When to go · Nanjing
Nanjing in August
Avoid month. Listed as a month to avoid: Jul–Aug (hot, humid, heavy rain), Chinese New Year week.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Avoid
- Temperature
- 32°C90°F / 25°C77°F
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 11
- Crowds
- High
- China overall
- Prices
- High
- China overall
Verdict
AvoidBest and avoid months for Nanjing
Listed as a month to avoid: Jul–Aug (hot, humid, heavy rain), Chinese New Year week.
Weather in August
- NanjingHighs around 32 °C, lows around 25 °C, rain on about 11 daysHighs around 90 °F, lows around 77 °F, rain on about 11 days
- East China and the Yangtze, China · Shanghai, Suzhou, Hangzhou, Nanjing, Huangshanstorm or typhoon risk
Damp cold winters without much heating south of the Huai river; plum rain (meiyu) mid-June to mid-July; typhoons can hit Shanghai Aug–Sep.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · China overall
- High
- Prices · China overall
- High
China overall: Peak domestic travel and typhoon risk on the coast.
High-price month: see what to book ahead.
What to pack
- Light, breathable clothes, a sun hat and sunscreen
- A rain jacket or umbrella and shoes that dry fast
- A spare day in the plan: storms can cancel flights and ferries