Ningbo weather in August

In August, Ningbo sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 175 mm of rain across 16.2 wet days and about 13.1 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 33°C in the first days to 30°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 30% of the time in August, and the air most often feels miserable.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 30 min at the start of August to 12 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Ningbo's 4th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ningbo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
26°
12th coldest
Rainfall
175 mm
16.2 wet days
Daylight
13 h 06 min
5:25 AM – 6:30 PM
Cloud cover
62%
4th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
5.1 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.7
out of 10

Ningbo is prefecture-level city in Zhejiang, China.

Air quality
Very high
PM2.5 35.9 µg/m³ · 2018
Density
398/km²
people per km²

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

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 33°C in the first days to 30°C by the end.

A typical August day in Ningbo reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 26°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 35°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 4°C warmer than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How August really feels in Ningbo

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August averages 31 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
31
15 feel dangerously hot (≥ 39°C)
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

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

Ningbo weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 2nd-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 8710.9110.31.7
Feb10° / 7910.30.810.92.3
Mar14° / 13013.80.111.83.7
Apr19° / 13°12912.8012.75.6
May24° / 18°16212.6013.56.3
Jun27° / 22°29217.3013.94.9
Jul32° / 26°15814013.73.5
Aug32° / 26°17516.2013.13.7
Sep27° / 23°15413.2012.25.7
Oct23° / 18°907.5011.37.1
Nov18° / 12°799.7010.55.6
Dec12° / 758.40.410.13.2

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 30% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 55%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15347
25347
35248
45248
55149
65050
74951
84852
94852
104852
114753
124654
134654
144654
154555
164456
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304258
314258

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Ningbo gets around 175 mm of rain over 16.2 wet days in August. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 51% and peaks near 53% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
144
245
346
447
548
649
749
850
951
1051
1151
1251
1351
1451
1551
1651
1751
1852
1952
2052
2152
2253
2353
2453
2553
2653
2753
2853
2953
3053
3153

Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, August lands in the miserable band about 76% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 99% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1001486
2001486
3001486
4011485
5011485
6011485
7011584
8011584
9011683
10011683
11011782
12011782
13011881
14011881
15011881
16011980
17011980
18012079
19012079
20022177
21022177
22132274
23142273
24152371
25162370
26182467
27292564
282112562
292132659
303152755
313172852

Wind in August

Winds average 13 km/h in August, the windiest month of the year.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
213light breeze
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913light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 30 min at the start of August to 12 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 48 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:16 AM to 5:34 AM, and sunset from 6:43 PM to 6:14 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.55:166:43
213.45:176:43
313.45:176:42
413.45:186:41
513.45:196:40
613.35:196:40
713.35:206:39
813.35:206:38
913.35:216:37
1013.25:226:36
1113.25:226:35
1213.25:236:34
1313.25:246:33
1413.15:246:32
1513.15:256:31
1613.15:256:30
1713.15:266:29
1813.05:266:28
1913.05:276:27
2013.05:286:26
2113.05:286:25
2212.95:296:24
2312.95:296:23
2412.95:306:22
2512.85:316:21
2612.85:316:20
2712.85:326:18
2812.85:326:17
2912.75:336:16
3012.75:336:15
3112.75:346:14

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.1 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.43 kWh/m² to a high of 5.49 kWh/m² in July across the year — August's 5.1 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.7Bright
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35.6Bright
45.6Bright
55.5Bright
65.5Bright
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155.1Bright
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195.0Bright
205.0Bright
215.0Bright
224.9Bright
234.9Bright
244.9Bright
254.8Bright
264.8Bright
274.8Bright
284.8Bright
294.7Bright
304.7Bright
314.7Bright
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Ningbo

In seasonPeak

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

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

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

Is August a good time to visit Ningbo?

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

3.7
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
5.7
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Ningbo.

What to pack for Ningbo in August

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

In August, Ningbo sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 26°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 16 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Ningbo in August

The nearest coast averages about 28°C in August — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 28 km away) is warmest in August at about 28°C and coldest in February near 8°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from May 30 to Nov 3 — about 5.2 months when the water holds above 20°C.

10°20°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan9Bracing
Feb8Bracing
Mar10Bracing
Apr13Bracing
May18Cool
Jun22Refreshing
Jul26Warm
Aug28Warm
Sep26Warm
Oct23Refreshing
Nov18Cool
Dec13Bracing

UV index in Ningbo in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August 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 Ningbo peaks around July 17 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 3 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateVery highVery highHighModerateJul 17UV 11Dec 22UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan4Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar7Very high
Apr7High
May8Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul11Extreme
Aug9Very high
Sep9Very high
Oct5High
Nov5Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Ningbo in August

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Ningbo is worst in December — around 51 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.3× the cleanest month (August, 22 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Ningbo's WHO annual average of 35.9 µg/m³.

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModeratePoorDec 2451 µg/m³Aug 1822 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan51Poor
Feb48Poor
Mar46Poor
Apr42Poor
May34Moderate
Jun27Moderate
Jul23Moderate
Aug22Moderate
Sep23Moderate
Oct28Moderate
Nov38Poor
Dec51Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Ningbo?

Ningbo sits at 29.9°N, 121.5°E, 15 m above sea level, in China. The nearest listed city is Hangzhou, 141 km away.

NanjingFuzhou

Topography around Ningbo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ningbo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 21 m around an average of 6 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 278 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,055 m.

The land around Ningbo is covered by artificial surfaces (74%) within 3 km, artificial surfaces (44%) and cropland (27%) within 16 km, and water (39%) and trees (36%) within 80 km.

3 km
21 m
16 km
278 m
80 km
1,055 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Hangzhou 141 km · Shanghai 150 km · Pingyao 163 km · Suzhou 183 km · Wuxi 223 km · Tunxi 313 km · Nanjing 359 km · Fuzhou 478 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 Ningbo (29.8782°, 121.5494°, elevation 15 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). Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).