:51 PM
Cloud cover
80%
10th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
2.78 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.9
out of 10

Nanning is capital of Guangxi, China.

Air quality
Very high
PM2.5 36.4 µg/m³ · 2018
Density
174/km²
people per km²

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

Temperature in March

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 20°C in the first days to 24°C by the end.

A typical March day in Nanning reaches about 22°C in the afternoon and slips back to 16°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 15°C and 28°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 3°C warmer than February and about 5°C cooler than April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12014
22014
32014
42114
52115
62115
72115
82115
92115
102115
112115
122115
132115
142216
152216
162216
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202216
212216
222316
232317
242317
252317
262317
272317
282317
292417
302418
312418

How March really feels in Nanning

Once humidity and wind are folded in, March 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

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

Nanning weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 9th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan17° / 11°518.510.85.4
Feb19° / 13°378.211.25.9
Mar22° / 16°7712.711.85.9
Apr27° / 20°10614.212.55.4
May30° / 24°22720.213.13.6
Jun32° / 26°26222.613.42.7
Jul32° / 26°24521.813.32.7
Aug32° / 26°24622.312.82.7
Sep31° / 24°15714.712.13.9
Oct28° / 21°738.211.56.2
Nov24° / 17°567.810.97.2
Dec19° / 12°457.510.66.5

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 8% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 9% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 83%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12080
22080
32080
42080
52080
61981
71981
81981
91882
101783
111684
121684
131585
141585
151486
161486
171387
181486
191486
201585
211585
221585
231585
241684
251684
261684
271783
281783
291882
301981
311981

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Nanning gets around 77 mm of rain over 12.7 wet days in March. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 40% and peaks near 49% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
131
232
332
432
532
633
733
834
935
1036
1136
1237
1338
1439
1540
1640
1741
1842
1943
2044
2145
2245
2346
2447
2548
2649
2749
2849
2949
3049
3149

Humidity in March

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, March lands in the dry band about 34% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 28% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1501421151
2491421151
3491521151
4481521151
5471621161
6461621161
7451721171
8431721181
9421821191
10401821201
11391921211
12371920222
13361920232
14351920242
15341920253
16331919263
17321919264
18311919274
19301919275
20301919276
21291919276
22281919277
23271919278
24261919278
25261919279
262519202610
272419202611
282319202612
292119202613
302019202614
311919212715

Wind in March

Winds average 10 km/h in March.

Across March, 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
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1710calm
1810calm
1910calm
2010calm
2110calm
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2610calm
2710calm
2810calm
2910calm
3010calm
3110calm

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 30 min at the start of March to 12 h 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 42 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 7:15 AM to 6:46 AM, and sunset from 6:45 PM to 6:57 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.57:156:45
211.57:146:46
311.57:136:46
411.67:126:46
511.67:116:47
611.67:116:47
711.67:106:48
811.77:096:48
911.77:086:49
1011.77:076:49
1111.77:066:49
1211.77:056:50
1311.87:046:50
1411.87:036:51
1511.87:026:51
1611.87:016:51
1711.97:006:52
1811.96:596:52
1911.96:586:53
2011.96:576:53
2111.96:566:53
2212.06:556:54
2312.06:546:54
2412.06:536:54
2512.06:526:55
2612.16:516:55
2712.16:506:56
2812.16:496:56
2912.16:486:56
3012.26:476:57
3112.26:466:57

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 2.78 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.21 kWh/m² to a high of 4.79 kWh/m² in July across the year — March's 2.78 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.6Moderate
22.6Moderate
32.6Moderate
42.6Moderate
52.6Moderate
62.6Moderate
72.6Moderate
82.6Moderate
92.6Moderate
102.6Moderate
112.6Moderate
122.6Moderate
132.6Moderate
142.7Moderate
152.7Moderate
162.7Moderate
172.7Moderate
182.7Moderate
192.7Moderate
202.8Moderate
212.8Moderate
222.8Moderate
232.9Moderate
242.9Moderate
252.9Moderate
263.0Moderate
273.0Moderate
283.0Moderate
293.1Moderate
303.1Moderate
313.1Moderate
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Nanning

In seasonPeak

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

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

Nanning's monsoon runs May–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

Is March a good time to visit Nanning?

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

5.9
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
4.0
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Nanning for sightseeing.

What to pack for Nanning in March

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

In March, Nanning sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 16°C. Worth packing: rain gear. About 13 days see rain.

rain gear

UV index in Nanning in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 9 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Nanning peaks around July 13 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 11 at about 5 (high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecHighVery highExtremeVery highHighJul 13UV 11Jan 11UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan5High
Feb7Very high
Mar9Very high
Apr7High
May9Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug10Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct8Very high
Nov6High
Dec6High

Air quality in Nanning in March

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Nanning is worst in January — around 47 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.2× the cleanest month (July, 22 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Nanning's WHO annual average of 36.4 µg/m³.

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModeratePoorJan 1747 µg/m³Jul 1222 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan47Poor
Feb45Poor
Mar46Poor
Apr42Poor
May31Moderate
Jun23Moderate
Jul22Moderate
Aug26Moderate
Sep34Moderate
Oct36Poor
Nov41Poor
Dec44Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Nanning?

Nanning sits at 22.8°N, 108.3°E, 91 m above sea level, in China. The nearest listed city is Móng Cái, 148 km away.

Topography around Nanning

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Nanning has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 59 m around an average of 81 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 300 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,709 m.

The land around Nanning is covered by artificial surfaces (77%) within 3 km, trees (47%) and artificial surfaces (33%) within 16 km, and trees (74%) and cropland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
59 m
16 km
300 m
80 km
1,709 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
March weather nearby: Móng Cái 148 km · Thị Trấn Đầm Hà 179 km · Thị Trấn Trùng Khánh 184 km · Thị Trấn Na Dương 187 km · Thị Trấn Tiên Yên 190 km · Lạng Sơn 193 km · Thị Trấn Thất Khê 199 km · Thị Trấn Ba Chẽ 202 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 Nanning (22.8167°, 108.3167°, elevation 91 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).