When to go · Nanjing
Nanjing in July
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
- 13
- 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 July
- NanjingHighs around 32 °C, lows around 25 °C, rain on about 13 daysHighs around 90 °F, lows around 77 °F, rain on about 13 days
- East China and the Yangtze, China · Shanghai, Suzhou, Hangzhou, Nanjing, Huangshanhot
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: Hot, wet and school holidays; plateau and northeast work best.
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