Nanning in Winter
In winter (December, January and February), Nanning sees average daytime highs around 18°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 133 mm of rain over about 24 wet days across the season. It is the coldest season of the year and the driest season of the year.
Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 18°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 22% of the time across winter, and the air most often feels dry.
Winter is Nanning's best season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Nanning's year-round climate.
- Avg daytime high
- 18°C
- coldest season of the year
- Avg overnight low
- 12°C
- Rainfall
- 133 mm
- 24 wet days
- Avg wind
- 10 km/h
- Travel score
- 5.9
- best season of the year
- Months
- Dec · Jan · Feb
Temperature in Nanning in Winter
Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 18°C.
A typical winter day in Nanning reaches about 18°C and drops to 12°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is December, the coolest January.
How winter really feels in Nanning
Once humidity and wind are folded in, winter brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C.
winter 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 the three winter months (December, January and February) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.
| Month | High / Low (°C) | Rainfall (mm) | Wet days | Daylight (hours) | Travel score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 17° / 11° | 51 | 8.5 | 10.8 | 5.4 |
| Feb | 19° / 13° | 37 | 8.2 | 11.2 | 5.9 |
| Mar | 22° / 16° | 77 | 12.7 | 11.8 | 5.9 |
| Apr | 27° / 20° | 106 | 14.2 | 12.5 | 5.4 |
| May | 30° / 24° | 227 | 20.2 | 13.1 | 3.6 |
| Jun | 32° / 26° | 262 | 22.6 | 13.4 | 2.7 |
| Jul | 32° / 26° | 245 | 21.8 | 13.3 | 2.7 |
| Aug | 32° / 26° | 246 | 22.3 | 12.8 | 2.7 |
| Sep | 31° / 24° | 157 | 14.7 | 12.1 | 3.9 |
| Oct | 28° / 21° | 73 | 8.2 | 11.5 | 6.2 |
| Nov | 24° / 17° | 56 | 7.8 | 10.9 | 7.2 |
| Dec | 19° / 12° | 45 | 7.5 | 10.6 | 6.5 |
Cloud cover in Winter
The sky is clear or mostly clear about 22% of the time across winter.
Chance of precipitation in Winter
Nanning gets around 133 mm of rain over 24 wet days across winter. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.
Humidity in Winter
Most of winter feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.
Wind in Winter
Winds average 10 km/h across winter.
Sunrise & sunset in Winter
Daylight runs from about 10 h 42 min in early December to 11 h 30 min by late February. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.
Solar energy in Winter
Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across winter, about 2.5 kWh/m².
Hazard calendar for Nanning
In winter, Nanning overlaps 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.
Is winter a good time to visit Nanning?
Our two travel scores rate winter for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.
winter is a reasonable time to visit Nanning for sightseeing.
What to pack for Nanning in Winter
From winter's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.
In winter, Nanning sees daytime highs around 18°C and nights near 12°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 24 days see rain.
UV index in Nanning in Winter
Clear-sky midday UV across winter averages around 6 — enough to warrant sun protection. 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.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UV index (midday) | 5 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 |
| Level | High | Very high | Very high | High | Very high | Extreme | Extreme | Very high | Very high | Very high | High | High |
| UV index (midday) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 5 | High |
| Feb | 7 | Very high |
| Mar | 9 | Very high |
| Apr | 7 | High |
| May | 9 | Very high |
| Jun | 11 | Extreme |
| Jul | 12 | Extreme |
| Aug | 10 | Very high |
| Sep | 8 | Very high |
| Oct | 8 | Very high |
| Nov | 6 | High |
| Dec | 6 | High |
Air quality in Nanning in Winter
Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where winter 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.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 (µg/m³) | 47 | 45 | 46 | 42 | 31 | 23 | 22 | 26 | 34 | 36 | 41 | 44 |
| Level | Poor | Poor | Poor | Poor | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Poor | Poor | Poor |
| PM2.5 (µg/m³) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 47 | Poor |
| Feb | 45 | Poor |
| Mar | 46 | Poor |
| Apr | 42 | Poor |
| May | 31 | Moderate |
| Jun | 23 | Moderate |
| Jul | 22 | Moderate |
| Aug | 26 | Moderate |
| Sep | 34 | Moderate |
| Oct | 36 | Poor |
| Nov | 41 | Poor |
| Dec | 44 | Poor |
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.
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
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.