Nanning in Spring

In spring (March, April and May), Nanning sees average daytime highs around 26°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 410 mm of rain over about 47 wet days across the season. It is the 3rd-warmest season and the 2nd-wettest season.

Over the season highs climb from about 20°C in early March to 31°C by late May. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 10% of the time across spring, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Spring is Nanning's 3rd-best season to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Nanning's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
26°C
3rd-warmest season
Avg overnight low
20°C
Rainfall
410 mm
47 wet days
Avg wind
10 km/h
Travel score
5.0
3rd-best season
Months
Mar · Apr · May

Temperature in Nanning in Spring

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Over the season highs climb from about 20°C in early March to 31°C by late May.

A typical spring day in Nanning reaches about 26°C and drops to 20°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is May, the coolest March.

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How spring really feels in Nanning

Once humidity and wind are folded in, spring brings about 30 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
30
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in spring is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Nanning weather by month

How the three spring months (March, April and May) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

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 Spring

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 10% of the time across spring.

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Chance of precipitation in Spring

Any precipitation

Nanning gets around 410 mm of rain over 47 wet days across spring. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

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Humidity in Spring

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

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Wind in Spring

Winds average 10 km/h across spring.

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Sunrise & sunset in Spring

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 30 min in early March to 13 h 18 min by late May. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

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Solar energy in Spring

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across spring, about 3.7 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in spring

Hazard calendar for Nanning

In seasonPeak

In spring, Nanning overlaps its pacific typhoon and monsoon 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 spring a good time to visit Nanning?

Our two travel scores rate spring for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.

5.0
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
4.9
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

spring is a reasonable time to visit Nanning for sightseeing.

What to pack for Nanning in Spring

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

In spring, Nanning sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 47 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Nanning in Spring

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across spring averages around 8 (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 Spring

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where spring 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
Spring 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.